{"id":102,"date":"2020-01-01T10:28:00","date_gmt":"2020-01-01T14:28:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jeffpassettistudio.com\/wtb\/?page_id=102"},"modified":"2026-01-13T20:42:14","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T00:42:14","slug":"meeting-notes","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wtb.org\/?page_id=102","title":{"rendered":"Monthly Programs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>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 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jowonio.org\/\">Jowonio School,<\/a> 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.<\/p>\n<p>We were on hiatus during the pandemic but are now meeting on a more regular basis at various times and locations.\u00a0 See the homepage of wtb.org for the latest information on upcoming events.<\/p>\n<p>Below are links to the notes written up after our meetings from 2001 to early 2020. They are fairly detailed so you&#8217;ll get a good summary of the presentations and discussions as well as how WTB has evolved. Click on any topic underlined.<\/p>\n<table border=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td width=\"50%\"><strong>Meetings by date: <\/strong><strong>2025<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>November &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/wtb.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/2025_11.pdf\">Kinship &amp; Kindness<\/a><\/li>\n<li>March &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/wtb.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/2025_3.pdf\">Blanket-a-Thon<\/a><\/li>\n<li>February &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/wtb.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/02.23.25_MarchHolidays.docx\">Holy Days in March (&amp; Ice Cream Social )<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>2024<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>March &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/wtb.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/2025_3.pdf\">Blanket-a-Thon<\/a><\/li>\n<li>February\u00a0 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/wtb.org\/?p=10483\">Alternative Healing in Different Cultures, Part 1<\/a><\/li>\n<li>March &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/wtb.org\/?p=10534\">Healing in Different Traditions &#8211; Part 2<\/a><\/li>\n<li>May\u00a0 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/wtb.org\/?p=10502\">Humanitarian Experiences_on the Southern Border<\/a><\/li>\n<li>September &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/wtb.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/10.22.24_Migrant-Stories.pdf\">Migrant Stories<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>2023<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>February &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/wtb.org\/?p=10319\">Abolitionist Samuel Joseph May<\/a><\/li>\n<li>April\u00a0 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/wtb.org\/?p=10351\">Holidays\u00a0 of Spring<\/a><\/li>\n<li>May\u00a0 \u00a0&#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/wtb.org\/?p=10363\">Picnic and Plant Exchange<\/a><\/li>\n<li>October &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/wtb.org\/?p=10407\">Sharing Family Stories<\/a><\/li>\n<li>November &#8211;<a href=\"https:\/\/wtb.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/11.8.23_-Collaborative-Dinner_with-CNY-RISE-1.pdf\"> Collaborative Dinner With CNY Rise<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>2022<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>February &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/wtb.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/2-20-22-Brainstorming-WTBs-Future.pdf\">Brainstorming WTB&#8217;s Future<\/a><\/li>\n<li>March &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/wtb.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/3.27.22-Syracuse-HIstory-from-OHA.pdf\">Syracuse History<\/a><\/li>\n<li>May &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/wtb.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/5.22.22-American-Dreams_Immigrant-Stories.pdf\">American Dreams_ Immigrant Stories<\/a><\/li>\n<li>September &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/wtb.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/9.18.22-Journey-from-Ukraine-to-Syracuse.pdf\">One Family&#8217;s\u00a0 Journey from Ukraine to Syracuse<\/a><\/li>\n<li>November &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/wtb.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/10.23.22-Creating-Caring-Community.pdf\">Creating Caring Community<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: revert; color: initial;\">2021<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>May &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/wtb.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/5-23-21-Celebrating-Ourselves-and-Others_Picnic.pdf\">Celebrating Ourselves and Others<\/a><\/li>\n<li>October &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/wtb.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/10.17.21-Afghan-Voices-in-Syracuse.pdf\">Afghan Voices in Syracuse<\/a><\/li>\n<li>December &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/wtb.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/12.12.21-WTB-Holiday-Program.pdf\">Holiday Program<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>2020\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We did not meet regularly during the COVID pandemic<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>February &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/wtb.org\/?p=9647\">Tenth Interfaith Harmony Assembly<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>2019<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>December &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/wtb.org\/?p=9624\">Sharing Holiday Traditions<\/a><\/li>\n<li>November &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/wtb.org\/?p=9584\">Tying Blankets to Warm Hearts and Bodies<\/a><\/li>\n<li>October &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/wtb.org\/?p=9550\">Harvest Gathering<\/a><\/li>\n<li>June &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/wtb.org\/?p=9429\">Summer Solstice Garden Tour<\/a><\/li>\n<li>April &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/wtb.org\/?p=9399\">A Celebration of &#8220;the Other&#8221;<\/a><\/li>\n<li>March &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/wtb.org\/?p=9343\">Spring Equinox Wiccan Ritual<\/a><\/li>\n<li>March &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/wtb.org\/?p=9301\">Preview of PBS Documentary Featuring WTB<\/a><\/li>\n<li>February &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/wtb.org\/?p=9271\">The Transformative Power of Love and Forgiveness<\/a><\/li>\n<li>February &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/wtb.org\/?p=7108\">Interfaith Assembly: &#8220;We Are Family&#8221;<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>2018<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>December &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/wtb.org\/?p=6358\">Sharing Holiday Traditions<\/a><\/li>\n<li>November &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/wtb.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Nov-2018-program.doc\">Gratitude<\/a><\/li>\n<li>October &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/wtb.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Oct-2018-program.doc\">Eastern Farmworkers Association<\/a><\/li>\n<li>September &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/wtb.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Sept-2018-program.doc\">Understanding the &#8216;Other&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<li>May &#8211; Tour of Sycamore Hill Gardens<\/li>\n<li>April &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/wtb.