Monthly Programs

Here you can read the fascinating history of this group, following its birth and growth since the first meeting of 20 women in October, 2001. We began meeting one Sunday afternoon a month, September through May, at Jowonio School, 3049 E. Genesee St. in Syracuse (park in the upper back lot and enter through the rear door). We try to select neutral locations, rather than houses of worship, so that all women will feel comfortable attending.

We were on hiatus during the pandemic but are now meeting on a more regular basis at various times and locations. See the homepage of wtb.org for the latest information on upcoming events.

Below are links to the notes written up after our meetings from 2001 to early 2020. They are fairly detailed so you’ll get a good summary of the presentations and discussions as well as how WTB has evolved. Click on any topic underlined.

Meetings by date: 2025

March – Blanket-a-Thon
February – Holy Days in March (& Ice Cream Social )

2024

March – Blanket-a-Thon
February – Alternative Healing in Different Cultures, Part 1
March – Healing in Different Traditions – Part 2
May – Humanitarian Experiences_on the Southern Border
September – Migrant Stories

2023

February – Abolitionist Samuel Joseph May
April – Holidays of Spring
May – Picnic and Plant Exchange
October – Sharing Family Stories
November – Collaborative Dinner With CNY Rise

2022

February – Brainstorming WTB’s Future
March – Syracuse History
May – American Dreams_ Immigrant Stories
September – One Family’s Journey from Ukraine to Syracuse
November – Creating Caring Community

2021

2020

We did not meet regularly during the COVID pandemic

February – Tenth Interfaith Harmony Assembly

2019

December – Sharing Holiday Traditions
November – Tying Blankets to Warm Hearts and Bodies
October – Harvest Gathering
June – Summer Solstice Garden Tour
April – A Celebration of “the Other”
March – Spring Equinox Wiccan Ritual
March – Preview of PBS Documentary Featuring WTB
February – The Transformative Power of Love and Forgiveness
February – Interfaith Assembly: “We Are Family”

2018

December – Sharing Holiday Traditions
November – Gratitude
October – Eastern Farmworkers Association
September – Understanding the ‘Other’
May – Tour of Sycamore Hill Gardens
April – The Power of One Girl
March – The Indigenous People of Alaska
February – World Interfaith Harmony Assembly
January – Notable Women in Various Faith Traditions

2017

December – Dialogue with Girl Ambassadors for Human Rights
November – Sadako and Origami Cranes
October – Sharing Stories with Women of Different Faith Traditions
September – Interfaith Dinner Dialogues
May – Tour of Sycamore Hill Gardens
April – Life Cycles: Death and Dying
March – Life Cycles: Marriage, Family and Divorce
February – World Interfaith Harmony Assembly
January – Life Cycles: Adolescence

2016

December – Celebration of Light
November – 15th Anniversary Dinner
October – Life Cycles: Conception, Birth, and Abortion
September – Peace Poles
May – Tour of Sycamore Hill Gardens
April – Speaker: Gene Fisch, author of All Roads Lead Home
March – Japanese Tea Ceremony
February – World Interfaith Harmony Assembly

2015

November – The History of Trees in Various Faiths
October – Sex Trafficking
September – Our Refugee Stories
May – Tour of Sycamore Hill Gardens
April – Human Trafficking
March – Amelia Earhart Portrayal
February – World Interfaith Harmony Assembly
January – WCNY Tel-Auc service project

2014

December – Intersections of Spirituality, Creativity and Poetry
November – UN International Day of Peace
October – Program Development 2
September – Program Developmen t
May – Tour of Sycamore Hill Gardens
April: Poetry
March – Kolam
February – World Interfaith Harmony Assembly
January – Visit to the Zen Center

