Climate Action Team Meeting (HCAT)
Thursday, Nov. 7, 4:30 pm - 6:30 pm, Havurah
This is the monthly meeting of the Havurah Climate Action Team. Zoom is available for those who cannot make it there physically!
Climate Action Team: Causes and Solutions Study Group
Thursday, Nov. 7, 7 pm - 9 pm, Havurah
Please join HCAT, for our fall climate action book study! We will be reading EcoMind, by Frances Moore’ Lappe, supplemented by sections from Paul Hawken’s Drawdown: The Most Comprehensive Plan Ever Proposed to Reverse Global Warming. We will also review chapters from Dietz and O’Neil’s Enough is Enough: Building a Sustainable Economy in a World of Finite Resources, and we will conclude with an introduction to the Green New Deal, how it can support sustainable solutions, and how we can participate in the great T’shuvah of our times.
MACG Delegate Assembly
Thursday, Nov. 14, 7 pm - 8:45 pm at Lake Oswego United Methodist Church
Havurah is a member organization of MACG - Metropolitan Alliance for the Common Good. Delegates from all member organizations meet to review and discuss MACG plans, campaigns, trainings, budget and news. Open to all Havurahniks. This is a great way to learn more about MACG and meet folks from other member organizations.
MACG Leadership Training Opportunities
Friday, Nov. 22, 7 pm - 9 pm
Saturday, Nov. 23, 9:30 am - 4:30 pm
St. Andrew Lutheran in Beaverton
Havurah is a member of MACG, the Metropolitan Alliance for the Common Good. MACG regularly provides leadership training based on the MACG organizing model. The training is focused on developing leaders to organize campaigns and actions that benefit the common good. There are three training opportunities coming up this year, and the training sessions are free to all Havurah members. For more info, you can see MACG's calendar on the MACG website.
Volunteer for Lift UP Community Christmas Dinner
Wednesday, Dec. 25, 11:30 am - 2:30 pm
Congregation Beth Israel, Goodman Hall
Congregation Beth Israel is again hosting the Lift Urban Portland Community Christmas Dinner. This beloved neighborhood event is attended by several hundred guests and is a popular volunteer opportunity. Last year over 200 people helped to make the dinner a success. This event will take place on Christmas Day in Goodman Hall, located on NW Flanders in the Schnitzer Family Center. Dinner will be served from 12 pm - 2 pm. Meals are also delivered to homebound individuals. Many volunteers are needed to make this event happen, including drivers to deliver meals. Delivering meals can be a family activity. Sign up to volunteer here starting November 1!
Needed for the LIFT UP Community Christmas Dinner
Drop off at Havurah by December 20
Each year, several hundred guests come for dinner on Dec 25 and each guest is given a toiletry kit and makes a choice for a hat, scarf, gloves and a pair of socks. We've noticed that there aren't enough large sizes and that many of our guests prefer dark colors. Are you a knitter? Can you make some hats and scarves? Or can you pick up some gloves and socks to donate? Please bring your (purchased) gloves and socks and your (hand-kinitted) hats and scarves to Havurah. Thank you!