Faith In Texas

FREEDOM FRIDAY
2020-11-20 08:00 - 12:00 (America/Chicago)
Help us set the captives free! The Luke 4:18 Bail Fund is partnering with faith communities, currently and formerly incarcerated people, families impacted by the legal justice system, and funders to drastically reduce the jail population in Dallas County.
Visit www.faithintx.org/bailfund for more information or to request support.

Dallas City Temple Justice Team Meeting
2020-11-19 18:00 - 19:00, 2020-11-05 18:00 - 19:00, 2020-10-29 18:00 - 19:00, 2020-10-15 18:00 - 19:00
This team is meeting weekly through the end of the year. If this is your congregation or neighborhood, contact Robin for more information.

Church of the Disciple Justice Team Meeting
2020-11-10 19:00 - 20:30, 2020-10-20 19:00 - 20:30
This team is meeting weekly through December. If this is your congregation or neighborhood, contact Robin for more information.

Dallas City Temple GOTV Celebration
2020-11-07 14:00 - 15:30

ELECTION DAY
2020-11-03 07:00 - 19:00
If you weren’t able to take advantage of early voting, TODAY IS YOUR DAY TO VOTE!! Polls are open 7AM-7PM and as long as you’re in line before 7PM, YOU CAN VOTE. Do not get out of line!
Research candidates, find a polling location, and make your voting plan ahead of time at fitx.link/ballotready.

If you have questions or need more information on or before Election Day, call 1-866-OUR-VOTE (1-866-687-8683).

FREEDOM FRIDAY - Luke 4:18 Bail Fund
2020-10-16 08:00 - 12:00

Faith Votes Weekend
2020-10-16 - 2020-10-18
Faith communities united to vote!

Early Voting
2020-10-13 - 2020-10-30
Early voting runs from Tuesday, October 13 to Friday, October 30, 2020. Polls are open from 7AM-7PM Monday-Saturday and 1-6PM on Sundays. Registered, eligible voters can vote at ANY polling location in their county of residence during early voting.
In our current social climate, Dallas County is expected to have a general election like we have never seen before.

20% more voters than in 2016
2x longer ballot, ranging from 28-66 pages long
No straight ticket voting for the first time, meaning every voter takes longer
More new and infrequent voters
New, unfamiliar voting machines
COVID-19 Safety and Social Distancing requirements

These factors could create unprecedented lines and difficulties for Dallas County voters if we aren’t prepared. Research candidates, find a polling location, and make your voting plan at fitx.link/ballotready.

Road to Liberation Campaign Launch
2020-08-30
On August 30, Faith in Texas will launch our Road to Liberation Campaign to divest from white supremacy and invest in true liberation. We will share our faith-rooted analysis of how policing and mass incarceration have been rooted in the age-old lie that some people are worth less than others – the same lie that has accommodated slavery and jim crow – and how we can free ourselves from its grasp. We’ll offer breakout sessions to explore how white supremacy shows up in our lives and communities, and how we can take action to disrupt and dismantle it. Finally, we will take action together to let our community and our leaders know that we will no longer submit to the chains of white supremacy and racist systems. Join us for this galvanizing event as we set off on the Road to Liberation together.

Mobilize for Liberation
2020-08-16 15:00 - 17:00
Do you want to build people power to create real, community-rooted change?
Join us for Mobilization Training! This training is for individuals who want to join or form a Mobilization Team that can build power to liberate our community from white supremacy, as expressed through policing, mass incarceration, violence, and a lack of critical resources like housing and dignified employment. Mobilization Teams look for where the desire for liberation is pent up, and unleash it by activating people into the ongoing struggle for justice through political education, voting, and actions. In other words, Mobilization Teams build and unleash people power!
At the training, you will learn:

How to create and fuel escalating actions that build power and community leadership
How to promote and turn out people from your community to actions
How to use organizing tools to build a consistent base of people who take action with you

Once you complete Mobilization Training, you will be eligible to join a Mobilization Team with Faith in Texas.
Call-in information will be shared upon registration.

State of Our Faith: Theology, Liberation, Police, and Prisons
2020-08-10 15:30 - 16:30
How does your personal faith align with the current struggle against white supremacy and racism?
Rev. George Mason and Rabbi Nancy Kasten will be joined by Rabbi Elana Zelony, Rev. Ray Jordan, and Rev. Kamilah Hall Sharp to discuss how their diverse faith traditions speak to our need for liberation, and how their theologies are helping them understand the current movement to reimagine public safety. They’ll also take the time to answer your questions! Don’t miss this important conversation.