2013

December – Potluck at Islamic Society of Central New York
November – Visit to the Ska-nonh, Great Law of Peace Center (Native American)
October: Visit to the Sikh Gurdwara
September – Interfaith Prayer Service (Unity Church)
May – Tour of Sycamore Hill Gardens
April – Journey to the Tent of Abraham: The Second Step
March – Interfaith Film
February – Environmentalism
January – World Interfaith Harmony Assembly
January – Culture Clash Demonstration

2012

December – Potluck at Islamic Society
November – Goddesses
October – Heroines in History Tea
September – New Americans
May: International Dinner
April – Circles of Life (labyrinth walk & talk)
March – Sisters-in-Law (film on Cameroon)
Jan-Feb – World Interfaith Harmony Assembly

2011

November – Sharing Stories
October – Life Cycles: Arranged Marriage
September – no meeting because of A-OK! Weekend service projects
May – Sharing Stories
April – Film, “Sierra-Leone’s Refugee All-Stars”
March – “Do Ask, Do Tell” (stories from gay women)
January/February – World Interfaith Harmony Assembly

2010

December – The Joy of Dance
November – no meeting
October – The Power of Chanting
September – no meeting due to A-OK! Weekend
May – Honoring Our Dreams
April – Encounters with Angels
March – “Pray the Devil Back to Hell” [film about Liberian women]
February – Victory Gardens to Community Gardens
January – Organ, Tissue, Blood Donation “Give So That Others Might Live”

2009

December – Transcending Boundaries Through Art
November – Breaking Fasts, Breaking Bread
October – Fostering Our Future: Mentoring Young Women
September – Travels That Expand the Spirit
May – (no notes)
April – Shaking It up with Shamanism and Alternative Healing
March – Infant Mortality
February – Women in Prison
January – I Have a Dream, Stories of Personal Transformation

2008

December – (no notes)
November – Cultivating an Attitude of Gratitude
October – Wearing Our Perspectives – Clothing in Different Traditions
September – Spiritual Journeys: Leaving Home, Staying Home, Coming Home
May – Spring Fling: Plant Exchange, Seeds, Herbs, Music, Food, Poetry
April – Alternate Paths to Wellness (no notes)
March – International Dinner
February – Many Faces of Islam
January – Journey Through the Sacred Year

2007

December – Cultural Celebrations
November – Stories of Hope and Healing
October – Journey to the Tent of Abraham: The First Step
September – Peace
May – Migrant Workers (EFWA)
April – Eco-Spirituality
March – Poverty and Conflict
February – Pluralism in Judaism
January – Life Cycle: Birth

2006

December – Festival of Light (Baha’i, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism, Kwanzaa, Wicca)
November – Gratitude
October – Women Who Walk the Talk
September – Confluence of Holy Days
May – Jain and Sikhism
April – Onondaga Women
March – International Dinner
February – Building Bridges: CNY and Ghana
January – Experiences of 5 Christians

2005

November – Chadwick Residence & Red Cross
October – Convergence of Holy Days
September – WTB’s Place Internationally
May – Tsunami Relief
April – Baha’i Women
March – Feeling Marginalized
February – Intercultural Relationships
January – Communities of Peace

2004

November – Women in the Middle East
October – House Blessings
September – Reaching Across Differences
May – Religious Dress and Symbols
April – 2nd International Dinner
March – Civil Liberties
February – Prayer
January – Sacred Space

2003

November – Religious Celebrations
October – Refugee Resettlement
September – Joys and Sorrows in WTB
May – End of Life Issues
April – Death and Dying
March – Muslim Arrests in CNY
February – Marriage
January – Buddhism and Islam

2002

December – Christianity, Judaism, Atheism
November – Ramadan
October – International Dinner
September – Iraq and War
June – IBTIDA
May – Life Cycles: Birth and Adolescence
April – Learning About Islam
March – Judaism, the Hajj and Civil Liberties
February – Civil Liberties
January – Writing Our Vision Statement

2001

October 21 – What Can We Do?
October 6 – Organizational Meeting

Meetings by topic:( left column updated)

