Song Of The Day.... & Daily Reflection 09/30/16

Song Of The Day....

Today's Reflection:

"Falling in love is only half of what I want. Staying in love with you till forever is the other." -- Unknown

Song Of The Day.... & Daily Reflection 09/29/16

Song Of The Day....

Today's Reflection:

“To dream only of what is ‘possible’ is to be fooled into believing that one is dreaming in the first place.”
― Craig D. Lounsbrough

Song Of The Day.... & Daily Reflection 09/27/16

Song Of The Day....

Today's Reflection:

“Expose yourself to your deepest fear; after that, fear has no power, and the fear of freedom shrinks and vanishes. You are free.”
― Jim Morrison

Song Of The Day.... & Daily Reflection 09/27/16

Song Of The Day....

Today's Reflection:

“I was mortified by the prospect of becoming hopelessly trapped in someone else's story.”
― Lionel Shriver

Song Of the Day.... & Daily Reflection 09/26/16

Song Of The Day....

Today's Reflection:

“No one saves us but ourselves. No one can and no one may. We ourselves must walk the path.”
― Gautama Buddha

Song Of The Day.... & Daily Reflection 09/23/16

Song Of The Day.....

Today's Reflection:

“Inside, I screamed for help but the words knew better than to escape my lips.” -― Brima Lamin & Chantale Wesley-Lamin

Reunion At Refuge: 25th Anniversary

Please save the date for our culminating 25th Anniversary Reunion Weekend from December 2nd through December 4th. We are welcoming back friends and family of City of Refuge UCC for a Homecoming like no other. Events will include a reunion choir concert, dinner, F​ounders​'​ ​C​elebration​,​ and much more. Check our website www.cityofrefugeucc.org/25th-anniversary-celebration for updates. We shall send out information regarding accommodations soon. You may​ send an​ email ​to communicate.cityofrefugeucc@gmail.com for additional questions.

MAJOR!: A New Documentary Film

This Saturday, September 24th @ 7pm, we continue to honor the life and influence of Miss Major Griffin-Gracy, trans woman activist and community leader for transgender rights and trans women of color, and the founder and Executive Director of the Transgender GenderVariant Intersex Justice Project (TGIJP).

Our church is hosting a film screening of MAJOR! beginning at 7pm, followed by a forum of trans women and men of color of the Oakland faith and justice community. Tickets are $15 and available for purchase ON EVENTBRITE www.eventbrite.com/e/film-screening-major-the-documentary-tickets-27664229455.​ Popcorn and refreshments will be available.

Song Of The Day.... & Daily Reflection 09/22/16

Song Of The Day....

Today's Reflection:

Phiona: Mama, can you do big things from such a small place?
Harriet: Don’t think about such things.
Phiona: Why not?
Harriet: You will be disappointed.

Song Of The Day.... & Daily Reflection 09/21/16

Song Of The Day....

Today's Reflection:

“It takes no compromise to give people their rights...it takes no money to respect the individual. It takes no political deal to give people freedom. It takes no survey to remove repression.” ― Harvey Milk

Song Of The Day.... & Daily Reflection 09/20/16

Song Of The Day....

Today's Reflection:

“He turned to look just in time to see the rain start falling out as if the storm had finally decided to weep with shame for what it had done to them.” ― James Dashner

Song Of The Day.... & Daily Reflection 09/19/16

Song Of The Day....

Today's Reflection:

“The Edge... There is no honest way to explain it because the only people who really know where it is are the ones who have gone over.”
― Hunter S. Thompson

Song Of The Day.... & Daily Reflection 09/16/16

Song Of The Day....

Today's Reflection:

The evil will tempt you with what is only beautiful, so make sure you are strong enough not to fall into temptation

Song Of The Day.... & Daily Reflection 09/15/16

Song Of The Day....

Today's Reflection:

“AUM or Om is not related to any religion because Om was practiced before the birth of all the religions of the world.”
― Amit Ray

Song Of The Day.... & Daily Reflection 09/14/16

Song Of The Day....

Today's Reflection:

“The ends you serve that are selfish will take you no further than yourself but the ends you serve that are for all, in common, will take you into eternity.” -― Marcus Garvey

Song Of The Day.... & Daily Reflection 09/13/16

Song Of The Day....

Today's Reflection:

“The timeless in you is aware of life's timelessness. And knows that yesterday is but today's memory and tomorrow is today's dream.” -― Kahlil Gibran

Song Of The Day.... & Daily Reflection 09/12/16

Song Of The Day....

Today's Reflection:

“Learn this from me. Holding anger is a poison. It eats you from inside. We think that hating is a weapon that attacks the person who harmed us. But hatred is a curved blade. And the harm we do, we do to ourselves.” -― Mitch Albom

Song Of The Day.... & Daily Reflection 09/09/16

Song Of The Day....

Today's Reflection:

“Let everything happen to you
Beauty and terror
Just keep going
No feeling is final” -― Rainer Maria Rilke

Song Of The Day.... & Daily Reflection 09/08/16

Song Of The Day....

Today's Reflection:

“Deep down inside we always seek for our departed loved ones” -― Munia Khan

Resistance & Revolution: Liberated Bodies In Motion

Resistance and Revolution: Liberated Bodies In Motion

A free multi-genre dance concert.

Featuring Raks Africa and Girls Raks!

About Girls Raks Bellydance and Body Image Program

Girls Raks Bellydance and Body Image Program Community Organization · Oakland, California

Girls Raks provides proactive tools for young women of all shapes and sizes who may struggle with body image and self-esteem.
www.raksafrica.com

Special Guest Artists: Antoine Hunter, Shapes & Shades Dance Company, Monica Berini, Jessica Erin Judd & Matilda St. John of EmFATic DANCE, Andrea Sendek and Ifasina ThaHood AlKemist

The event is free, but please take a minute to RSVP at the Brown Paper Tickets http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/2600728

Special thanks to the Akonadi Foundation Beloved Community Fund and the Clorox Company arts mini-grant.









Saturday, October 8, 2016
7:30 PM - 9:30 PM


Laney College
Odell Johnson Theater
900 Fallon St, Oakland, CA 94607

Song Of The Day.... & Daily Reflection 09/07/16

Song Of The Day....

Today's Reflection:

“You are most powerful when you are most silent. People never expect silence. They expect words, motion, defense, offense, back and forth. They expect to leap into the fray. They are ready, fists up, words hanging leaping from their mouths. Silence? No.”
― Alison McGhee

Song Of The Day.... & Daily Reflection 09/06/16

Song Of The Day.....

Today's Reflection:

“The Creator wants us to drum. He wants us to corrupt the world with drum, dance and chants. After all, we have already corrupted the world with power and greed…which hasn’t gotten us anywhere – now’s the time to corrupt the world with drum, dance and chants.” -- Babatunde Olatunji

Song Of The Day.... & Daily Reflection 09/02/16

Song Of The Day....

Today's Reflection:

"i like my body when it is with your
body…. which i will
again and again and again
kiss, i like kissing this and that of you,
i like, slowly stroking the, shocking fuzz
of your electric fur…" ~ e.e. cummings

Song Of The Day.... & Daily Reflection 09/01/16

Song Of The Day....

Today's Reflection:

"There's never one sunrise the same or one sunset the same." ~~~ Carlos Santana