Fall Harvest at Suzanne’s home on Mercer Island will be Friday, October 16, 6-9PM. RSVP for location.

Bring a plate to share, clippings from your garden for a centerpiece bouquet and/or an instrument to play. Suzanne has a piano & darbuka!

During the evening, community member, Mariam Sughayer will be available to offer exclusive updates on a historic, first-of-its-kind, Palestinian-led congressional fact-finding delegation departing in mid-January 2027 over the Martin Luther King Jr. Day congressional recess (January 15–20).

Organized by A New Policy, the delegation will bring key U.S. lawmakers into direct contact with the realities of the occupation, military legal systems, and Palestinian daily life, while experiencing the depth of Palestinian culture and community resilience. The journey will be documented by an Emmy-winning filmmaking team—led by international journalist Matthew Cassel and West Bank cinematographer Ayman Abu Ramouz—in partnership with The Guardian, capturing a critical turning point in American foreign policy.

Not every gathering is about the occasion. Sometimes it’s about the stories shared with an old friend or someone new, or the simple comfort of being surrounded by people who make a house feel like home.

In a heartbreaking world that moves quickly, gatherings remind us to slow down, regroup and create moments to hold on to.

Summer Sahras (gatherings) at Suzanne’s home on Mercer Island will be Fridays, July 10, 17 & 31, 6-9PM. Bring a plate to share, clippings from your garden for a centerpiece bouquet and/or an instrument to play. Suzanne has a piano & darbuka!

Ya Hala will be serving refreshing Spritzers for suggested donations. Will have cards, backgammon sets, and dominoes on hand, along with a houka or two…

Goal is to pause, breathe and be together. Yalla, join us!