15th Anniversary Dinner – Nov. 2016
Abolitionist Samuel Joseph May – Feb. 2023
Afghan Voices in Syracuse – Oct. 2021

Amelia Earhart Portrayal – March 2015
American Dreams_ Immigrant Stories – May 2022
Angels – April 2010
Alternative Healing – April 2009, also February, 2024 and March 2024
Baha’i – April 2005
Blanket-a-Thon -March 2025
Brainstorming WTB’s Future – Feb. 2022
Buddhism and Islam – Jan. 2003
Celebrating Ourselves and Others – May 2022
Celebration of Light – Dec. 2016
A Celebration of “the Other” – Apr. 2019
Chadwick Residence – Nov. 2005
Chanting – Oct. 2010
Christianity, Judaism, Atheism – Dec. 2002
Christianity: Experiences of 5 Christians – Jan. 2006
Civil Liberties – March 2004
Civil Liberties – Feb. 2002
Civil liberties – March 2002
Clothing in Different Traditions: Wearing Our Perspectives – Oct. 2008
CNY Rise Dinner – Nov 2023
Community Garden – Feb. 2010
Communities of Peace – Jan. 2005
Confluence of Holy Days – Sept. 2006 see also Oct. 07
Convergence of Holy Days – Oct. 2005
Creating Caring Community — Nov. 2022
Cultural Celebrations – Dec. 2007
Cultivating an Attitude of Gratitude – Nov. 2008
Culture Clash Demonstration – Jan. 2013
Dance, the Joy of Dance – Dec. 2010
Dialogue with Girl Ambassadors for Human Rights – Dec. 2017
“Different Books, Common Word: Baptists and Muslims” film – March 2103
Do Ask, Do Tell (stories from gay women) – March 2011
Dreams – May 2010
Eco-Spirituality – April 2007
Eastern Farmworkers Association – Oct. 2018
Environmentalism – Feb. 2013
Family Stories – Oct. 2023
Fasting – Nov. 2009
Festival of Light (Baha’i, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism, Kwanzaa, Wicca) – Dec. 2006
Film: “Sierra-Leone’s Refugee All-Stars” – March 2011
Film: “Sisters-in-Law” (Cameroon) – March 2012
Film: “Pray the Devil Back to Hell” (Liberia) – March 2010
Fostering Our Future – October 2009
Gene Fisch, author of All Roads Lead Home – April 2016
Ghana: Building Bridges with CNY – Feb. 2006
Goddesses – Nov. 2012
Gratitude – Nov. 2006, Nov. 2018
Harvest Gathering – Oct. 2019
Heroines in History Tea – Oct. 2012
Holy Days in March (& Ice Cream Social ) – Feb. 2025
Holidays of Spring – April 2023
Holiday Program – Dec 2021
House Blessings – Oct. 2004
Human Trafficking – April 2015
IBTIDA – June 2002
The Indigenous People of Alaska – March 2018
Infant Mortality – March 2009
Intercultural Relationships – Feb. 2005
Interfaith Dinner Dialogues – Sept. 2017
Interfaith Harmony Assembly (10th) – Feb. 2020
Interfaith Prayer Service (Unity of Syracuse) – Sept. 2013
International Dinner 5 – May 2012
International Dinner 4 – March 2008
International Dinner 3 – March 2006
International Dinner 2 – April 2004 (no notes)
International Dinner 1 – Oct. 2002
International Context & WTB – Sept. 2005
Intersections of Spirituality, Creativity and Poetry – Dec. 2014
Iraq and War – Sept. 2002
Islam and Buddhism – Jan. 2003
Islam: Learning About Islam – April 2002
Islam: Many Faces of Islam – Feb. 2008
Islam: Muslim Arrests in CNY – March 2003
Islam: Ramadan – Nov. 2002
Islamic Society visits – Dec. 2012 and 2013
Kolam – March 2014
Jain – May 2006
