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From Selma to Ferguson: How Much Progress Have We Made?
with Jorge Montiel, Kevin Downey, and Doshie Piper 3 Mondays, Jan. 19, 26, and Feb. 2, 7 – 9 p.m.; $35 Register By: Jan. 12 Enrollment: 12 min. / 30 max. Some argue that the violence perpetrated against young black men in Ferguson, Staten Island and other places indicates that we have regressed from the achievements of the civil rights movement. On the other hand, civil rights activist Angela Davis argues that those killings are part of “an unbroken line…
Find out more »One Islam or Many? @ The SoL Center
with Dr. Habiba Noor and Imam Omar Shakir Tuesday, Jan. 20, 7 – 9 p.m.; $15 or $60 for series Register By: Jan. 13. Enrollment: 12 min. / 60 max. Dr. Habiba Noor, Visiting Assistant Professor in the Department of Religion at Trinity University, and Imam Omar Shakir, Chaplain, Texas Department of Corrections, will open this series on Islam. Dr. Noor will address the question, “One or multiple Islams?” To what extent do they acknowledge each other? What is the…
Find out more »Martin Luther King’s Dream for America and The Struggle for Equality and Civil Rights with Nettie Hinton
“We've come a very long way. We've got a black president, but America still lingers in the past. Prejudices and maltreatment of people who don't look like you is still pervasive in this country.” A San Antonio native and the great-grand daughter of a freed slave, Nettie Patricia Hinton is an effective activist and a civil rights pioneer who fights on to realize the dream for all Americans. She was among the 200,000 people who packed the Washington Mall in…
Find out more »Love in the Time of Ebola: How faith and science can come together to dispel fear and bring about healing.
Date: Thursday, January 22, 2015 Time: 11:00 AM to 2:00 PM Place: The Ecumenical Center, 8310 Ewing Halsell Cost: $22 (includes lunch and CEUs). A limited number of scholarships are available for clergy to cover the cost of this lunch. Please email dpfitzen@ecrh.org with your name and credentials. Thank you! Space is limited. Please register here. Please join us for a working lunch at The Center with Rev. Dr. George Mason, senior pastor at Wilshire Baptist Church in Dallas, Texas.…
Find out more »Creating Common Good: A Practical Conference For Economic Equality
Trinity Institute How do we take on the pervasive, overwhelming issue of economic inequality? Join us to learn about emerging and inclusive theological perspectives and to engage in inquiry, dialogue, and reflection. World-class speakers, broadcast LIVE from New York!: The Most Rev. Justin Welby, Archbishop of Canterbury Cornel West (The Rich and The Rest of Us) Barbara Ehrenreich (Author of "Nickel and Dimed” and "This Land Is Their Land") Juliet Schor (Economist and Author of "Plenitude: The New Economics of…
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