Speaker Series
Change makers sparking thoughtful dialogue
Upcoming Events
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Past Events
State of the East Bay. (Alameda and Contra Costa Counties)
Kathleen brings over 20 years of experience in research and socially responsible investing as Global Chief Investment Officer at AXA Rosenberg to her analysis of children in the East Bay.
Andy Crouch: Reclaiming Relationship in a Technological World
In partnership with Walnut Creek Presbyterian Church, Project Peace is co-hosting Andy Crouch to speak to the loneliness and anxiety that mark this moment.
Abundance vs Scarcity: Finding Freedom in a Pandemic
About This Event, No matter how rich or poor you were at the start of the pandemic, we all found ourselves scampering for toilet paper.
Conflicted Allegiance: Following Jesus in Election Season
It is time for Christians to be okay with talking about uncomfortable topics like politics.
The Border Is Here
What's the difference between unaccompanied minors, refugees, and asylum seekers? Why do so many of them come to the East Bay? How do I get a handle on this daunting issue from a local perspective, and what can I do?
Let's Talk About Race... With Kids
Mitali Perkins Has written twelve books for young readers, all of which explore crossing different kinds of borders.
Remembering Rightly: Mark Charles, A Native American Christian Perspective
Mark Charles is the son of an American woman (of Dutch heritage) and a Navajo man. He speaks with insight into the complexities of American history regarding race, culture, and faith in order to help forge a path of healing and conciliation for the nation.
Biblical Economic Justice Today: with DR. Michael Barram in Conversation with Mary Ellen Axada
Dr. Michael Barram has taught biblical studies in the Department of Theology & Religious Studies at Saint Mary’s College of California (Moraga) since 2001.
The Lament Project: The Grief of Race, Overhead
Michael Kim-Eubanks works for InterVarsity Christian Fellowship as a regional coordinator for Black Campus Ministries.
Housing for All
Reverend Sandhya Jha will teach on what housing displacement is, why it is important to our communities, and what we can do about it.
Unlikely Advocates: Using Power & Privilige for Justice
Dr. Brenda Salter McNeil is an Associate Professor of Reconciliation Studies in the School of Theology at Seattle Pacific University, where she also directs the Reconciliation Studies Minor program.
Segregated: How Public Policy Segregated the East Bay and What We Can Do About It
Professor Richard Rothstein is a research associate of the Economic Policy Institute and senior fellow of the Chief Justice Earl Warren Institute on Law and Social Policy at the University of California (Berkeley) School of Law.
Race and Faith: Building Our Community
The Project Peace Speaker Series is pleased to partner with local agencies and faith based groups, to discuss how the ideas of race and faith intersect in the East Bay.
Make Fair Trade Local: Connecting The Global Community
Paul Rice is the President & CEO of Fair Trade USA. Since launching the Fair Trade Certified label in 1998,
The Slave Next Door: Make Justice Personal
Ending Slavery, former president Bill Clinton told the plenary of the Clinton Global Initiative: "It tells you that it is a problem we can solve and here's how to do it."
An Evening with Joel Salatin
Joel Salatin, a third-generation alternative farmer in Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley,