Previous Events 2022 ~ 2024

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May 19, 2024

The last event of the spring season hosted by Westminster Events focused on affordable housing in Marin. Dick Spotswood of the Marin IJ moderated a distinguished group of experts including Rebekah Helzel of the Mt. Tam Community Land Trust, Bianca Neumann of EAH Housing, and Jennifer Silva of the Marin Environmental Housing Collaborative. 

February 25, 2024

Marking the second anniversary of the Russian war on Ukraine, Westminster Events was proud to present a special panel of speakers each representing a unique viewpoint on life in Ukraine before and during the war. 

October 22, 2023

Westminster Events proudly hosted Navigating Climate Change, a distinguished panel of local elected officials: Supervisor Stephanie Moulton-Peters, MMWD’s board member Jed Smith, and Sausalito Mayor Melissa Blaustein with the charismatic moderator Marin IJ columnist Dick Spotswood. It was the first time the three officials had met together to discuss Marin’s water supply issues before an audience and the conversation was rich with information and answers to today’s water concerns.

March 12, 2023

Sing We Enchanted (SWE), is a local a cappella performance chorus with a mission to bring uplifting harmonies to those with illness and disabilities in hospital and rehab facilities. Typically, SWE sings in smaller groups. On March 12th, SWE performed with its full eleven voices in a rich and varied program entitled, Renaissance to Jazz. Details here.

March 5, 2023

Humans of San Quentin is a powerful storytelling platform that breaks down stereotypes and humanizes those people living behind bars. Their work in that community has proven to have the power to inspire, inform, and importantly, remind us of our shared humanity. Details here.

March 2, 2023

Every first Thursday of the month, Death Cafe offers a safe place to explore feelings regarding death, dying, and grief. The Cafe is hosted by Karen Murray and Anthea Grimason, both end-of-life doulas. Death Cafe is a 20-year-old non-profit organization. Its mission is, “To increase awareness of death and dying and inspire people make the most of their (finite) lives.” Details here.

February 5, 2023

Click here to read Marin Magazine's latest article about Ukraine, April 22, 2023

Hromada's Nataliya Anon

Nataliya shared the latest “on the ground” efforts in Ukraine. She summarized some historical background around her involvement in raising funds and awareness about Ukraine’s ongoing situation, even before Russia's February 2022 invasion. Paula was helpful in encouraging Nataliya to share key elements for the audience’s general understanding and how they could participate. Jami Coulter, local humanitarian and partner with Nataliya, introduced several Ukrainian refugee families who have been resettling in Marin and shared how community members could help. A reception followed with enlightening conversations. For a video recording of the program, click this You Tube link.

November 17, 2022

Vicki Larson's New Book

Vicki shared examples from her book with Paula about how classic “aging women” stereotypes still exist. Through her in-depth research, we learned that while the myths remain, the statistics simply don’t add up. Aging women continue to live productive, engaging, and otherwise fully-satisfying lives as long as they—and the men who love and work with them—support changing the narrative for themselves and others. An intriguing read for sure. We look forward to more books by Vicki!  

Vicki is an award-winning columnist, author, and the Lifestyle Editor for the Marin IJ. Details here.

November 23, 2022

Noah Griffin Jr., is a San Francisco native and has served local and national communities throughout his career in various capacities, including as a historian, writer, newspaper columnist, radio and television talk-show host, law editor, press secretary, campaign manager, lyricist, and vocalist. Noah spoke about his life, race relations, and Martin Luther King. More info here.