We are thrilled to announce that the Reverend Canon Sally Bingham, President and Founder of the national Interfaith Power and Light, will be in Austin for a series of events, October 21-23, 2011. Rev. Bingham's visit presents the Central Texas community with a unique opportunity to connect around issues of environmental stewardship and explore religious responses to global warming. Below is a basic outline for the weekend; we invite you to participate, and invite your friends!
On Friday evening, October 21st, at All Saints Episcopal Church, 6:30 p.m. All are welcome to join in a celebration of life and the planet that we share, “Arts and the Environment: Under the Same Sky,” a family event complete with art, music and activities. This event will be open to the community. Local artists and musicians, including the Drumsistas, will participate.
On Saturday morning, at All Saints Episcopal Church, from 9:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m., a workshop focusing on global warming with Rev. Bingham as the keynote speaker. The event will feature a morning panel presentation and conversation--including Rev. Sally Bingham, founder of Interfaith Power & Light; Dr. Camille Parmesan, Associate Professor of Integrative Biology at the University of Texas at Austin; Amanda Robinson, Coordinator of Texas Interfaith Power & Light; and Ilan Levin, Associate Director of the Environmental Integrity Project--followed by a light lunch and an early afternoon session of small group discussions. Click here to register for this event.
On Saturday afternoon, Rev. Bingham will be the guest of honor at a small wine and cheese fundraiser. If you are interested in attending this, please send us an e-mail.
On Sunday morning, Rev. Bingham will preach at both services of All Saints Episcopal Church, at 9:00 a.m. and 11:30 a.m., with an Interfaith Power & Light Q & A session in-between services.
On Sunday afternoon, student religious groups of different religious traditions from the University of Texas at Austin will gather together for a conversation with Rev. Bingham and other religious leaders. For more information about this event, please send us an e-mail.
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Texas Interfaith Power & Light and All Saints Episcopal Church are delighted to welcome Reverend Canon Sally Bingham to Austin on October 21-23, 2011. Additional co-sponsors include Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary, the Seminary of the Southwest, and the Interfaith Environmental Network of Austin.
Rev. Bingham is the President and Founder of The Regeneration Project and Interfaith Power and Light. She serves as Canon for the Environment in the Episcopal Diocese of California and is the lead author of Love God Heal Earth, published by St. Lynn’s Press in 2009. As one of the first faith leaders to fully recognize global warming as a core moral issue, she has mobilized thousands of religious people to put their faith into action through energy stewardship.
For more information about any of these events and ways to get involved, please contact Amanda.