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MARCH 2026
March 4
Beyond the Classroom: Key Issues Shaping Education in Sarasota County Schools
5:45pm
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7:00pm
Venice - Jacaranda Library
Event Details
March 4
Beyond the Classroom: Key Issues Shaping Education in Sarasota County Schools
The League of Women Voters and the Suncoast Alliance will provide updates about the most recent and proposed changes to Sarasota County Scho...
5:45pm
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7:00pm
Venice - Jacaranda Library
March 17
Embracing our Differences through a Jewish Lens: Tour and Discussion
5:00pm
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7:30pm
Sarasota Bayfront Park
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March 17
Embracing our Differences through a Jewish Lens: Tour and Discussion
Rabbi Jennifer Singer will lead a tour and discussion at the outdoors Bayfront Park of the 2026 Embracing Our Differences Exhibit. Note th...
5:00pm
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7:30pm
Sarasota Bayfront Park
March 29
Living Room Conversation: Voices of the People: Mapping the Agenda for the Next Decade
5:00pm
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7:30pm
Sarasota-Kenilworth
Event Details
March 29
Living Room Conversation: Voices of the People: Mapping the Agenda for the Next Decade
Israeli President Herzog initiated Voices of the People:
Mapping Out the Agenda for the Next Decade. Our presenter,
Keren Shani-Lifrak, is on...
5:00pm
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7:30pm
Sarasota-Kenilworth
JANUARY AND FEBRUARY 2026
Jan 25, 2026
Suncoast Jewish Alliance Annual Membership Meeting
5:00pm
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7:30pm
Laurel Lakes
Event Details
Jan 25, 2026
Suncoast Jewish Alliance Annual Membership Meeting
The Membership elected new officers and accepted the updated Bylaws. We then enjoyed a schmooze, shared a potluck dinner and were entertaine...
5:00pm
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7:30pm
Laurel Lakes
Feb 15, 2026
Living Room Conversation: The Art of War
5:00pm
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7:30pm
Nokomis
Event Details
Feb 15, 2026
Living Room Conversation: The Art of War
David Kaufman led a discussion about the Laws of War, beginning with accepted practices during a siege.
Alliance Members only. Pre-registr...
5:00pm
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7:30pm
Nokomis
December 2025
Dec 22, 2025
Alliance Board Meeting
7pm
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9pm
Zoom only
Event Details
Dec 22, 2025
Alliance Board Meeting
Alliance Members only. Pre-registration required. Contact suncoastjewishalliance1@gmail.com for information.
7pm
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9pm
Zoom only
Dec 7, 2025
Living Room Conversation: Anti-Defamation League
5:00pm
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7:30pm
Venice - Wellen Park
Event Details
Dec 7, 2025
Living Room Conversation: Anti-Defamation League
Lucas Martinez, Director of Strategic Partnerships, and Emily Bernstein, Tampa Bay Community Manager, of the Florida Anti-Defamation League ...
5:00pm
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7:30pm
Venice - Wellen Park
November 2025
Nov 2, 2025
Living Room Conversation: Immigration Justice Coalition
5:00pm
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7:30pm
Sarasota-Kenilworth
Event Details
Nov 2, 2025
Living Room Conversation: Immigration Justice Coalition
Maria Robayo and Juan Pablo Salas, Immigration Justice Coalition of Southwest Florida, will discuss the current immigration challenges that ...
5:00pm
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7:30pm
Sarasota-Kenilworth
Nov 8, 2025
Public Education Network (PEN)
9am
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12:30pm
Venice United Church of Christ
Event Details
Nov 8, 2025
Public Education Network (PEN)
Investing in Our Students: The Promises and Possibilities of Sarasota District Schools Conference
Convenor: jill@pensarasota.org
Alliance rep...
9am
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12:30pm
Venice United Church of Christ
Nov 8, 2025
Bus Trip to Big Cypress National Detention Center for Prayer and Protest
7am
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not determined
Immigration Justice Coalition of SW Florida and others
Event Details
Nov 8, 2025
Bus Trip to Big Cypress National Detention Center for Prayer and Protest
Co-sponsored by the Alliance, Immigration Justice Coalition of SW Florida, UU Sarasota, UU COV Social Justice, First Congregational United C...
7am
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not determined
Immigration Justice Coalition of SW Florida and others
Nov 9, 2025
Suncoast Jewish Alliance: Ripped from the News
10am
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12pm
Temple Beth Sholom in Sarasota
Event Details
Nov 9, 2025
Suncoast Jewish Alliance: Ripped from the News
Alliance presentation to Temple Beth Sholom Men's Club and Education Committee Monthly Breakfast. .Pre-registration requested.
Contact: dr.ed...