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Program-Apr-2018.doc\">The Power of One Girl<\/a><\/li>\n<li>March &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/wtb.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Program-March-18.doc\">The Indigenous People of Alaska<\/a><\/li>\n<li>February &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.syracuse.com\/news\/index.ssf\/2018\/02\/eighth_world_interfaith_harmony_assembly.html\">World Interfaith Harmony Assembly<\/a><\/li>\n<li>January &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/wtb.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/WTB-Meeting-Jan-18.doc\">Notable Women in Various Faith Traditions<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>2017<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>December &#8211; Dialogue with Girl Ambassadors for Human Rights<\/li>\n<li>November &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/wtb.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/WTB-Program-Nov-2017.docx\">Sadako and Origami Cranes<\/a><\/li>\n<li>October &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/wtb.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/WTB-Minutes-Oct-2017.docx\">Sharing Stories with Women of Different Faith Traditions<\/a><\/li>\n<li>September &#8211; Interfaith Dinner Dialogues<\/li>\n<li>May &#8211; Tour of Sycamore Hill Gardens<\/li>\n<li>April &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/wtb.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/WTB-program-April-2017.doc\">Life Cycles: Death and Dying<\/a><\/li>\n<li>March &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/wtb.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/WTB-Program-March-17.docx\">Life Cycles: Marriage, Family and Divorce<\/a><\/li>\n<li>February &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/wtb.org\/?page_id=4840\">World Interfaith Harmony Assembly<\/a><\/li>\n<li>January &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/wtb.org\/?attachment_id=4588\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4588\">Life Cycles: Adolescence<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>2016<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>December &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/wtb.org\/?attachment_id=4509\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4509\">Celebration of Light<\/a><\/li>\n<li>November &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/wtb.org\/?page_id=4851\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4520\">15th Anniversary Dinner<\/a><\/li>\n<li>October &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/wtb.org\/?attachment_id=4489\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4489\">Life Cycles: Conception, Birth, and Abortion<\/a><\/li>\n<li>September &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/wtb.org\/?attachment_id=4494\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4494\">Peace Poles<\/a><\/li>\n<li>May &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/wtb.org\/?page_id=3752\">Tour of Sycamore Hill Gardens<\/a><\/li>\n<li>April &#8211; Speaker: <a href=\"https:\/\/wtb.org\/?attachment_id=4140\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4140\">Gene Fisch, author of <em>All Roads Lead Home<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n<li>March &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/wtb.org\/?attachment_id=4106\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4106\">Japanese Tea Ceremony<\/a><\/li>\n<li>February &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/wtb.org\/?page_id=4932\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4046\">World Interfaith Harmony Assembly<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>2015<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>November &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/wtb.org\/?attachment_id=3954\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3954\">The History of Trees in Various Faiths<\/a><\/li>\n<li>October &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/wtb.org\/?attachment_id=3953\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3953\">Sex Trafficking<\/a><\/li>\n<li>September &#8211;<a href=\"https:\/\/wtb.org\/?attachment_id=3952\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3952\">\u00a0Our Refugee Stories<\/a><\/li>\n<li>May &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/wtb.org\/?page_id=3752\">Tour of Sycamore Hill Gardens<\/a><\/li>\n<li>April\u00a0 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/wtb.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/notes_April15.docx\">Human Trafficking<\/a><\/li>\n<li>March &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/wtb.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/notes_Mar15.docx\">Amelia Earhart Portrayal<\/a><\/li>\n<li>February &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/wtb.org\/?page_id=4934\">World Interfaith Harmony Assembly<\/a><\/li>\n<li>January &#8211; WCNY Tel-Auc service project<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>2014<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>December &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/wtb.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/notes_Dec14.docx\">Intersections of Spirituality, Creativity and Poetry<\/a><\/li>\n<li>November &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/wtb.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/notes_Nov14_SeedsofPeace.docx\">UN International Day of Peace<\/a><\/li>\n<li>October &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/wtb.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/notes_October14_prog_development.docx\">Program Development 2 <\/a><em><br \/>\n<\/em><\/li>\n<li>September &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/wtb.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/Notes_Sept14.docx\">Program Developmen<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/wtb.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/Notes_Sept14.docx\">t<\/a><\/li>\n<li>May &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/wtb.org\/?page_id=3752\">Tour of Sycamore Hill Gardens<\/a><\/li>\n<li>April:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.wtb.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/note_april14.docx\">Poetry<\/a><\/li>\n<li>March &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wtb.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/notes_Mar13.docx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kolam<\/a><\/li>\n<li>February &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/wtb.org\/?page_id=4936\">World Interfaith Harmony Assembly<\/a><\/li>\n<li>January &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wtb.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/notes_Jan14.docx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Visit to the Zen Center<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>2013<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>December &#8211; Potluck at Islamic Society of Central New York<\/li>\n<li>November &#8211; Visit to the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wtb.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/WTB-Nov13.docx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ska-nonh, Great Law of Peace Center <\/a>(Native American)<br \/>\n<!-- [if gte mso 9]><xml> <o:OfficeDocumentSettings> <o:RelyOnVML><\/o:RelyOnVML> <o:AllowPNG><\/o:AllowPNG> <\/o:OfficeDocumentSettings> <\/xml><![endif]--><\/li>\n<li>October: Visit to the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wtb.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/WTB-Oct13.docx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sikh Gurdwara<\/a><\/li>\n<li>September &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wtb.