Come join the parade or wave as we go by at 11 am! If you'd like to march, join us at 10:40-10:45 am at 5th and Watson. Bring your children, pride colors, and percussion! Don't forget to visit (or volunteer at!) our booth, which will have a button-making station, a tree of joy and lament, and flyers about our LGBTQIA2+ affirming events.
Join this watch party hosted by Mary Minor and Betty Harris for this uplifting event of music, community, and action. Come and enjoy a meet and greet before the livestream with some games and refreshments. The special livestream event will feature an all-star lineup including Jane Fonda, Patti Smith, Bette Midler, Rufus Wainwright, Joy Reid, Wilson Cruz, Broadway Inspirational Voices, and more. Together, let's celebrate the freedoms guaranteed by the First Amendment — including the freedoms of speech, religion, press, assembly, and protest — and the people power that protects them.
The Palestine Exception is a searing and unflinchingly honest account of what it means to stand for something, and the immense consequences of speaking up. This is a vital documentary for our present moment, but also a terrifying look at how institutional power has always tried – and will always try – to enforce silence on every last one of its critics. – Omar El Akkad, Novelist and Journalist, author of “One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This”
Join us to view this documentary, followed by a Q&A with film producer Marlene Eid. Visit https://palestineexceptionfilm.com/ for more information on the film. Donations welcome. Sponsored by the Holy Land Ministry at Spirit of Grace, and Friends of Sabeel-Portland Metro Chapter.
Stand in solidarity with immigrants and call for compassion, dignity, and justice as part of the national One Church, One Family: Catholic Public Witness for Immigrants initiative. Learn more and find resources.
Let's build power through relationships and connections among people and organizations. We’ll hear from groups that are assisting immigrants, such as Unite Oregon and IMIrJ, what they are doing, identify their needs, and explore ways we can participate.
Learn more about the moment we're in, the need for mass noncooperation, the "pillars" framework of power, and examples of effective noncooperation tactics. Dinner will be 5:30–6:00 pm, followed by the discussion from 6-8 pm. Bring a simple dish to share, or just come. RSVP to April Brenden-Locke.
This is a fun opportunity to be an affirming faith community within a space full of LGBTQIA+ joy. Some of our newer members found us at PRIDE! With the targeting of trans and nonbinary folks in our country, now is the time to celebrate queerness and remind people that God's love is much bigger than the gender binary. We will have a button maker for folks to make their own pronoun pins or button designs of any kind, as well as stickers, temporary tattoos, and information about Spirit of Grace and Queer Grace.
Please consider spending an hour or two at the booth this year! We could really use some help in the later part of the day. Remember to wear your Spirit of Grace T-shirt if you have one! Sign up here!
