April News and Events

To our Faith in Texas Partners and Friends,

The first quarter of 2024 has already passed. While we deal with the pain and injustice in our communities, Faith in TX has been working hard to build the power we need to heal, change, and govern our shared society. As you look for opportunities to connect and take action this month, please take a moment to read our staff reports from the field. These reports detail our accomplishments, struggles, and pivots in the first quarter of this year. As you read, know that this is the work we've accomplished together. We still have a long way to go, but I'm grateful that we get to go on this journey together

In Faith and Service,

Rev. Dr. Jaime Kowlessar

Executive Director

Upcoming April Events

Thursday, April 25

12pm - 1:15pm CST

This space is designed to create a place for faith leaders to build relationship across denomination, culture and shared experiences in order to support Faith-Full strategies and actions that bring about life-giving social change in our TX communities.

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Friday, April 26

6pm - 7:30pm CST

The Muslim Power Building Round Table is a place for Muslim and non-Muslim people of faith to build relationship as they develop and implement life-giving strategies for effective social change.

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Saturday, April 27

11am - 12:30pm CST

The Faith in TX Bail Fund and Decarceration Round Table meets to build relationship and broad collaboration to continue the work of transforming our justice system from a place of punishment to a place of life-giving rehabilitation for all people.

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Stories From The Field

Nurturing Social Justice Leadership Among Clergy

By Dr. Jaime Kowlessar

Collaborative Journey Towards Social Change

By Brenda Todwong

Amplifying Voices: Our Impactful Journey in Q1 2024

By Mobeen Mian

Empowering Communities for Social Change

By Rev. Edwin Robinson

Read of the Month:

Practical Radicals

How do underdogs, facing far stronger opponents, sometimes win? In the tradition of Saul Alinsky’s Rules for Radicals and Sun Tzu’s The Art of War, Deepak Bhargava and Stephanie Luce’s Practical Radicals offers winning strategies, history, and theory for a new generation of activists. A clear, expert, and inspiring guide to social change, based on case studies of grassroots movements that won, from two leading community and labor experts.

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Listen of the Month:

Practical Radicals: Seven Strategies to Change the World

In the work of creating a more just and sustainable world, which strategies hold the most promise for overcoming the enormous obstacles inherent in 21st century capitalism? A recent book, Practical Radicals: Seven Strategies to Change the World by Deepak Bhargava and Stephanie Luce, tackles this question head on.