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/WTB-sept13.docx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Interfaith Prayer Service<\/a> (Unity Church)<\/li>\n<li>May &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/wtb.org\/?page_id=3752\">Tour of Sycamore Hill Gardens<\/a><em><br \/>\n<\/em><\/li>\n<li>April &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/wtb.org\/?page_id=115\">Journey to the Tent of Abraham: The Second Step<\/a><\/li>\n<li>March &#8211; <a title=\"March 2013 notes\" href=\"http:\/\/www.wtb.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/notes_Mar13.docx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Interfaith Film<\/a><\/li>\n<li>February &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wtb.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/Feb13.doc\">Environmentalism<\/a><\/li>\n<li>January &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/wtb.org\/?page_id=4938\">World Interfaith Harmony Assembly<\/a><\/li>\n<li>January &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wtb.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/Jan13.doc\">Culture Clash Demonstration<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>2012<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>December &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wtb.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/Dec121.doc\">Potluck at Islamic Society<\/a><\/li>\n<li>November &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wtb.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/Nov12.doc\">Goddesses<\/a><\/li>\n<li>October &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wtb.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/Oct121.doc\">Heroines in History Tea<\/a><\/li>\n<li>September &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wtb.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/Sept121.doc\">New Americans<\/a><\/li>\n<li>May: <a href=\"https:\/\/wtb.org\/?page_id=2418\">International Dinner<\/a><\/li>\n<li>April &#8211; Circles of Life (labyrinth walk &amp; talk)<\/li>\n<li>March &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wtb.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/Mar12.doc\">Sisters-in-Law<\/a>\u00a0(film on Cameroon)<\/li>\n<li>Jan-Feb &#8211;\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/wtb.org\/?page_id=4940\">World Interfaith Harmony Assembly<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>2011<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>November &#8211;\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wtb.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/notes_Nov11.doc\">Sharing Stories<\/a><\/li>\n<li>October &#8211;\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wtb.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Notes_Oct11.doc\">Life Cycles: Arranged Marriage<\/a><\/li>\n<li>September &#8211; no meeting because of <a href=\"https:\/\/wtb.org\/?page_id=1733\">A-OK! Weekend<\/a> service projects<\/li>\n<li>May &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wtb.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/notes_Nov11.doc\">Sharing Stories<\/a><\/li>\n<li>April &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wtb.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/April11.doc\">Film, &#8220;Sierra-Leone&#8217;s Refugee All-Stars&#8221;<\/a><\/li>\n<li>March &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wtb.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/March11.doc\">&#8220;Do Ask, Do Tell&#8221;<\/a> (stories from gay women)<\/li>\n<li>January\/February &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/wtb.org\/?page_id=4942\">World Interfaith Harmony Assembly<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>2010<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>December &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/wtb.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/Dec10.doc\">The Joy of Dance<\/a><\/li>\n<li>November &#8211; <em>no meeting<br \/>\n<\/em><\/li>\n<li>October &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wtb.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Oct10.doc\">The Power of Chanting<\/a><\/li>\n<li>September &#8211; no meeting due to <a href=\"https:\/\/wtb.org\/?page_id=776\">A-OK! Weekend<\/a><\/li>\n<li>May &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wtb.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/May10.doc\">Honoring Our Dreams<\/a><\/li>\n<li>April &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wtb.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/apr10.doc\">Encounters with Angels<\/a><\/li>\n<li>March &#8211;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.wtb.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/Mar10.doc\"> &#8220;Pray the Devil Back to Hell&#8221;<\/a> [film about Liberian women]<\/li>\n<li>February &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wtb.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/feb10.doc\">Victory Gardens to Community Gardens<\/a><\/li>\n<li>January &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wtb.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/jan10.doc\">Organ, Tissue, Blood Donation &#8220;Give So That Others Might Live&#8221; <\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>2009<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>December &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wtb.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/dec09.doc\">Transcending Boundaries Through Art<\/a><\/li>\n<li>November &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wtb.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/Nov091.doc\">Breaking Fasts, Breaking Bread<\/a><\/li>\n<li>October &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wtb.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/Oct09.doc\">Fostering Our Future: Mentoring Young Women<\/a><\/li>\n<li>September &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wtb.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/sep09.doc\">Travels That Expand the Spirit<\/a><\/li>\n<li>May &#8211; (no notes)<em><br \/>\n<\/em><\/li>\n<li>April &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wtb.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/apr09.doc\">Shaking It up with Shamanism and Alternative Healing<\/a><\/li>\n<li>March &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wtb.org\/events\/mar09.doc\">Infant Mortality<\/a><\/li>\n<li>February &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wtb.org\/events\/Feb09.doc\">Women in Prison<\/a><\/li>\n<li>January &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wtb.org\/events\/jan09.doc\">I Have a Dream, Stories of Personal Transformation<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>2008<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>December &#8211; (no notes)<em><br \/>\n<\/em><\/li>\n<li>November &#8211;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.wtb.org\/events\/nov08.doc\"> Cultivating an Attitude of Gratitude<\/a><\/li>\n<li>October &#8211;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.wtb.org\/events\/oct08.doc\"> Wearing Our Perspectives &#8211; Clothing in Different Traditions<\/a><\/li>\n<li>September &#8211;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.wtb.org\/events\/sept08.doc\"> Spiritual Journeys: Leaving Home, Staying Home, Coming Home <\/a><\/li>\n<li>May &#8211;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.wtb.org\/events\/may08.doc\"> Spring Fling: Plant Exchange, Seeds, Herbs, Music, Food, Poetry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"style2\">April &#8211; Alternate Paths to Wellness (no notes)<em><br \/>\n<\/em><\/span><\/li>\n<li>March &#8211;<a