Virtual Candidate Forum Webinar
2020-08-08 10:00 - 10:30
Learn to Host Great Candidate Forums!
Faith in Texas, in partnership with BE The Delta, is training organizations and individuals in how to create virtual candidate forums that ask tough and thought-provoking questions that lead to an informed and engaged community. We are non-partisan, we are organized and we are passionate about ensuring your voice is heard. And now more than ever, we’re using our skills and expertise to move the work forward in communities everywhere.
2020 has been a year defined by crisis. Both the COVID-19 pandemic and the ongoing racially motivated terrorization and killings of Black people have further exposed and exacerbated the crisis we have lived with for generations. These crises have revealed the need for democracy to deepen its commitment to the value of “we the people…for the people.” We recognize that communities are longing for candidates that communicate with them where they are. We can make that happen by bringing candidates to our organizations and neighborhoods to answer the questions that matter to our communities.
The Virtual Candidate Forum Training Series is a three-part series that will be offered in late August and will cover the elements of a great forum, taking advantage of virtual environments, moderation, candidate recruitment, 501c3 compliance, and more. Faith in Texas and BE The Delta are hosting free webinars on Monday, August 3, 12:00-12:30pm, Thursday, August 6, 7:00-7:30pm, and Saturday, August 8, 10:00-10:30am to share more information about the training series. The webinars will be identical, so just pick the time that works best for you! During the free webinars, we will share who we are, the power of virtual, and the topics included in our Virtual Candidate Forum Training Series. You’ll also have a chance to ask questions about Virtual Candidate Forums and share topics you would like to see addressed in the Training Series. Join us for a free webinar to learn more!
We come alive seeing you take the training, tools, and advice we give you to succeed in your work. will equip you for years to come in your organizing and advocacy work. Our hope is that you’ll take our training, customize it for your organization and community, then produce an event that best fulfills your values and needs. You know your community best, so we want to help you be the best advocate you can be.
So let’s do this.
What: Free webinars to learn more about Faith in Texas and BE The Delta’s upcoming Virtual Candidate Forum Training Series
Where: Zoom – meeting info will be shared upon registration
When: August 3, 12:00-12:30pm, Thursday, August 6, 7:00-7:30pm, and Saturday, August 8, 10:00-10:30am (all webinars are identical)
Who: Community organizations, advocacy groups, faith communities, nonprofits, and anyone interested in learning how to host a great virtual candidate forum!

Virtual Candidate Forum Webinar
2020-08-06 19:00 - 19:30, 2020-08-03 12:00 - 12:30
Learn to Host Great Candidate Forums!
Faith in Texas, in partnership with BE The Delta, is training organizations and individuals in how to create virtual candidate forums that ask tough and thought-provoking questions that lead to an informed and engaged community. We are non-partisan, we are organized and we are passionate about ensuring your voice is heard. And now more than ever, we’re using our skills and expertise to move the work forward in communities everywhere.
The Virtual Candidate Forum Training Series is a three-part series that will be offered in late August and will cover the elements of a great forum, taking advantage of virtual environments, moderation, candidate recruitment, 501c3 compliance, and more. Faith in Texas and BE The Delta are hosting free webinars on Monday, August 3, 12:00-12:30pm, Thursday, August 6, 7:00-7:30pm, and Saturday, August 8, 10:00-10:30am to share more information about the training series. The webinars will be identical, so just pick the time that works best for you! During the free webinars, we will share who we are, the power of virtual, and the topics included in our Virtual Candidate Forum Training Series. You’ll also have a chance to ask questions about Virtual Candidate Forums and share topics you would like to see addressed in the Training Series. Join us for a free webinar to learn more!
What: Free webinars to learn more about Faith in Texas and BE The Delta’s upcoming Virtual Candidate Forum Training Series
Where: Zoom – meeting info will be shared upon registration
When: August 3, 12:00-12:30pm, Thursday, August 6, 7:00-7:30pm, and Saturday, August 8, 10:00-10:30am (all webinars are identical)
Who: Community organizations, advocacy groups, faith communities, nonprofits, and anyone interested in learning how to host a great virtual candidate forum!

Outvote Training
2020-08-01 15:00 - 16:00
Equip yourselves with tools to magnify your impact!
Outvote is a peer-to-peer texting app that helps Faith in Texas teams make calls to action that anyone can take to make a difference. Faith in Texas Mobilization Teams use the Outvote system to magnify their impact by allowing members to quickly and efficiently text their friends, congregation members, and community members about upcoming education, action, and training opportunities. Outvote is the main tool we use to do turnout, track our progress, split up lists among our teams, and mobilize our base.
Call-in information will be shared upon registration.

