Special Events

The Climate Justice Committee is excited to be helping Tiny Village Spirit (TVS) on Saturday, June 20, put plants in large pots to green the TVS site for the upcoming move in of unhoused youth.
This event will be off site. Please let Sheila Tarbet know you will participate.

Discussions sponsored by the UUCB World Peace Committee
Sunday June 21 and June 28, 2026 – Fireside Room, 9:30 to 10:30am, In-Person & on Zoom

Zoom Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87415036608?pwd=qKHvcfKEQ01Vzc7FD9v4cTgshd00K3.1

The Israeli Palestinian Enigma
June 21, 2026—“Israelis and Palestinians Discovering Common Humanity Together”

Rabbi Hanan Schlesinger is a longtime West Bank settler who set out to correct the lie that there are unreconcilable differences between Israelis and Palestinians.  After he got to know his Palestinian neighbors, he recognized their shared humanity and founded Roots-A Local Palestinian-Israeli Initiative for Understanding, Non-Violence and Transformation.
1)    The Beinart Notebook: How Rabbi Hanan Schlesinger Changed His Mind
Watch the first 15 minutes in preparation for the discussion. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IVG18gPuRBM

2)   Israeli Palestinian Conflict: Rabbi Shmuly Yanklowitz interviews Rabbi Hanan Schlesinger
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nF6Gowb2ZbM
Length: 24 minutes

Discussions sponsored by the UUCB World Peace Committee
Sunday, June 28, 2026 – Fireside Room, 9:30 to 10:30am, In-Person & on Zoom

Zoom Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87415036608?pwd=qKHvcfKEQ01Vzc7FD9v4cTgshd00K3.1

June 28, 2026—The Future Is Peace: A Shared Journey Across the Holy Land, by Aziz Abu Sarah and Maoz Inon.  Author interviews.
1)   “The Future Is Peace”: Maoz Inon & Aziz Abu Sarah on Israelis and Palestinians Working Together

Aziz Abu Sarah and Maoz Inon discovered each other right after October 7^th.  Aziz, whose brother died from beatings in an Israeli military prison, sent a letter of condolence to Maoz, whose parents died in the Hamas assault.  Their improbable friendship blossomed into a journey of reconciliation chronicled in their recent co-authored book, The Future is Peace: A Shared Journey Across the Holy Land.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3YCGRlPCizw
Length: 14 minutes

2)   Aziz Abu Sarah and Maoz Inon – “The Future Is Peace” | The Daily Show
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DU45iLNBwro
Length: 20 minutes

3) August 2, 2026—The Media Literacy Workshop, Rani Sanghera

As part of the discussion of Palestinian and Israeli relationship, the “Media Literacy Workshop” on August 2nd will be facilitated in-person in the Fireside Room by Rani Sanghera, member of Albany El Cerrito for Palestine.  The conversation will center on media literacy as it relates to Palestine and current events, supported by an original zine (provided to each audience member) and an analysis of compiled news headlines.

Family-friendly (K and up) Ukulele Summer Camp at UUCB July 13-17 is now enrolling. Parents are encouraged to enroll and learn along with their kids, and families with two or more campers enrolled receive a discount.

Documentary screening · Free admission Sunday, July 13 · 4:00–6:30 pm
About the film

Filmed over eight years, Grains of Sand accompanies the filmmaker’s mother and mother-in-law — artists and close friends — as they enter their ninth decade. Through conversation, memories, and artwork, along with reflections by the filmmaker herself, they create together a positive, joyful coming-of-age story. 85 minutes.
RSVP

August 3 – August 7, 2026
Chalice camp is a fun and meaningful week-long summer day camp for rising 1st through 6th graders. At camp, they learn values while expanding their knowledge and capacity to be articulate about what they believe. The activities during the week include energetic daily outside worship, classic childhood games, drama, art, cooking, community building, and community service based on curriculum developed by religious educators of our faith.