href=\"https:\/\/wtb.org\/?page_id=398\"> International Dinner<\/a><\/li>\n<li>February &#8211;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.wtb.org\/events\/feb08.doc\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Many Faces of Islam<\/a><\/li>\n<li>January &#8211;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.wtb.org\/events\/jan08.doc\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Journey Through the Sacred Year<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>2007<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>December &#8211;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.wtb.org\/events\/dec07.doc\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Cultural Celebrations<\/a><\/li>\n<li>November &#8211;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.wtb.org\/events\/nov07.doc\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Stories of Hope and Healing<\/a><\/li>\n<li>October &#8211;<a href=\"https:\/\/wtb.org\/?page_id=115\"> Journey to the Tent of Abraham: The First Step<\/a><\/li>\n<li>September &#8211;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.wtb.org\/events\/sept07.doc\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Peace<\/a><\/li>\n<li>May &#8211;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.wtb.org\/events\/may07.doc\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Migrant Workers (EFWA)<\/a><\/li>\n<li>April &#8211;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.wtb.org\/events\/apr07.doc\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Eco-Spirituality<\/a><\/li>\n<li>March &#8211;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.wtb.org\/events\/mar07.doc\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Poverty and Conflict<\/a><\/li>\n<li>February &#8211;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.wtb.org\/events\/feb07.doc\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Pluralism in Judaism <\/a><\/li>\n<li>January &#8211;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.wtb.org\/events\/jan07.doc\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Life Cycle: Birth<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>2006<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>December &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wtb.org\/events\/dec06.doc\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Festival of Light (Baha&#8217;i, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism, Kwanzaa, Wicca)<\/a><\/li>\n<li>November &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wtb.org\/events\/nov06.doc\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Gratitude<\/a><\/li>\n<li>October &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wtb.org\/events\/oct06.doc\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Women Who Walk the Talk<\/a><\/li>\n<li>September &#8211;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.wtb.org\/events\/sept06.doc\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Confluence of Holy Days<\/a><\/li>\n<li>May &#8211;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.wtb.org\/events\/may06.doc\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Jain and Sikhism<\/a><\/li>\n<li>April &#8211;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.wtb.org\/events\/apr06.doc\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Onondaga Women<\/a><\/li>\n<li>March &#8211;<a href=\"https:\/\/wtb.org\/?page_id=401\"> International Dinner<\/a><\/li>\n<li>February &#8211;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.wtb.org\/events\/feb06.doc\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Building Bridges: CNY and Ghana<\/a><\/li>\n<li>January &#8211;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.wtb.org\/events\/jan06.doc\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Experiences of 5 Christians<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>2005<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>November &#8211;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.wtb.org\/events\/nov05.doc\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Chadwick Residence &amp; Red Cross <\/a><\/li>\n<li>October &#8211;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.wtb.org\/events\/oct05.doc\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Convergence of Holy Days<\/a><\/li>\n<li>September &#8211;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.wtb.org\/events\/sept05.doc\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> WTB&#8217;s Place Internationally<\/a><\/li>\n<li>May &#8211;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.wtb.org\/events\/may05.doc\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Tsunami Relief<\/a><\/li>\n<li>April &#8211;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.wtb.org\/events\/apr05.doc\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Baha&#8217;i Women<\/a><\/li>\n<li>March &#8211;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.wtb.org\/events\/mar05.doc\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Feeling Marginalized<\/a><\/li>\n<li>February &#8211;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.wtb.org\/events\/feb05.doc\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Intercultural Relationships<\/a><\/li>\n<li>January &#8211;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.wtb.org\/events\/jan05.doc\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Communities of Peace<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>2004<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>November &#8211;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.wtb.org\/events\/nov04.doc\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Women in the Middle East<\/a><\/li>\n<li>October &#8211;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.wtb.org\/events\/oct04.doc\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> House Blessings<\/a><\/li>\n<li>September &#8211;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.wtb.org\/events\/sep04.doc\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Reaching Across Differences<\/a><\/li>\n<li>May &#8211;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.wtb.org\/events\/may04.doc\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Religious Dress and Symbols<\/a><\/li>\n<li>April &#8211; 2nd International Dinner<\/li>\n<li>March &#8211;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.wtb.org\/events\/mar04.doc\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Civil Liberties<\/a><\/li>\n<li>February &#8211;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.wtb.org\/events\/feb04.doc\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Prayer<\/a><\/li>\n<li>January &#8211;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.wtb.org\/events\/jan04.doc\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Sacred Space<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>2003<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>November &#8211;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.wtb.org\/events\/nov03.doc\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Religious Celebrations<\/a><\/li>\n<li>October &#8211;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.wtb.org\/events\/oct03.doc\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Refugee Resettlement<\/a><\/li>\n<li>September &#8211;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.wtb.org\/events\/sept03.doc\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Joys and Sorrows in WTB<\/a><\/li>\n<li>May &#8211;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.wtb.org\/events\/may03.doc\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> End of Life Issues<\/a><\/li>\n<li>April &#8211;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.wtb.org\/events\/april03.doc\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Death