Events

Doorway to Islamic Civilization: Hands-on Islamic Art and Culture Workshops

ICCNC, 1433 Madison Street, Oakland

More information: http://zawaya.org/site/?p=1923

Islamic Scholarship Fund presents:

Empowering Muslim Voices in American Politics

Join ISF as we discuss the significance of education and the Muslim vote in civic engagement and community leadership in this election year.

Speakers:

• Congressman Keith Ellison – U.S. House of Rep., Minnesota
• Dr. Farid Senzai - Professor, Santa Clara University

Tickets:

UC Berkeley - Center for Southeast Asia Studies' Parts of the Heart series, co-sponsored by the Center for Islamic Studies

Institute of East Asian Studies (2223 Fulton, 6th Floor), Conference Room

Mini-film festival showing a selection of feature films and documentaries from Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia that look at LGBT issues from different perspectives.

Event Contact: cseas@berkeley.edu, 510-642-3609

Women's Studies in Religion host its 2nd Annual Student Conference on Women and Religion on March 1, 2013.

The Conference will take place in the Tucson Room at the Church Divinity School of the Pacific 2451 Ridge Road Berkeley.

Time: 12:30pm-6pm. Reception following Conference. (2 units for whole conference, 1 unit for part) 

Women’s Studies in Religion hosts The First Annual Women & Religion Student Conference

Tucson Room, Church Divinity School of the Pacific, 2451 Ridge Road, Berkeley

http://gtu.edu/centersandaffiliates/womensstudies/conference

WSR will be co-sponsoring with CARE Lisann Bassham’s theater production class’s Feminine Divine performance.

Doug Adams Gallery, Pacific School of Religion, 1798 Scenic Avenue, Berkeley

WSR will be co-sponsoring CARE’s gallery reception for Ann Jefferson and Patrisha Gill for “Something Within: Celebrating the Faith and Artistry of African-American Women Hymn and Gospel Pioneers” 

Bade Museum, Pacific School of Religion, 1798 Scenic Avenue, Berkeley

Professor Laurel Schneider will be speaking for the Center for Lesbian and Gay Studies in Religion and Ministry’s Georgia Harkness lecture on Thursday, October 13th. 

Dr. Schneider will be doing a roundtable with WSR to discuss her work in the Dinner Boardroom at 10am on Friday, October 14th.

WSR is having a Screening of Pink Smoke Over The Vatican, a documentary by Jules Hart about Women’s ordination within the Roman Catholic Church. Screening followed by a discussion with Professor Victoria Rue, who is an ordained Roman Catholic Priest.

Pacific School of Religion Chapel, 1798 Scenic Avenue, Berkeley

(2 units)

Co-sponsored with CARE

Bade Museum, Pacific School of Religion, 1798 Scenic Avenue, Berkeley

Dr. Darleen Pryds, Dr. Inese Radzins, and Dr. Judith Berling will discuss the Gendered Images: The Feminine Divine exhibit.