Pacifica Institute OC hosted a Coffee and Art Night (December 15, 2012)
More than 70 women came together around tables to knit the squares of a memory quilt for the victims of Sandy Hurricane, however we were saddened and shocked by the…
Professor Jack Miles speaks on Religion and Nationalism (December 8, 2012)
On December 8, 2012, Professor Jack Miles, who teaches English and Religious Studies at the University of California, Irvine gave a lecture on the reflections on religion and nationalism in…
Pacifica Institute’s Helping Hands Against Hunger (December 15, 2012)
On December 15th, Pacifica Institute youngsters joined LA Regional Foodbank, which has a network of over 1,000 charitable agencies, in their efforts to relieve the growing demand for food throughout…
Noah’s Pudding Brings Communities Together (December 2012)
Observing the tradition of Noah’s Pudding which commemorates the day when Noah’s ark landed on the mountain Ararat, Pacifica Institute members enjoyed the priceless taste of both artistically served treat…
“The Civil Rights Movement and Contemporary Society” by Professor Brenda E. Stevenson
The most recent in Pacifica’s educational and enlightening lecture series was one in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, and in remembrance of Martin Luther King Jr. On Tuesday…
Rabbi Larry Seidman spoke at Pacifica Institute, Orange County (January 24, 2013)
The Pacifica Institute in Irvine had the pleasure of hosting an interfaith conversation with guest speaker Rabbi Larry Seidman who focused on “the beginning of religion – it happened in…
Pacifica Institute hosted the United States Attorney André Birotte Jr.(January 31, 2013)
As part of its Luncheon Forum series, Pacifica Institute, recently, proudly hosted the United States Attorney, André Birotte Jr., in an informative talk intended to introduce the office and the…
Pacifica Institute, San Fernando Valley hosted its guests in yet another of its educational events
Taking the stand was the distinguished Dyron B. Daughrity, Associate Professor of Religion at Pepperdine University, for an enlightening lecture on interfaith dialogue. His speech, entitled “Living Trialogically in the…
UCLA Professor James L. Gelvin visited the Pacifica Institute to give a talk about the most current Syrian crisis
Dr. Gelvin began his talk by stating the demographical and geographical characteristics of Syria and illustrated how nearly 1.7 million people had to move out from their homes to neighboring…
An Evening of Interfaith Music: “Building Bridges Through Music” (April 7, 2013)
The Santa Monica Synagogue and the Pacifica Institute—two separate communities, two separate backgrounds—took an inspirational step to build a bridge between the two communities through that universal language we call…