and Dying<\/a><\/li>\n<li>March &#8211;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.wtb.org\/events\/mar03.doc\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Muslim Arrests in CNY<\/a><\/li>\n<li>February &#8211;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.wtb.org\/events\/feb03.doc\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Marriage<\/a><\/li>\n<li>January &#8211;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.wtb.org\/events\/jan03.doc\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Buddhism and Islam<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>2002<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>December &#8211;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.wtb.org\/events\/dec02.doc\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Christianity, Judaism, Atheism<\/a><\/li>\n<li>November &#8211;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.wtb.org\/events\/nov02.doc\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Ramadan<\/a><\/li>\n<li>October &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wtb.org\/events\/oct02.doc\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">International Dinner<\/a><\/li>\n<li>September &#8211;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.wtb.org\/events\/sep02.doc\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Iraq and War<\/a><\/li>\n<li>June &#8211;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.wtb.org\/events\/jun02.doc\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> IBTIDA<\/a><\/li>\n<li>May &#8211;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.wtb.org\/events\/may02.doc\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Life Cycles: Birth and Adolescence<\/a><\/li>\n<li>April &#8211;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.wtb.org\/events\/apr02.doc\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Learning About Islam<\/a><\/li>\n<li>March &#8211;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.wtb.org\/events\/mar02.doc\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Judaism, the Hajj and Civil Liberties<\/a><\/li>\n<li>February &#8211;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.wtb.org\/events\/Feb02.doc\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Civil Liberties<\/a><\/li>\n<li>January &#8211;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.wtb.org\/events\/jan02.doc\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Writing Our Vision Statement<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>2001<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>October 21 &#8211;<a title=\"October 01 minutes\" href=\"http:\/\/www.wtb.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/oct01_edited.doc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> What Can We Do?<\/a><\/li>\n<li>October 6 &#8211;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.wtb.org\/events\/oct01a.doc\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Organizational Meeting<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"50%\"><strong>Meetings by topic:( left column updated)<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wtb.org\/?page_id=4851\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4520\">15th Anniversary Dinner <\/a>&#8211; Nov. 2016<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wtb.org\/?p=10319\">Abolitionist Samuel Joseph Ma<\/a>y &#8211; Feb. 2023<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wtb.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/10.17.21-Afghan-Voices-in-Syracuse.pdf\">Afghan Voices in Syracus<\/a>e &#8211; Oct. 2021<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wtb.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/notes_Mar15.docx\">Amelia Earhart Portrayal<\/a> &#8211; March 2015<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wtb.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/5.22.22-American-Dreams_Immigrant-Stories.pdf\">American Dreams_ Immigrant Stories<\/a>\u00a0 &#8211; May 2022<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wtb.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/apr10.doc\">Angels <\/a>&#8211; April 2010<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wtb.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/apr10.doc\">Alternative Healing<\/a> &#8211; April 2009, also <a href=\"https:\/\/wtb.org\/?p=10483\">February, 2024<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/wtb.org\/?p=10534\">March 2024<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wtb.org\/events\/apr05.doc\">Baha&#8217;i <\/a>&#8211; April 2005<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wtb.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/2025_3.pdf\">Blanket-a-Thon<\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0-March 2025<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wtb.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/2-20-22-Brainstorming-WTBs-Future.pdf\">Brainstorming WTB&#8217;s Future<\/a> &#8211; Feb. 2022<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wtb.org\/events\/jan03.doc\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Buddhism and Islam <\/a>&#8211; Jan. 2003<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wtb.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/5-23-21-Celebrating-Ourselves-and-Others_Picnic.pdf\">Celebrating Ourselves and Others<\/a> &#8211; May 2022<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wtb.org\/?attachment_id=4509\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4509\">Celebration of Light<\/a> &#8211; Dec. 2016<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wtb.org\/?p=9399\">A Celebration of &#8220;the Other&#8221;<\/a> &#8211; Apr. 2019<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wtb.org\/events\/nov05.doc\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Chadwick Residence <\/a>&#8211; Nov. 2005<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wtb.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Oct10.doc\">Chanting\u00a0<\/a> &#8211; Oct. 2010<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wtb.org\/events\/dec02.doc\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Christianity, Judaism, Atheism <\/a>&#8211; Dec. 2002<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wtb.org\/events\/jan06.doc\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Christianity: Experiences of 5 Christians <\/a>&#8211; Jan. 2006<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wtb.org\/events\/mar04.doc\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Civil Liberties <\/a>&#8211; March 2004<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wtb.org\/events\/Feb02.doc\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Civil Liberties &#8211;<\/a> Feb. 2002<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wtb.org\/events\/mar02.doc\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Civil liberties <\/a>&#8211; March 2002<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wtb.org\/events\/oct08.doc\">Clothing in Different Traditions: Wearing Our Perspectives <\/a>&#8211; Oct. 2008<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"ttps:\/\/wtb.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/11.8.23_-Collaborative-Dinner_with-CNY-RISE-1.pdf\">CNY Rise Dinner<\/a> &#8211;\u00a0Nov 2023<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wtb.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/feb10.doc\">Community Garden <\/a>&#8211; Feb. 2010<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wtb.org\/events\/jan05.doc\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Communities of Peace<\/a> &#8211; Jan. 2005<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wtb.org\/events\/sept06.doc\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Confluence of Holy Days <\/a>&#8211; Sept. 2006 <em>see also Oct. 07<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wtb.org\/events\/oct05.doc\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Convergence of Holy Days <\/a>&#8211; Oct. 2005<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wtb.