ALF La Comunidad Leadership Team Meeting
2025-10-02 16:30 - 17:30, 2025-12-04 16:30 - 17:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Private Venue

The Power of We
2025-10-03 08:30 - 15:30 | Emmanuel Baptist Church, 467 N. White Rd, San Jose, 95127, United States
The Power of We | Reclaiming Humanity With Love and Solidarity
Our culture must reclaim its humanity.
We first need to diagnose the dis-ease causing our anxiety, divisiveness and despair. Our wisdom traditions teach us that real hope comes through a commitment to love and solidarity. Let’s explore how traditional practices sustained our ancestors as they endeavored to maintain or restore their humanity. In the process, we’re sure to discover insights for our times.
GUEST FACILITATORS:Rev. Michael-Ray Mathews (Class XLI)Tamara Alvarado (Class XLIII) – Calpulli OcelocihuatlPJ Hirabayashi (Class XXIX)

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Join Senior Fellows who identify as People of Color to:-Deepen relationships-Appreciate our different experiences and shared values-Begin to rebalance power to create a culture that values everyone’s humanity
DATE: October 3TIME: 8:30 AM – 3:30 PMVENUE: Emmanuel Baptist Church, 467 N White Rd, San Jose, CA

ALF AAPI Caucus Planning Meeting
2025-10-07 12:15 - 13:15, 2025-12-02 12:15 - 13:15 | Private Venue

Reflecting Life’s Journey Affinity Group
2025-10-07 15:00 - 17:00, 2025-11-04 15:00 - 17:00, 2025-12-02 15:00 - 17:00 | Private Venue
For a decade, several ALF Senior Fellows have been meeting as the Life’s Work Transitions Group. It is the first and longest-running ALF Affinity Group, founded by Meri Maben (Class XXIV) and Naomi Fine (Class XX).
For more information and a Zoom invitation, contact merimaben “at” gmail dot com.

Cultural New Deal SV
2025-10-08 15:00 - 16:00, 2025-11-12 15:00 - 16:00, 2025-12-10 15:00 - 16:00 | Private Venue

Fellows Class XLV Session: Forecasting the Future
2025-10-13 - 2025-10-14 | Private Venue
For reference only. Session dates subject to change.
Learn more about the ALF Fellows Program.

ALF Foundation Leaders Meeting
2025-10-13 15:30 - 17:00, 2025-11-10 15:30 - 17:00, 2025-12-08 15:30 - 17:00 | Private Venue

ALF Fellows Program Mixer
2025-10-14 17:30 - 19:00 | Private Venue
OCT 14 / SAN FRANCISCO / 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM
Register for ALF Silicon Valley’s October 14 ALF Fellows Program Mixer by clicking the button below.
Hosted by ALF Senior Fellow Tom Giles at Bloomberg SF.

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DATE: October 14
TIME: 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM
VENUE: Bloomberg San Francisco office (address provided upon registration)

ALF Fellows Program Mixer
2025-10-15 17:30 - 19:00 | Private Venue
OCT 15 / SAN JOSE / 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM
Register for ALF Silicon Valley’s October 15 ALF Fellows Program Mixer by clicking the button below.
Hosted by ALF Senior Fellow Teresa Alvarado (Class XIX) in San Jose, CA.

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DATE: October 15TIME: 5:30 PM – 7:00 PMVENUE: Home of ALF Senior Fellow Teresa Alvarado (address provided upon registration)

Fellows Class XLV Session: Seeding Change in Our Communities
2025-11-14 | Private Venue

AAPI Caucus Sharp Park Visit
2025-11-16 10:00 - 14:30 | Private Venue
Sharp Park Detention Center: How Sharp Park’s Hidden History Can Help Us Understand Detention Centers in Today’s Political Climate
Join ALF Silicon Valley’s AAPI Caucus on Sunday, November 16, to gain perspective and insight that will deepen your understanding of important local historical events and be part of a meaningful discussion on why the Sharp Park Detention Center should not be forgotten and how best to memorialize this historic site.
The program will include presentations by local historians/genealogists who will share family stories and historical data about what happened at the Sharp Park Detention Center. The day will start with a check-in at the Pacifica home of ALF Senior Fellow Fr. Jon Pedigo (Class XXIX), followed by a program and lunch at the Sharp Park Restaurant. Following the program, attendees are invited to visit the SPDC site a short distance away.
THE DEADLINE FOR REGISTER IS OCTOBER 31, 2025. THE ALF AAPI CAUCUS WELCOMES PARTNERS, SPOUSES, AND PERSONAL GUESTS. REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED FOR ALL ATTENDEES.
Event InfoDATE: NOV 16, 2025TIME: 10:00 AM – 2:30 PM (see detailed program below)LOCATION: PACIFICA, CACOST: $35

