“Sunday Assembly” Silicon Valley Community Gathering | San Jose

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“Sunday Assembly” Silicon Valley Community Gathering | Mountain View

“Live Better, Help Often, Wonder More” is the motto for Sunday Assembly Silicon Valley (SASV), an international community movement that celebrates life. The radically inclusive SASV is a secular and service nonprofit that celebrates life, welcomes all people and supports everyone fulfilling their potential.

It aims to help people “live better” with inspiring, thought-provoking and practical ideas that help people lead the lives they want; “help often” by encouraging community action and lives of purpose; and, “wonder more” with talks, singing as one, readings and games to connect with each other and world. Most of all, have fun, be nice and join in.

Monthly meetings feature live pop music, TED-style talks, inspirational stories, socializing over coffee and cake and activities for children. SASV focuses on purpose and action. It supports local nonprofits through hands-on help and donations. The organization offers “smoups,” small activity groups that gather around member interests, including outdoor activities, book reading, crafts, self-improvement and beer tasting. On site parking is free.

Sunday, August 9, 2015
“Sunday Assembly” Silicon Valley Community Gathering | Mountain View

This month’s Assembly explores our proximity to justice and how we might resist the stubborn undercurrent of injustice in American democracy. The August speaker, Sejal Patel, will talk on “The Distance Between Us and Justice.” Patel is a San Francisco-based attorney and writes and speaks about law and ethics. Her law practice focuses on criminal appeals for indigent defendants. She contributes to Harvard’s Religious Literacy Project and has been published in “Creative Nonfiction,” “The Rumpus,” and the “Harvard Divinity Bulletin.” She is a member of the Harvard Divinity School Alumni Council, serves on the board of the Take 5 Foundation, and volunteers at 826 Valencia.

Enjoy the pop song sing-along, other readings, and coffee, tea and nibbles. Supervised childcare and craft activities are provided. Afterward the congregation lunches at eateries down the street. Disabled parking is on site and others may park for free on most neighborhood streets or at the San Jose State University garage at San Fernando and 10th Street for $5.

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