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/10.23.22-Creating-Caring-Community.pdf\">Creating Caring Community<\/a> &#8212; Nov. 2022<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wtb.org\/events\/dec07.doc\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cultural Celebrations <\/a>&#8211; Dec. 2007<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wtb.org\/events\/nov08.doc\">Cultivating an Attitude of Gratitude <\/a>&#8211; Nov. 2008<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wtb.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/Jan13.doc\">Culture Clash Demonstration<\/a> &#8211; Jan. 2013<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wtb.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/Dec10.do\">Dance, the Joy of Dance <\/a>&#8211; Dec. 2010<\/li>\n<li>Dialogue with Girl Ambassadors for Human Rights &#8211; Dec. 2017<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wtb.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/notes_Mar13.docx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>&#8220;<\/strong>Different Books, Common Word: Baptists and Muslims&#8221;<\/a> film &#8211; March 2103<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wtb.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/March11.doc\">Do Ask, Do Tell <\/a>(stories from gay women) &#8211; March 2011<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"..\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/May10.doc\">Dreams<\/a> &#8211; May 2010<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wtb.org\/events\/apr07.doc\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Eco-Spirituality <\/a>&#8211; April 2007<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wtb.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Oct-2018-program.doc\">Eastern Farmworkers Association<\/a> &#8211; Oct. 2018<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wtb.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/Feb13.doc\">Environmentalism<\/a> &#8211; Feb. 2013<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wtb.org\/?p=10407\">Family Stories<\/a> &#8211;\u00a0 Oct. 2023<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"..\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/Nov091.doc\">Fasting <\/a>&#8211; Nov. 2009<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wtb.org\/events\/dec06.doc\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Festival of Light (Baha&#8217;i, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism, Kwanzaa, Wicca) <\/a>&#8211; Dec. 2006<\/li>\n<li>Film:<a href=\"http:\/\/www.wtb.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/April11.doc\"> &#8220;Sierra-Leone&#8217;s Refugee All-Stars&#8221;<\/a> &#8211; March 2011<\/li>\n<li>Film: &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.wtb.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/Mar12.doc\">Sisters-in-Law&#8221;<\/a> (Cameroon) &#8211; March 2012<\/li>\n<li>Film:<a href=\"http:\/\/www.wtb.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/Mar10.doc\"> &#8220;Pray the Devil Back to Hell&#8221; <\/a>(Liberia) &#8211; March 2010<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wtb.org\/?p=7494\">Fostering Our Future<\/a> &#8211; October 2009<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wtb.org\/?attachment_id=4140\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4140\">Gene Fisch, author of <em>All Roads Lead Home <\/em><\/a>&#8211; April 2016<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wtb.org\/events\/feb06.doc\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ghana: Building Bridges with CNY<\/a> &#8211; Feb. 2006<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wtb.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/Nov12.doc\">Goddesses<\/a> &#8211; Nov. 2012<\/li>\n<li>Gratitude &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wtb.org\/events\/nov06.doc\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Nov. 2006<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/wtb.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Nov-2018-program.doc\">Nov. 2018<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wtb.org\/?p=9550\">Harvest Gathering<\/a> &#8211; Oct. 2019<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wtb.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/Oct121.doc\">Heroines in History Tea<\/a> &#8211; Oct. 2012<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wtb.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/02.23.25_MarchHolidays.docx\">Holy Days in March (&amp; Ice Cream Social )<\/a> &#8211; Feb. 2025<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wtb.org\/?p=10351\">Holidays of Spring<\/a> &#8211; April 2023<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wtb.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/12.12.21-WTB-Holiday-Program.pdf\">Holiday Program <\/a>&#8211; Dec 2021<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wtb.org\/events\/oct04.doc\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">House Blessings <\/a>&#8211; Oct. 2004<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wtb.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/notes_April15.docx\">Human Trafficking<\/a> &#8211; April 2015<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wtb.org\/events\/jun02.doc\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">IBTIDA <\/a>&#8211; June 2002<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wtb.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Program-March-18.doc\">The Indigenous People of Alaska<\/a> &#8211; March 2018<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wtb.org\/events\/mar09.doc\">Infant Mortality<\/a> &#8211; March 2009<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wtb.org\/events\/feb05.doc\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Intercultural Relationships <\/a>&#8211; Feb. 2005<\/li>\n<li>Interfaith Dinner Dialogues &#8211; Sept. 2017<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wtb.org\/?p=9647\">Interfaith Harmony Assembly (10th)<\/a> &#8211; Feb. 2020<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wtb.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/WTB-sept13.docx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Interfaith Prayer Service<\/a> (Unity of Syracuse) &#8211; Sept. 2013<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wtb.org\/?page_id=2418\">International Dinner 5<\/a> &#8211; May 2012<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wtb.org\/?page_id=398\">International Dinner 4<\/a> &#8211; March 2008<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wtb.org\/?page_id=401\">International Dinner 3 &#8211;<\/a> March 2006<\/li>\n<li>International Dinner 2 &#8211; April 2004 (no notes)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wtb.org\/events\/oct02.doc\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">International Dinner 1 <\/a>&#8211; Oct. 2002<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wtb.org\/events\/sept05.doc\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">International Context &amp; WTB <\/a>&#8211; Sept. 2005<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wtb.