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The AAPI Caucus is requesting $35 per attendee to help defray a portion of the costs of this program and associated activities.
Program10:00 AM – 11:00 AM: ALF Senior Fellow Check-in (Home of Fr. Jon Pedigo, Pacifica, CA)11:30 AM – 2:00 PM: Lunch & overview of SPDC (Sharp Park Restaurant)2:00 PM – 2:30PM: Sharp Park Detention Center visit (less than 1.5 mi from restaurant)
Sharp Park Detention Camp – Pacifica Historical Society

BackgroundDetention centers aren’t just facilities—they are at the center of debates about immigration, civil rights, and democracy itself. In a time when policies involving detention centers are dramatically shifting in what many consider troubling ways, understanding what they mean for communities, families, and the future of Constitutional rights and protections is essential.
The Sharp Park Detention Center in Pacifica, California (the “SPDC”), is a little-known World War II “enemy alien” internment camp, active from early 1942 to 1946, and located on land owned by San Francisco across from one of this country’s most famous municipal golf courses. While the SPDC played a critical role in the massive incarceration of Japanese Americans during WWII, it also served as a detention center for people of Italian and German descent—mostly first-generation immigrants labeled as “enemy aliens.” While very little of the detention facility physically exists today, what happened in Pacifica provides a lens to examine this country’s discriminatory treatment of communities during wartime conditions.

Office Closed (Thanksgiving)
2025-11-27, 2025-11-28

ALF Black Holiday Gathering
2025-12-04 17:00 - 19:00 | African American Community Service Agency, 304 N 6th St, San Jose, CA, 95112, United States
ALF Black Holiday Gathering
Reconnect to celebrate together and discuss how to engage the next generation of Black leaders.

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EVENT DETAILSDate: December 4, 2025Time: 5 PM – 7 PMVenue: African American Community Service Agency, 304 N. 6th Street, San Jose, CA 95112

Office Closed (Winter Holiday)
2025-12-24 - 2026-01-01

Fellows Class XLV Session: Civic Responsibility
2026-01-09 | Private Venue

La Comunidad Holiday Gathering
2026-01-09 15:00 - 17:00 | Private Venue
Please join us for La Comunidad’s holiday gathering at the home ALF Senior Fellow Teresa Alvarado.
We will be gathering from 3:00-5:00 PM on January 9, 2026.
Please bring a beverage to share!

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AAPI Caucus Holiday Celebration
2026-01-22 17:00 - 19:30 | ALF Silicon Valley Main Office, 1400 Parkmoor Ave., Suite 280, San Jose, CA, 95126, United States
Join the ALF Silicon Valley AAPI Caucus for a holiday celebration on January 22, 2026 from 5:00-7:30 PM.
Main dish and drinks will be provided. Please bring a dessert to share with the group. We will use our time to be in celebration, joy and connection with each other as well as take the opportunity to dialogue about how we continue to engage members. Join us!!!

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DATE: Thursday, January 22, 2026
TIME: 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM
VENUE: ALF Silicon Valley, 1400 Parkmoor Ave, Suite 280, San Jose, CA 95126

Fellows Class XLV Session: Taking Stock
2026-02-12 - 2026-02-13 | Private Venue

ALF Women/Femme Affinity Group
2026-02-27 12:00 - 14:30 | MACLA, 510 S 1st St, San Jose, CA, 95113, United States
ALF Women/Femme Affinity Group Session: Rituals and Reflections
What are the rituals and customs that fuel you at this time of year? What are you holding and managing as we move through the holiday season? What are your processes for the management of your personal well-being?
Additionally we will have a private preview of Their Hands to Ours, a new exhibition highlighting how ancestral wisdom and childhood experiences shape identity, presented by MACLA, in partnership with Montalvo Arts Center.

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EVENT DETAILSDate: February 27, 2026Time: 12 PM – 2:30 PMVenue: MACLA, 510 S 1st St, San Jose, CA 95113

ALF's The Power of We
2026-03-06 08:30 - 12:00 | ALF Silicon Valley Main Office, 1400 Parkmoor Ave., Suite 280, San Jose, CA, 95126, United States
Welcome Back, Welcome In: Bridging & Intersectionality
ALF Silicon Valley’s The Power of We welcomes new and returning participants as we deepen our shared work and explore “The Power of Bridging” in 2026. Civil rights scholar john a. powell reminds us that “none of us has a primary identity.” This session introduces intersectionality—the idea that aspects of identity (such as race, gender, class, ability, etc.) overlap to shape our experiences of power. By understanding these connections, we move toward a leadership rooted in bridging rather than breaking, and in building deliberate common cause.
Light breakfast will be provided.

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DATE: March 6
TIME: 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM PT
VENUE: ALF Silicon Valley, 1400 Parkmoor Ave, Suite 280, San Jose, CA 95126

Fellows Class XLV Session: Creating New Rhythms Together
2026-03-13 | Private Venue
