March 2026 Updates

Mondays: The Save Democracy Action Group has begun a new round of postcard writing -- take part at 10:15 am each Monday in the Napier Common Room at Pilgrim Place. This campaign includes cards to voters nationwide. Newcomers are very welcome!

Each Wednesday: Permanent Ceasefire Vigil - corner of Foothill and Indian Hill, 4 pm.

Every Friday: Peace Vigil - corner of Arrow Highway and Indian Hill - 3:30 to 4:30 pm, and at Pilgrim Place in the Octagonal Garden from 4 - 4:30 pm.

Tuesday, March 3, 3:00 pm, Napier: SSAFE Chapter Meeting, Napier Common Room.

Saturday, March 7, 3-5 pm at the Gold Student Center Multipurpose Room at Pitzer College: The 31st Circle of Chairs Interracial and Intergenerational Dialogue on Race. We will be joined by the class “Racial and Ethnic Relations” taught by Pitzer College Professor Jessica Kizer as well as other Claremont Colleges students, and we continue with the topic “Should DEI D-I-E? Part 2” to fully engage next steps.  Members of our Pilgrim Place partners, NAACP-Pomona Valley Branch, National Council of Negro Women-Pomona Valley Section, the Baha’i Community of Claremont, the Claremont Friends Meeting, and our newest partner, Ecumenical Center for Black Church Studies or ECBCS,will be in attendance. All are welcome to engage in building inclusivity and equity. Please contact Natalie S. with questions.

Monday, March 9,  3-4:30 pm, Napier: FOSNA (Friends of Sabeel North America) monthly meeting. For more information, please contact Lynn R., Bridget E., or Sally S.

Thursday, March 12, 10:30 am, Napier: Justice Groups Meeting, Napier Common Room.

Wednesday, March 18th: 6:15 pm, Claremont Presbyterian Church: Law Enforcement Perspectives on Ice, What Professional and Constitutional Guardrails are Missing? Gain insight on ICE guardrails from former police academy instructors, local police chiefs, and local mayors. Claremont Presbyterian Church has ample parking and is located at 1111 N. Mountain Ave, Claremont. Sponsored by Pomona Valley Spiritual Leaders for Justice.

Saturday, March 28, 2 - 4 pm: No Kings Rally at the corners of Indian Hill and Foothill, Claremont. As described by Indivisible, "What began in 2025 as a single day of defiance has become a sustained national resistance to tyranny, spreading from small towns to city centers and across every community determined to defend democracy. On March 28th, rise up, take to the streets, and say it loud: no thrones, no crowns, no kings. Bring your signs and energy to peacefully express your resistance."