“WHAT KIND OF WORLD DO WE WANT TO LIVE IN AND HOW DO WE GET THERE?”
Date: November 10, 2017
Time: 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm
James Croft—a leader of the Ethical Society of St. Louis, the largest Ethical Humanist congregation in the United States—will speak on “What Kind of World Do We Want to Live In and How Do We Get There?”
The event is sponsored by the Ethical Society Of Austin with partners Huston-Tillotson University, Interfaith Action of Central Texas – iACT, Center for Inquiry | Austin (CFI) and Austin Oasis. More information and RSVP online.
Location: Agard-Lovinggood Auditorium, Huston-Tillotson University, 900 Chicon St, Austin, 78702. Free parking across the street.
FILM SCREENING: “TWO BLUE LINES”
Date: November 12, 2017
Time: 2:30 pm to 4:30 pm
The Austin chapter of Arab-American Anti-Discrimination Committee will show Tom Hayes’ documentary on Israel and Palestine, Two Blue Lines.
Shot over a period of 25 years, Two Blue Lines examines the human and political situation of Palestinian people from the years prior to the creation of Israel to the present day. By primarily featuring the narratives of Israelis whose positions run counter to their country’s official policy, the documentary provides a portrait of the ongoing conflict not often depicted in mainstream media.
Location: Texas State Employees Union, 1700 S 1st St, Austin, Texas 78704
PHOTO EXHIBITION AND PRESENTATION ON “PALESTINE 1917 AND THE AFTERMATH OF BRITAIN’S BALFOUR DECLARATION”
Date: November 16, 2017
Time: 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm
The 1917 Balfour Declaration, viewing “with favour the establishment in Palestine of a national home for the Jewish people,” was a colonial intervention which had the effect of gradually displacing indigenous inhabitants of Palestine from their ancestral homes and led to the conflict we see today. This photo exhibit, presented by the Interfaith Community for Palestinian Rights of Austin, shows Palestinians in the early 1900’s, a fertile and thriving society, and again in 1948 and in 2017.
Location: Westminster Presbyterian Church, 3208 W. Exposition Boulevard, Austin, TX, 78703
Rio Texas Methodist Federation for Social Action 