On April 20th, at its Silicon Valley Branch, Pacifica Institute hosted Refugee and Immigrant Forum of Santa Clara County with 17 guest organizations attending which were (in alphabetical order): AACI/CST…
Pacifica Institute organized a delegation to attend the 4th Peaceful Coexistence Conference and debate at Seoul National University titled “Countering Violence Extremism at the Grassroots Level” in Seoul, South Korea.…
On Tuesday evening, May 10th, Special Agents from Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) San Francisco Division presented a lecture on Internet Safety against Crimes and Violent Extremism at the Pacifica…
The sentence “When Ahmet & Fatma meet Aaron and Shoshana” meant a lot to the teens from Pacifica Institute and Beth David. It was the theme of their first encounter…
On March 19, 2016, several Pacifica Institute Silicon Valley Branch volunteers joined a tree planting event organized by the Canopy, a non-profit organization in Palo Alto, CA. Our volunteers, including…
New Paths in Jewish, Christian and Muslim Dialogue Rod Cardoza presented a dynamic new model for Jewish, Christian and Muslim dialogue, showing how a growing movement of grassroots Jews, Christians…
Forget the Super Bowl! It’s Super SOLE Sunday! If you are like most Americans, you have a nice home, and a closet full of shoes. While we are blessed, many…
Ashure Night and Ashure Contest’s Excitement at the Pacifica Institute.. Last Saturday night, about 150 people from various backgrounds, cultures and faiths were gathered at the Pacifica Institute for the…
My presentation examines the impact of social media in shaping memories of violence and notions of community. As scholars have argued, community and violence are deeply linked. Communities often define…
Hundreds of people gathered at locations across San Mateo County for an afternoon of volunteerism, to connect with others and to support local schools as part of Martin Luther King…