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September 2019
Day to Serve
What will you give to your community this year? Here in DC, Maryland, Virginia, and West Virginia, you've made an extra effort each fall around September 11th to get out and give back to your communities by creating or joining with others service opportunities. Have you picked an event for this year? Find a need in your community. You could find a local park to clean or gather food for a local food bank. Your help can make such a…
Find out more »Together at the Edge: Buddhist Wisdom for Climate Change
Does news of the growing climate crisis and loss of nature bring up feelings of fear, anger, despair, or an urge to seek distraction? Do you wonder how you can show up for our planet and what insight meditation practice and Buddhist teachings offer for doing so? Climate change and related ecological crises present an unprecedented civilizational challenge, from how societies are organized to our own human psyche. Yet through mindfulness and skillful application of Dharma, we can work with…
Find out more »Divinization: Partakers of Divine Nature
Taking material from Vincent Pizzuto's book, Contemplating Christ: The Gospels and the Interior Life, this half-day retreat will discuss the ancient theme of deification or divinization. We will explore the great insight of the Christian tradition. To quote Pizzuto: "The incarnation has made mystics of us all". The morning will include three 30 minute periods of centering prayer and an interactive discussion. To access and print off a one page event flyer, click here.
Find out more »Being Muslim: Women of Color in American Islam
The Alwaleed Bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding invites you to attend the following event: "Being Muslim: Women of Color in American Islam," a presentation and book talk by Dr. Sylvia Chan-Malik. Event In this lecture, Professor Sylvia Chan-Malik will focus on the lives, subjectivities, and labors of U.S. Muslim women as a means to understand Islam’s historical presence in the United States as both a Black protest religion and a universal faith tradition. Drawing on archival images, cultural texts, popular media,…
Find out more »Live Long DC
Learn what you can do to reduce opioid use, misuse and related deaths has begun. We invite you to attend the workshops to get a better understanding of the prescription drug crisis and what can be done about it.
Find out more »“Translating Allyship into Civic Action”
"Translating Allyship into Civic Action" aims to show how interfaith allies can work alongside their Muslim neighbors to improve the civic health of those impacted by Islamophobia and anti-Muslim discrimination. Learn from fellow faith leaders and join us for a webinar on "Translating Allyship into Civic Action." Register Today: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/b4cf92466297c5977510d14dfea9e911
Find out more »October 2019
Faith, Race, and Politics
In a polarized nation, faith, race, and politics can be divisive topics on their own. Bringing them together can be explosive. This Public Dialogue seeks to explore the intersections of faith, race, and politics in the United States in ways that can inform and engage, rather than pull us apart. The gathering will explore how the biblical question "Who is my neighbor?" might guide believers in the coming election. This dialogue is a continuation of the Initiative’s series on Faith and the Faithful…
Find out more »Day of Action: Creek Clean Up
FACS, SPARK, and Friends of Accotink are hosting a day of action. Join faith friends to help make the Accotink Creek a better place for all living creatures. RSVP here. Location: 3401 Pickett Road, Fairfax, VA 22031 Questions? Email [email protected] or [email protected].
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