9 AM – 5:30 PM October 12, St. James’ Episcopal ChurchThis free one-day workshop provides a safe, open, and productive environment to learn and share about race. Snacks and lunch are provided. We’ll watch Race: The Power of an Illusion, examine concepts from Eric Law’s The Wolf Shall Dwell with the Lamb, and share in small groups. Registration is required. Reserve your place here.
Austin Channing Brown began her journey as a racial reconciler in college with an experience called Sankofa–a three-day bus trip exploring black history sites throughout the South. On this pilgrimage that she came face-to-face with her history, shared the experience with others, and for the first time in her life watched friends become transformed by learning about African American history and racism.
Austin earned a master’s degree in social justice from Marygrove College in Detroit, Michigan. Building on her Sankofa experience and the foundation of her graduate work, she has directed a short-term missions site on the west side of Chicago, creating interactive opportunities for youth to engage issues of poverty, injustice. She also served on staff with Willow Creek Community Church, developing strategies and programming around multiculturalism. Currently, she serves as resident director and multicultural liaison for Calvin College, in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
Austin travels the country throughout the year sharing her message at colleges, universities, conferences, and churches. She has been featured at the Justice Conference, Why Christian? Conference, Christians for Biblical Equality International Conference, the University of Northwestern, the CCDA National Conference, the Salvation Army ONE Conference and Focus on the Family: Focus Leadership Institute, to name just a few.
University United Methodist Church
2409 Guadalupe St.
Austin, TX 78705
Doors at 6:30 pm
Starts at 7:00 pm
Approximate Run-time is 90 mins
There are several paid parking options available including street parking, a surface lot across the street or a parking garage on San Antonio street.
Ride sharing services such as Uber or Lift are an encouraged alternative option.
University UMC is a smoke free and weapon free campus.
| The One Human Race Initiative provides a safe, open, and productive environment to learn and share about race. We’ll watch the PBS documentary “Race: The Power of an Illusion,” share in small groups, and learn about concepts from Eric Law’s The Wolf Shall Dwell with the Lamb.
All workshops are free and open to the public. Registration is required. Lunch and snacks are provided. Childcare will be provided on May 4th by St. Julian of Norwich.
Saturday, May 4th, 9:00 am – 5:30 pm St. Julian of Norwich Episcopal Church 7700 Cat Hollow Dr. #204, Round Rock
Saturday, May 18th, 9:00 am – 5:30 pm Bethany United Methodist Church 10010 Anderson Mill Road, Austin
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The Summit on Race in America at the LBJ Presidential Library
From April 8-10, 2019, the LBJ Foundation hosted The Summit on Race in America. Civil rights icons joined by esteemed leaders, activists, musicians, comedians, and other artists for open, candid discussions on the failures, progress, and challenges our country faces on race today. While no exploration of the complex issue of race can be definitive or complete, we hope that in bringing together a myriad of voices, The Summit on Race in America will promote a deeper understanding of the challenges our country faces. In doing so, we also aim not only to strengthen our resolve for meaningful change but to foster greater unity among all Americans.
See video and photos here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL57QSDvgks3tQljO2fPFZYNVIY-Qyg1Dw
MFSA – Austin members participated in the MLK Celebration and Community March on January 15
The Montgomery, Alabama-based Equal Justice Initiative reports 335 lynching victims in Texas between 1877 and 1950. MFSA representatives joined about 250 gathered on December 16 in an East Austin church to remember those anonymous deaths. Later, under a steady, cold rain, most of those people huddled outside as Austin NAACP President Nelson Linder, Travis County Commissioner Jeff Travillion, Austin Mayor Steve Adler and U.S. Rep. Lloyd Doggett unveiled a blue-and-gold plaque in front of Wesley United Methodist Church. The plaque, headlined “Lynching in Travis County,” is the seventh such remembrance installed by the Alabama-based EJI nationwide and the first from that group in Texas. (Photo courtesy Austin American-Statesman)
