Memorial Service for Carolina shooting victims

Grace Baptist Church in San Jose will hold a memorial service for the victims of the shootings in South Carolina. All are welcome to come and honor those who were killed last month at the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston.

Community Townhall Meeting

What’s Next?

How Can We Make a Difference After the Tragedy in Charleston?

Members of churches and other faith leaders in Palo Alto are invited to join us for the discussion. We are in a time of escalating race based violence and we need to have honest and open dialogue about it so we can move towards a solution.

On the shootings in “Mother Emanuel” Church

June 18, 2015

Our hearts go out to the people of the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, South Carolina, and to the families and friends of the nine victims who were killed as they studied the Bible and prayed together. No religious community – no community—should ever have to bear the pain of having their sacred space invaded by hatred and violence. Our sacred places—be they church, temple, Gurdwara, synagogue, meditation hall or mosque—should be places of sanctuary and peace.

We grieve again for victims of the racism and prejudice that continue to distort our nation. SiVIC reaffirms its commitment to building a more just and compassionate society, and pledges to work together with the local African American community and religious communities to stand against violence and hatred and to celebrate the richness and strength that diversity brings to all of us in Silicon Valley.