Japanese Tea Ceremony – March 2016
Joys and Sorrows in WTB – Sept. 2003
Journey Through the Sacred Year – Jan. 2008
Journey to the Tent of Abraham – Oct. 2007; April 2013
Judaism – Dec. 2002
Judaism – March 2002
Judaism: Pluralism in Judaism – Feb. 2007
Life Cycles: Adolescence – Jan. 2017
Life Cycles: Arranged Marriages – Oct. 2011
Life Cycles: Birth and Adolescence – May 2002
Life Cycles: Birth – Jan. 2007
Life Cycles: Conception, Birth, and Abortion – Oct. 2016
Life Cycles: Death and Dying – April 2003
Life Cycles: Death (End of Life Issues) – May 2003
Life Cycles: Death and Dying – April 2017
Life Cycles: Marriage – Feb. 2003
Life Cycles: Marriage, Family and Divorce – Mar. 2017
Marginalization: Stories by Women – March 2005
Mentoring Young Women – Oct. 2009
Middle East Women – Nov. 2004
Migrant Stories – Sept. 2024
Migrant Workers (EFWA) – May 2007
Muslim Arrests in CNY – March 2003 [see also Islam]
Native American: Onondaga Women – April 2006
New Americans – Sept. 2012
Notable Women in Various Faith Traditions – Jan. 2018
On Point for College – Oct. 2006
Organ, Tissue and Blood Donation – Jan. 2010
PBS Documentary Segments Feature WTB – March 2019
Peace – Sept. 2007
Peace Poles – Sept. 2016
Picnic and Plant Exchange – May, 2023
Poetry – April 2014
Poverty and Conflict – March 2007
The Power of One Girl – April 2018
Prayer – Feb. 2004
Prison: Women in Prison – Feb. 2009
Ramadan – Nov. 2002
Reaching Across Differences – Sept. 2004
Red Cross Disaster Relief – Nov. 2005
Refugee Resettlement – Oct. 2003
Religious Celebrations – Nov. 2003
Religious Dress and Symbols – May 2004
Sacred Space – Jan. 2004
Sadako and Origami Cranes – Nov. 2017
Shamanism – April 2009
Sharing Holiday Traditions – Dec. 2018 and Dec. 2019
Sharing Stories – Nov. 2011
Sharing Stories with Women of Different Faith Traditions – Oct. 2017
Sikhism – May 2006
Sikh Gurdwara visit – Oct. 2013
Ska-nonh, Great Law of Peace Center visit – Nov. 2013
Southern Border – May 2024
SouthSide Newsstand – Oct. 2006
Spiritual Journeys: Leaving Home, Staying Home, Coming Home – Sept. 2008
Spring Equinox Wiccan Ritual – March 2019
Spring Fling – May 2008
Stories Shared – Nov. 2011
Stories of Hope and Healing – Nov. 2007
Summer Solstice Garden Tour – June 2019
Sycamore Hill Gardens Tour – (annually)
Syracuse History – March 2022
Transformation Stories: I Have a Dream – Jan. 2009
The Transformative Power of Love and Forgiveness – Feb. 2019
Travels That Expand the Spirit – Sept. 2009
Tsunami Relief – May 2005
Tying Blankets to Warm Hearts and Bodies – Nov. 2019
Ukraine to Syracuse Journey – Sept. 2022
UN International Day of Peace – Nov. 2014
Understanding the ‘Other’ – Sept. 2018
Wellness, Alternate Paths – April 2008 (no notes)
Women Who Walk the Talk – Oct. 2006
WTB: What Can We Do? – Oct. 21, 2001
WTB: Writing Our Vision Statement – Jan. 2002
WTB’s Place Internationally – Sept. 2005
WTB: Organizational Meeting – Oct. 6, 2001
World Interfaith Harmony Assemblies – 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011
Zen Center visit – Jan. 2014

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