10am
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12pm
Temple Beth Sholom in Sarasota
Nov 17, 2025
Alliance Board Meeting
7pm
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9pm
Zoom only
Event Details
Nov 17, 2025
Alliance Board Meeting
Alliance Members only. Pre-registration required. Contact suncoastjewishalliance1@gmail.com for information.
7pm
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9pm
Zoom only
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October 2025
Oct 17, 2025
Social Justice Alliance of the Florida Suncoast
9:30am
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11:00am
Unitarian Universalist Church of Venice
Event Details
Oct 17, 2025
Social Justice Alliance of the Florida Suncoast
Collaborator Committee Mtg
Contact: Johnvancam@gmail.com for zoom link
Alliance rep: suncoastjewishalliance1@gmail.com
9:30am
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11:00am
Unitarian Universalist Church of Venice
Oct 17, 2025
Catalyst
3pm
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5pm
ALSO Youth in Sarasota
Event Details
Oct 17, 2025
Catalyst
Collaborator Committee Mtg
Contact: admin@srqstrong.org
Alliance rep: suncoastjewishalliance1@gmail.com
3pm
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5pm
ALSO Youth in Sarasota
Oct 18, 2025
Sarasota "No Kings" Rally - Nationwide Day of Action
9am
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12pm
Payne Park Auditorium in Sarasota
Event Details
Oct 18, 2025
Sarasota "No Kings" Rally - Nationwide Day of Action
Collaborator: League of Women Voters
Hosted by the Democratic Women's Club of Sarasota County, in partnership with LWV, US, El Pueblo Unido-T...
9am
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12pm
Payne Park Auditorium in Sarasota
Oct 19 & 26, 2025
Detention Center Prayer Vigils
5pm
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6pm
Payne Park Pavilion in Sarasota
Event Details
Oct 19 & 26, 2025
Detention Center Prayer Vigils
Two prayer vigils in solidarity with the protest at Big Cypress National Detention Center
October 19: Rev. Andrew Hudson, Covenant Mennonite ...
5pm
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6pm
Payne Park Pavilion in Sarasota
Oct 23, 2025
Sarasota Ministerial Association
11:30am
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1pm
Sarasota Memorial Hospital
Event Details
Oct 23, 2025
Sarasota Ministerial Association
Convenor Monthly Luncheon Mtg
Contact: chaplaintompfaff@gmail.com
Alliance rep: suncoastjewishalliance1@gmail.com
11:30am
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1pm
Sarasota Memorial Hospital
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Sept 2025
Living Room Conversation: Christian Responsibility to Fight Antisemitism
5pm
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7:30pm
Sarasota-Bradenton
Event Details
Sept 2025
Living Room Conversation: Christian Responsibility to Fight Antisemitism
Rev. Dr. Wes Bixby, First Congregational Church of Christ, Sarasota, discussed what the local Christian Community is doing to address antise...
5pm
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7:30pm
Sarasota-Bradenton
July 2025
Living Room Conversation: Antisemitism - How Secure are We?
5pm
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7:30pm
Nokomis
Event Details
July 2025
Living Room Conversation: Antisemitism - How Secure are We?
Tom Baugher, Community Security Director for the Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee, addressed concerns about antisemitic and other hate ...
5pm
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7:30pm
Nokomis
June 2025
Living Room Conversation: Stop Woke
5pm
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7:30pm
Bradenton-Lakewood Ranch
Event Details
June 2025
Living Room Conversation: Stop Woke
The STOP Woke Act of 2022 and its Legacies for Florida's Academics
Dr. Bruce Abramson, New College of Florida, spoke about the perceptions an...
5pm
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7:30pm
Bradenton-Lakewood Ranch
June 2025
Israel Emergency Program: Operation RIsing Lion
5pm
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7:30pm
Zoon only
Event Details
June 2025
Israel Emergency Program: Operation RIsing Lion
Dr. Uzi Baram gave a historical background of events in past decades and recently that precipitated Operation Rising Lion. Alliance members...
5pm
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7:30pm
Zoon only
April 2025
Living Room Conversation: Sharing our Family Immigration Stories and the Light They Shed on the Pres
5pm
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7:30pm
Sarasota-Vamo
Event Details
April 2025
Living Room Conversation: Sharing our Family Immigration Stories and the Light They Shed on the Pres
Drs. Uzi Baram and Robin Taub Williams, both Alliance board members, facilitated a highly interactive discussion among the participants, inc...
5pm
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7:30pm
Sarasota-Vamo
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Our Past Events for Our Community
Rabbis Mimi Weisel and Jennifer Singer explored Jewish perspectives on What Jewish Tradition Says about Reproductive Health, including controversies.
November 2024
Uzi Baram, Professor Emeritus, New College of Florida, with support from the Florida Humanities, explored the historical interactions between Israel and Florida:.
January 2025
Marcia Zerivitz, Founding Executive Director, Jewish Museum of Florida–Florida International University, historian and author, talked about Jews in Florida: Centuries of Stories February 2025
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