September Social Action

 
Wednesday, September 6
Team Leader Orientation and Q&A meeting for community housing repair projects
6-7:30 PM
2921 E. 17th St. Bldg. D, Suite 3
Register here
 
 
First UU Program
Breaking Barriers, Building Beliefs*
Saturday, September 9
10 a.m.-1 p.m.
ZOOM
Meeting ID: 859 317 6772
Passcode: Chalice
*more information will follow in a separate email


Public Affairs Forum 
Sunday, September 17 
12:30-1:30 p.m.
Howson Hall, First UU, 4700 Grover Ave. Austin, TX 78756
Learn about residential and business funding through the Inflation Reduction Act to improve energy efficiency. 
 
Rally at Republic Square 
with Extinction Rebellion (XR) Austin
Saturday, September 16
11 a.m.-1 p.m.
501 W 5th St.
in solidarity with the Global Fight to End Fossil Fuels, the March to End Fossil Fuels, and the United Nations Climate Ambition Summit
https://www.facebook.com/XRAustin/


Rally at the Capitol
Organized by local faith leaders from the Laudato Si’ Movement in partnership with Action for the Climate Emergency
Sunday, September 17th
12 – 2 p.m.
LaudatoSiTexas@gmail.com
 
 
Interfaith Action of Central Texas (iACT)
Red Bench Conversation; Indigenous People: A Path to Reconciliation – Dawnland 
Tuesday, September 26 
Wildflower Unitarian Universalist Church 
View and discuss the documentary Dawnland – the untold story of Indigenous children’s removal from their families and placement in Boarding Schools and the impact on the Wabankaki people. 

 
 

Looking Ahead – Save the Dates in October!

 
Sierra Club Climate Crises Team 
Tuesday, October 2
Howson Hall, First UU, 4700 Grover Ave. Austin, TX 78756
in person & zoom: fun, food, hope and climate action


iACT’s Fall Fundraiser
A Night Under One Sky 
Monday, October 9 
at the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
 
 
iACT with Refugees
Austin Refugee Roundtable
with Little Amal, a 12ft puppet of a 12 year old Syrian Refugee girl 
Friday, October 20 
5-6pm
at Huston-Tillotson University.


Hands on Housing: Raise the Roof
October 9-29
Volunteer to help repair houses in Austin. Consider forming a First UU Team!
hoh@interfaithtexas.org or phone at 512-386-9145 ext.307


Reach out to David or Frankie, Social Action Council Co-Chairs, at 551-206-5458 with any questions about these events or if you have information and opportunities for volunteers that you would like to share with the lists.