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SVPC is a safe place for thoughtful conversations about important issues, such as gun violence, the conflict in Korea, immigration issues, the refugee crisis, recovery from natural disaster, racism, and the water situation in Flint, MI. Most Community Conversations include a documentary film screen followed by discussion and Q&A with experts and local authorities.
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Previous Community Conversations
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Let them See Us: Black Beauty Beyond the Mask
Speaker: Rev. Denise Anderson
January 20, 2021
Dear White Christians: For Those Still Longing For Racial Reconciliation
Book discussion with author Jennifer Harvey
October 6, 2020
FLINT: The Poisoning of an American City
Film screening and panel discussion with filmmaker David Barnhart and community leaders from Flint, MI
September 10, 2020
Bonhoeffer's Black Jesus: A Conversation with Reggie Williams
Author/Speaker Reggie Williams
January 17, 2019
Wine & Cheese & Documentaries
"Cooked: Survival by Zip Code"
Film screening and small group discussion about housing insecurity
August 16, 2020
Immigration Issues
"Locked in a Box"
Film screening and small group discussion. This film follows stories of individuals held in the U.S. Immigration detention system and those who visit them.
September 17, 2018
Storytelling & Disaster Relief
"Kepulihan: When the Waters Recede"
Documentary film screening
Speakers: David Barnhart, filmmaker, Rev. Joey Lee, Executive Presbyter
May 24, 2018
A Conversation on Gun Violence
"Trigger: The Ripple Effect of Gun Violence"
Documentary film screening
Speakers: U.S. Congressman Ro Khanna, Chief Phan S. Ngo, Sunnyvale Public Safety, Rev. Erik Wanson, PACT member, Shubhra Dubey, student leader/activist
April 30, 2018