Imagining Safety: Race, Policing, and Incarceration
2020-07-11 14:00 - 15:30
What does safety look like when viewed through the lens of faith?
Join us for a discussion challenging us to redefine safety through the lens of our theologies and faith. We will analyze our current, violence-driven system of policing and incarceration to pose the question: is this system delivering on its promise of safety, or is it perpetuating violence and harm? What might a system rooted in liberation and dignity look like?
As people of faith, we believe that all people have inherent worth and dignity. For this reason, we care deeply about harm and violence, and we seek responses to harm that do not create more violence. Our faith values prioritize restoration and repair rather than punishment. We recognize that as humans we are complex; no one is innocent or guilty, rather all of us have done harm and been harmed by others. We also recognize that — as creations of the Most High — none of us are “monsters,” disposable, illegal, unreachable, or irredeemable.
During Imagining Safety: Race, Policing, and Incarceration, we will unpack the history of these systems and their origins in slavery and white supremacy, and begin to imagine a public safety system rooted in the dignity of all people, the needs of survivors and community members, and the reality that most harm results from oppressive political, economic, and social conditions. We will also discuss practical steps we will take to move towards the dream of full liberation for all people.
Call-in information will be shared upon registration.

NEVER AGAIN: A Pilgrimage for Black Lives
2020-06-20 10:00 - 12:00 | JFK Memorial Plaza, 646 Main St, Dallas, Texas, 75202
Faith in Texas envisions a world in which economic, racial, and social equity enable everyone to live in complete liberation to pursue their divine purpose and participate fully in the systems and processes that govern their lives. As long as the Black community is under attack, our vision cannot be realized.
Our community and nation are in the midst of an uprising for Black lives. This struggle will not be finished until all Black people can live and be treated with the dignity they deserve as sacred creations. We invite you to join us on an intentional march to the sites of the lynching of Allen Brooks in 1910 and the murder of Diamond Ross in 2018. On this sacred ground, we will honor those we have lost to racist violence and make a declaration and commitment to our city and ourselves: Never Again.
This struggle requires sacrifice, so we will prepare ourselves, through prayer and sacred practices from our many faith traditions, for the continued action necessary to overcome. Together we can tap into our prophetic imaginations to unleash a new system of justice that ensures the hungry are fed, the vulnerable are cared for, and the sick are healed.

What: “Never Again” Pilgrimage for Black Lives
When: Saturday, June 20, 10:00am
Where: Gather at the JFK Memorial Plaza, 646 Main St, Dallas, TX 75202. The Pilgrimage will end at the Frank Crowley Courts Building, 133 N Riverfront Blvd, Dallas, TX 75207. The pilgrimage route is 1.4 miles.
Bring: Water, mask, hand sanitizer, signs that say “Never Again” or “Black Lives Matter”

Northeast Cluster Research Captain Meeting
2020-05-13 14:00 - 16:00 | 1132 Larkspur Dr, Richardson, TX 75081, USA, 1132 Larkspur Dr, Richardson, 75081, United States

Let Our People Go BAILOUT
2020-05-01 08:00 - 17:00

COVID-19 and Us: A Conversation on Health Concerns in the Black and Brown Community
2020-04-27 18:00 - 19:30

Quarterly Clergy Gathering
2020-04-23 11:00 - 13:00 | Royal Lane Baptist Church, 6707 Royal Lane, Dallas, TX, 75230, United States

Horizon UU Justice Team Meeting
2020-04-21 18:30 - 20:00, 2020-03-17 18:30 - 20:00 | Horizon UU Church, 1641 W Hebron Pkwy, Carrollton, TX, 75010, United States

Let Our People Go: Saving the Lives of Incarcerated People During COVID-19
2020-04-14 18:00 - 19:00
Join our town-hall to learn: Why is emptying the jail crucial to public health and safety? How are the courts operating in this crisis? What are conditions like in the jail? What are your public officials doing to save the members of our community trapped inside the jail?

Purpose: to let our community know how the courts are operating during the COVID-19 crisis, why jails pose a unique threat, and what our community can do to save the lives of people trapped in the jail.
Outcome: to take action by demanding our public officials act NOW to save the lives of people in our community who are being abandoned in jail!

Guest: Judge Brandon Birmingham
RSVP: www.bit.ly/judgetownhall

LIVE FREE and Dallas Feminist Collective Abolition Reading Group
2020-03-21 13:00 - 14:30

Northeast Cluster Meeting
2020-03-15 14:00 - 15:30 | Arapaho UMC, 1400 W Arapaho Rd, Richardson, TX, 75080, United States