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/notes_Dec14.docx\">Intersections of Spirituality, Creativity and Poetry <\/a>&#8211; Dec. 2014 <strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wtb.org\/events\/sep02.doc\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Iraq and War <\/a>&#8211; Sept. 2002<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wtb.org\/events\/jan03.doc\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Islam and Buddhism <\/a>&#8211; Jan. 2003<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wtb.org\/events\/apr02.doc\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Islam: Learning About Islam <\/a>&#8211; April 2002<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wtb.org\/events\/feb08.doc\">Islam: Many Faces of Islam <\/a>&#8211; Feb. 2008<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wtb.org\/events\/mar03.doc\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Islam: Muslim Arrests in CNY <\/a>&#8211; March 2003<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wtb.org\/events\/nov02.doc\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Islam: Ramadan <\/a>&#8211; Nov. 2002<\/li>\n<li>Islamic Society visits &#8211; Dec. 2012 and 2013<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wtb.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/notes_Mar13.docx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kolam<\/a> &#8211; March 2014<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wtb.org\/events\/may06.doc\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jain <\/a>&#8211; May 2006<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wtb.org\/?attachment_id=4106\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4106\">Japanese Tea Ceremony <\/a>&#8211; March 2016<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wtb.org\/events\/sept03.doc\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Joys and Sorrows in WTB <\/a>&#8211; Sept. 2003<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wtb.org\/events\/jan08.doc\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Journey Through the Sacred Year<\/a> &#8211; Jan. 2008<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wtb.org\/?page_id=115\">Journey to the Tent of Abraham <\/a>&#8211; Oct. 2007; April 2013<strong style=\"line-height: 19px;\"><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wtb.org\/events\/dec02.doc\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Judaism <\/a>&#8211; Dec. 2002<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wtb.org\/events\/mar02.doc\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Judaism<\/a> &#8211; March 2002<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wtb.org\/events\/feb07.doc\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Judaism: Pluralism in Judaism <\/a>&#8211; Feb. 2007<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wtb.org\/?attachment_id=4588\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4588\">Life Cycles: Adolescence<\/a> &#8211; Jan. 2017<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wtb.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Notes_Oct11.doc\">Life Cycles: Arranged Marriages <\/a>&#8211; Oct. 2011<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wtb.org\/events\/may02.doc\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Life Cycles: Birth and Adolescence<\/a> &#8211; May 2002<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wtb.org\/events\/jan07.doc\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Life Cycles: Birth<\/a> &#8211; Jan. 2007<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wtb.org\/?attachment_id=4489\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4489\">Life Cycles: Conception, Birth, and Abortion <\/a>&#8211; Oct. 2016<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wtb.org\/events\/april03.doc\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Life Cycles: Death and Dying <\/a>&#8211; April 2003<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wtb.org\/events\/may03.doc\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Life Cycles: Death (End of Life Issues) <\/a>&#8211; May 2003<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wtb.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/WTB-program-April-2017.doc\">Life Cycles: Death and Dying<\/a> &#8211; April 2017<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wtb.org\/events\/feb03.doc\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Life Cycles: Marriage <\/a>&#8211; Feb. 2003<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wtb.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/WTB-Program-March-17.docx\">Life Cycles: Marriage, Family and Divorce<\/a> &#8211; Mar. 2017<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wtb.org\/events\/mar05.doc\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Marginalization: Stories by Women <\/a>&#8211; March 2005<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wtb.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/oct09.doc\">Mentoring Young Women <\/a>&#8211; Oct. 2009<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wtb.org\/events\/nov04.doc\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Middle East Women<\/a> &#8211; Nov. 2004<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wtb.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/10.22.24_Migrant-Stories.pdf\">Migrant Stories <\/a>&#8211; Sept. 2024<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wtb.org\/events\/may07.doc\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Migrant Workers (EFWA) <\/a>&#8211; May 2007<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wtb.org\/events\/mar03.doc\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Muslim Arrests in CNY<\/a> &#8211; March 2003 [see also Islam]<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wtb.org\/events\/apr06.doc\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Native American: Onondaga Women<\/a> &#8211; April 2006<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wtb.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/Sept121.doc\">New Americans<\/a> &#8211; Sept. 2012<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wtb.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/WTB-Meeting-Jan-18.doc\">Notable Women in Various Faith Traditions<\/a> &#8211; Jan. 2018<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wtb.org\/events\/oct06.doc\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">On Point for College<\/a> &#8211; Oct. 2006<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wtb.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/jan10.doc\">Organ, Tissue and Blood Donation <\/a>&#8211; Jan. 2010<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wtb.org\/?p=9301\">PBS Documentary Segments Feature WTB<\/a> &#8211; March 2019<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wtb.org\/events\/sept07.doc\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Peace<\/a> &#8211; Sept. 2007<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wtb.org\/?attachment_id=4494\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4494\">Peace Poles &#8211;<\/a> Sept. 2016<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wtb.org\/?p=10363\">Picnic and Plant Exchange<\/a> &#8211;\u00a0 May, 2023<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wtb.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/note_april14.docx\">Poetry<\/a> &#8211; April 2014<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wtb.org\/events\/mar07.doc\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Poverty and Conflict<\/a> &#8211; March 2007<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wtb.