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May 2024
Power of Faith Webinar — Encouraging Environmental Actions at Houses of Worship
In this upcoming Power of Faith webinar, The Faith Alliance for Climate Solutions will discuss the art of convincing congregational leadership to invest in energy efficiency or renewable energy. It can be challenging, but it's absolutely achievable! Join to hear from a panel of individuals who have successfully navigated this process, as well as others who are currently on their journey. This promises to be an engaging session with plenty of opportunities for questions and answers. Register here.
Find out more »Interfaith Suicide Prevention Day Panel
A panel discussion on how different faiths can support suicide prevention efforts in our community. Click here for more information and registration.
Find out more »Comptroller Webinar on Tax Incentives for Houses of Worship
Join the Office of the Comptroller of Maryland and the US Treasury to learn more about IRA Direct Pay tax credits for your tax exempt entity! The Inflation Reduction Act is the largest investment in clean energy in U.S. history. Most of the investment comes through tax incentives. Under a novel provision known as “direct pay” or “elective pay”, tax exempt entities, like local governments, nonprofits and faith organizations – can benefit from these tax incentives. Tax credits can provide…
Find out more »Memorial Volunteer Day at Peirce Mill Orchard in Rock Creek Park
ForestPlanet supports high-volume forest restoration projects around the world to the tune of 1.5 million trees planted to date. We also like to get our hands dirty supporting other tree projects where we can, especially in our own back yard, i.e. Rock Creek Park in Washington, DC. We're big fans of the ongoing Peirce Mill demonstration orchard project, and we've written about it here. Monday May 27th is another volunteer day down at the Orchard and you're invited to join us! Volunteers…
Find out more »Abrahamic House Trivia Part II
Do you enjoy learning about different religions and cultures? Do you have a competitive spirit and a sense of humor? Join the Abrahamic House for a fun and friendly trivia night where you can test your knowledge of the world's major religions. You will be tested about the history, beliefs, practices and traditions of our world's major religions and also have a chance to meet new people, have lively discussions, and win prizes. All are welcome to participate in this…
Find out more »A Snapshot of Interfaith Photovoice Workshop
Interfaith Photovoice® founder, Roman Williams, will facilitate a photovoice workshop in which participants use their own photographs to have a conversation. The goal is to introduce you to Interfaith Photovoice by experiencing it. He will also present an overview of photovoice and participants will have the opportunity to ask questions. Click here to register.
Find out more »Meeting Points: Manto, Metaphors, and Meal
We welcome you to join Abrahamic House DC for our May Shabbat Conversation Club, where we gather for a meal to discuss issues that matter. We will delve into a favorite quote of our Muslim fellow, Daud, from Saadat Hasan Manto's "A Tale of 1947":"Pointing to the horizon where the sea and sky are joined, he says, 'It is only an illusion because they can't really meet, but isn't it beautiful, this union which isn't really there.'" Saadat Hasan Manto, celebrated…
Find out more »June 2024
Peace Walk
HWPL, in partnership with the African Union, is coming together with our global partners for peace to honor the 11th Commemoration of the Declaration of World Peace with a Peace Walk at Lafayette Square in Washington, DC, Saturday June 1st at 10am. Join them as they honor the work of peace happening all around the world. Though wars and conflicts have reached an all time high, with religion at the forefront of many of them. Still, efforts for peace are much…
Find out more »Addressing Anti-Muslim & Anti-Jewish Hate & Discrimination
Join a vital conversation on how Islamophobia & antisemitism are showing up in our communities and what people of faith can do about it. This event is hosted by the Shoulder to Shoulder Campaign: Standing with American Muslims; Advancing American Ideals and the Kaufman Interfaith Institute at Grand Valley State University. It will feature special guests Jenan Mohajir and Rebecca Russo , Muslim and Jewish colleagues at Interfaith America. The event is free and online. Click here to learn more and reserve a ticket.
Find out more »Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II Book Talk
As a teenager, Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II recalls seeing Black mothers interviewed on TV whenever there was a story on food stamps or unemployment. Poverty, then as now, was depicted as an essentially Black problem. In White Poverty: How Exposing Myths About Race and Class Can Reconstruct American Democracy, Rev. Barber—a Protestant minister, social activist, professor, and a leading advocate for the rights of our nation’s poor—addresses white poverty as a hugely neglected subject that might just be the key…
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