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.
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Meetings by topic:
- 15th Anniversary Dinner – Nov. 2016
- Amelia Earhart Portrayal – March 2015
- Angels – April 2010
- Alternative Healing – April 2009
- Baha’i – April 2005
- Buddhism and Islam – Jan. 2003
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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 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 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
- 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
- Sharing Holiday Traditions – 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
- 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)
- 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
- 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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