This Saturday, October 3, the Austin Parks and Recreation Department invites you to continue the journey of planning for the George Washington Carver Museum, Cultural, and Genealogy Center to guide future development in alignment with the community’s values, needs, and priorities. The planning team will present the initial concepts of the expansion plan, and we will need your feedback. Get more information and RSVP here.
Interfaith Action of Central Texas (iACT), is excited to invite you to our virtual fall fundraiser: A Night Under One Sky on October 27! This year’s program, The Path to Racial Justice: Allies and Co-Conspirators for Good, explores how we as individuals and as faith communities can promote racial reconciliation and anti-racism. We never again want to hear that terrible cry, “I can’t breathe.” On this night, we seek to listen to our better angels who inspire us to live more justly, humbly, and kindly under one sky. This year our program features Bishop Michael Curry, Dr. Edwin Dorn, professor and former Dean of the LBJ School of Public Affairs and a lion for civil rights; Chris Hyams, CEO of Indeed.com; Dr. Daryl Horton, pastor at Mt. Zion Baptist Church, an historic Black church in east Austin; and Muna Hussaini, activist, high tech guru, and co-founder of Muslim Space. Get more information and tickets here.
The Big Class: Civil Conversations in Uncivil Times: Practicing Our Faith in the Public Square with Ray Suarez. In this contentious election season, many of us are looking for ways to bring our faith into our political interactions. Ray Suarez knows a lot about contentious political landscapes. He also knows a great deal about faith. You can register today for this class, which opens on October 12, and will remain free to students across the world through October 26. You can take this course at your own pace, at whatever time suits you. It should take less than an hour to complete, and students will have an opportunity to ask the instructor questions. Register now. 