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Program-Apr-2018.doc\">The Power of One Girl<\/a> &#8211; April 2018<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wtb.org\/events\/feb04.doc\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Prayer <\/a>&#8211; Feb. 2004<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wtb.org\/events\/Feb09.doc\">Prison: Women in Prison &#8211; <\/a>Feb. 2009<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wtb.org\/events\/nov02.doc\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ramadan<\/a> &#8211; Nov. 2002<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wtb.org\/events\/sep04.doc\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Reaching Across Differences<\/a> &#8211; Sept. 2004<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wtb.org\/events\/nov05.doc\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Red Cross Disaster Relief <\/a>&#8211; Nov. 2005<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wtb.org\/events\/oct03.doc\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Refugee Resettlement <\/a>&#8211; Oct. 2003<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wtb.org\/events\/nov03.doc\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Religious Celebrations <\/a>&#8211; Nov. 2003<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wtb.org\/events\/may04.doc\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Religious Dress and Symbols <\/a>&#8211; May 2004<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wtb.org\/events\/jan04.doc\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sacred Space <\/a>&#8211; Jan. 2004<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wtb.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/WTB-Program-Nov-2017.docx\">Sadako and Origami Cranes<\/a> &#8211; Nov. 2017<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wtb.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/apr09.doc\">Shamanism<\/a> &#8211; April 2009<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wtb.org\/?p=6358\">Sharing Holiday Traditions<\/a> &#8211; Dec. 2018 and <a href=\"https:\/\/wtb.org\/?p=9624\">Dec. 2019\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wtb.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/notes_Nov11.doc\">Sharing Stories<\/a> &#8211; Nov. 2011<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wtb.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/WTB-Minutes-Oct-2017.docx\">Sharing Stories with Women of Different Faith Traditions<\/a> &#8211; Oct. 2017<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wtb.org\/events\/may06.doc\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sikhism <\/a>&#8211; May 2006<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wtb.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/WTB-Oct13.docx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sikh Gurdwara visit<\/a> &#8211; Oct. 2013<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wtb.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/WTB-Nov13.docx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ska-nonh, Great Law of Peace Center visit<\/a> &#8211; Nov. 2013<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wtb.org\/?p=10502\">Southern Border\u00a0<\/a>&#8211; May 2024<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wtb.org\/events\/oct06.doc\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">SouthSide Newsstand<\/a> &#8211; Oct. 2006<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wtb.org\/events\/sept08.doc\">Spiritual Journeys: Leaving Home, Staying Home, Coming Home &#8211; <\/a>Sept. 2008<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wtb.org\/?p=9343\">Spring Equinox Wiccan Ritual<\/a> &#8211; March 2019<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wtb.org\/events\/may08.doc\">Spring Fling<\/a> &#8211; May 2008<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wtb.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/notes_Nov11.doc\">Stories Shared <\/a>&#8211; Nov. 2011<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wtb.org\/events\/nov07.doc\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Stories of Hope and Healing <\/a>&#8211; Nov. 2007<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wtb.org\/?p=9429\">Summer Solstice Garden Tour<\/a> &#8211; June 2019<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wtb.org\/?page_id=3752\">Sycamore Hill Gardens Tour &#8211;<\/a> (annually)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wtb.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/3.27.22-Syracuse-HIstory-from-OHA.pdf\">Syracuse History<\/a> &#8211; March\u00a0 2022<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wtb.org\/events\/jan09.doc\">Transformation Stories: I Have a Dream <\/a>&#8211; Jan. 2009<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wtb.org\/?p=9271\">The Transformative Power of Love and Forgiveness<\/a> &#8211; Feb. 2019<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"..\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/sep09.doc\">Travels That Expand the Spirit<\/a> &#8211; Sept. 2009<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wtb.org\/events\/may05.doc\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tsunami Relief <\/a>&#8211; May 2005<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wtb.org\/?p=9584\">Tying Blankets to Warm Hearts and Bodies<\/a> &#8211; Nov. 2019<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wtb.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/9.18.22-Journey-from-Ukraine-to-Syracuse.pdf\">Ukraine to Syracuse Journey <\/a>&#8211; Sept. 2022<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wtb.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/notes_Nov14_SeedsofPeace.docx\">UN International Day of Peace <\/a>&#8211; Nov. 2014<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wtb.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Sept-2018-program.doc\">Understanding the &#8216;Other&#8217;<\/a> &#8211; Sept. 2018<\/li>\n<li>Wellness, Alternate Paths &#8211; April 2008 (no notes)<em><br \/>\n<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wtb.org\/events\/oct06.doc\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Women Who Walk the Talk <\/a>&#8211; Oct. 2006<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wtb.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/oct01_edited.doc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">WTB: What Can We Do? <\/a>&#8211; Oct. 21, 2001<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wtb.org\/events\/jan02.doc\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">WTB: Writing Our Vision Statement<\/a> &#8211; Jan. 2002<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wtb.org\/events\/sept05.doc\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">WTB&#8217;s Place Internationally <\/a>&#8211; Sept. 2005<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wtb.org\/events\/oct01a.doc\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">WTB: Organizational Meeting <\/a>&#8211; Oct. 6, 2001<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wtb.org\/?page_id=3515\">World Interfaith Harmony Assemblies<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/wtb.org\/?p=9647\">2020<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/wtb.org\/?p=7108\">2019<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.syracuse.com\/news\/index.ssf\/2018\/02\/eighth_world_interfaith_harmony_assembly.html\">2018,<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/wtb.org\/?page_id=4840\">2017<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/wtb.org\/?page_id=4932\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4046\">2016<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/wtb.org\/?page_id=4934\">2015<\/a>,\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/wtb.org\/?page_id=4936\">2014<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/wtb.org\/?p=7041\">2013<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/wtb.org\/?p=7207\">2012<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/wtb.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/Jan11.doc\">2011<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wtb.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/notes_Jan14.docx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Zen Center visit <\/a>&#8211; 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