6/11 ~ that which matters most 

Intellectually, we know that living our faith values in public is important. However, it's often frightening, and takes great bravery. Join Kenny Wiley, a UU World magazine senior editor and Black Lives Matter activist, and the Rev. Amanda Henderson, executive director of the Interfaith Alliance of Colorado, as we explore together why it's so essential to live aloud the faith values that matter most to us.

 

Kenny Wiley is a UU World senior editor and director of faith formation at Prairie Unitarian Universalist Church in Parker, Colorado. His writing has also appeared in the Boston Globe, the Houston Chronicle, and Skyd Magazine.

 

Amanda is the Executive Director of The Interfaith Alliance of Colorado and an Ordained Minister in the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). Her passion is creating space for diverse individuals and groups to grow in vibrancy and justice.

after church forum
Think politics and religion can't mix? After the service, we will hold a forum hosted by members of the CO Interfaith Alliance on the intersection of politics and religion in the public sphere. 

 

panel discussion, 4-6pm: the intersection of faith and politics: voicing your values without losing your soul

We will have a panel of faith and civic leaders to share their experiences of bringing progressive faith values to political and civic engagement, followed by listening and sharing about the needs of the community and how The Interfaith Alliance of Colorado can better support progressive movements in Colorado Springs. 

 

 

***new event***  

Friday 6/9, 6-9pm, at First Congregational Church, "Colorado Springs Rapid Response Training. " Incredible partner organizations came together to form this ICE incident hotline starting in 2017. In order to activate the Rapid Response line, we need to train up local teams who will be the hotline dispatchers and first responders to confirm reports of raids. These trainings will focus on training 1st Responders how to confirm an ICE raid or interaction is occurring and how to be legal observers. We will also be training those who want to be hotline dispatchers on how to receive calls, how to refer them out to 1st responders to confirm the raid, and how to activate the rapid response supports once the raid has been confirmed.
These trainings are open to anyone who would like to join the Statewide Raid Rapid Response team but we ask that you only attend if you are committed to be a part of the team moving forward. Thanks and we hope to see you there! Interpretation will be provided. Please fill out this form if you are interested in participating!

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Saturday 6/10, 11am-1pm, at Chapel Hills Mall, " Peaceful Protest." J oin a passionate group of animal lovers and animal welfare advocates educate people about pet stores that sell dogs, cats, puppies, and kittens, and their connection to the puppy mill industry.

Sunday 6/11, 2-3:30pm, at City Hall, " Equality March for Unity and Pride ." Join Springs Equality, Colorado Action Network - Colorado Springs, & Unite Colorado Springs as they march in solidarity with thousands across the country to affirm their commitment to building a safe and inclusive community for LGBTQ+ folks of all backgrounds. This will be an all-inclusive and peaceful event open to all ages. We are mobilizing LGBTQ+ communities, our loved ones and our allies - with particular focus on those who have been actively silenced and neglected - in the fight to affirm and protect their rights, their safety and their full humanity.
This is a local satellite march for the D.C. Equality March for Unity and Pride happening worldwide on 6/11. They will be rallying in front of Colorado Springs City Hall; after hearing from speakers they will march around downtown Colorado Springs. 

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Monday 6/12, 6-9pm, at The Principle's Office, the IvyWild School, " Postcard Huddle."  Join COS CAN and 350 Colorado Springs at the Ivywild School to write postcards to your representatives! The focus will be the most important one there is, the environment! Write to everyone from Trump to Gardner to Mayor Suthers; no one is off limits in the fight for mother earth. There will also be a petition for everyone to sign demanding Mayor Suthers commit to lowering emissions in our city. There will be plenty of postcards thanks to the many people that have been donating, all you need to bring is yourself and some money for food if you desire! Postcard stamp donations are always appreciated but not required.

***new event***
Wednesday 6/14, 12:10-12:50pm, at the City of Colorado Springs Administration Building, "Sustain-a-series: Smart Cities & Energy Rebates." Hear from Deborah Mathis with Colorado Springs Utilities on current rebate programs, and Ryan Trujillo on an introduction to "Smart Cities."

***new event***
Tuesday 6/27, 6-7:30pm, at Poor Richard's Downtown, "SURJ COS Book Club." Join SURJ COS in discussing Moustafa Bayoumi's "How Does It Feel to be a Problem? Being Young and Arab in America". They will cover roughly the first half of the book in this session, and the second half in July. Come with questions, thoughts, and/or discussion points! They'll be outside in the back garden if it's nice. 

***new event***
Saturday 7/1, 1-4pm, at Library 21c, "America's Drone War: "National Bird" Screening & Panel." Join the Pikes Peak Justice & Peace Commission and Unite Colorado Springs for a screening and panel discussion of National Bird. National Bird is an emotional and thought-provoking documentary which chronicles the lives and struggles of 3 veterans who served in various roles in the military's drone program. Watch the film and then engage in a community panel/discussion with former military personnel and foreign policy experts who will offer their insight into many of the issues addressed by the film.  

joys
Giving a shout out to Charles Peterson, who turned 70 on June 4. Happy Birthday, Charles!!

concerns
My 40 year old daughter and hubby are dealing with infertility, miscarriage, and the huge, expensive, drawn-out, invasive roller-coaster ride down the path of adoption. BUT, I had two fawns born on my porch!!