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You are invited to join us for the Family Justice Center’s virtual fundraiser and silent auction, “Hope is Not Cancelled.”  Click on https://fjcsonomacounty.cbo.io  to view information about the event and by scrolling to the bottom of the page, you can preview the auction items before you register.   If you are interested in bidding on an item and/or viewing the live event, then register and you will be set!  Once registered you can bid from the convenience of your computer or phone until the auction closes on Friday evening. The silent auction starts today, December 9th, at noon and will close following the […]

Community and Connection DuringAnother Covid-19 Caused Shutdown  Residents of the Bay Area have once again been asked to stay at home through at least the end of December, except when conducting essential business, and also to scrupulously observe prevention practices including mask wearing, social distancing and frequent handwashing. We know that stay at home orders are truly difficult for all of our constituents, and very likely to deepen isolation and depression to troublesome levels. This is especially true during the Holidays, when all of us hope for and are accustomed to gathering with friends and loved ones for warmth and celebration. The […]

LGBTQI History: A Sonoma County Timeline 1947-2000. Wednesdays 1:30-3pm. Online via Zoom.  Next week, 12/9, Mary Kowatch will be talking  with us about her child custody case in the 80s.  Please contact me to enroll in this FREE class and get  a Zoom invite: cdungan@santarosa.edu

December 10Learning How to Build ResilienceDuring the Long PandemicLet’s take a renewed dive into coping with our need to shelter in place to maintain our safety. We’ll look at strategies to cope with our circumstances and develop creative ways to engage with our lives and each other as we move into winter.Check-in Mondays7 to 8 pmWe catch up with each other on how we’re doing and have unstructured conversations focused on listening and deepening community. The Social Committee has been consistently offering fun events to offset the boredom of the pandemic. They want to celebrate your birthday if you’ll let them know […]

Dine In and Give Back on Thursday, December 3rd to support local restaurants and Food For Thought by participating in this year’s Dining IN For Life event! Participating is easy! Simply… 1. Order takeout from a participating restaurant and enjoy your meal from the comfort of your home! VIEW RESTAURANT LIST 2. Make a donation to Food For Thought and support our work of providing healing food + love to more than 2,000 people living with HIV, COVID-19 and other serious illnesses in Sonoma County. DONATE Our local restaurant community has been severely impacted by the pandemic. Because of this, […]

LGBTQI History: A Sonoma County Timeline 1947-2000.Wednesdays 1:30-3pm. Online via Zoom. Next week, 11/25, we will be watching an interview with Lesbian Caregivers during the AIDS epidemic. Please contact me to enroll in this FREE class and receive a Zoom invite: cdungan@santarosa.edu

Face to Face presents their Strategic Plan. Executive Director, Sara Brewer, along with Face to Face’s passionate and dedicated staff and Board of Directors have been working on this plan for the past few months in order to keep moving forward to achieve their mission.Central to the plan is their commitment to reduce transmission of HIV in people 25 and younger, enhance care services, scale up prevention services and be more more of a sustainable and resilient community resource.Please take the time to get to know our plan for our community. View Strategic Plan

Join us in Downtown San Rafael to mark Transgender Day of Remembrance on November 20, 2020. We will have powerful speakers, live music, and will read the names of the transgender people who have been killed over the last year due to anti-trans violence.  Please share information about the event widely with your networks: we encourage all to show up in support of trans people in Marin County and beyond!  Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDOR) was started in 1999 by transgender advocate Gwendolyn Ann Smith as a vigil to honor the memory of Rita Hester, a transgender woman who was […]