Monthly Archives: March 2008
Leadership training in Spanish co-hosted with the Catholic Diocese
50 leaders from Catholic parishes throughout Austin gathered at Dolores Catholic Church for a half-day of intensive leadership training. Spanish-speaking Austin Interfaith leaders collaborated with Gil Leija, Director of Hispanic Ministry for the Diocese, to conduct the session and support … Continue reading
Collaborations established with the University of Texas at Austin
Austin Interfaith was a community partner in a spring semester graduate course that focused on health disparities in central Texas . Two leaders were enrolled in the course itself and Austin Interfaith collaborated with the professors and students to host … Continue reading
House meeting and individual meeting campaigns continue at institutions across Austin
Our Lady of Guadalupe Church's social justice ministry has recently completed a house meeting campaign at their church and St. Catherine of Sienna Church's Community Concerns and Advocacy group is beginning house meetings around health care issues in their parish community. … Continue reading
St. Ignatius and San Jose leaders work with County Clerk on early voting sites
When a popular and highly utilized early voting location at the HEB on South Congress and Oltorf was unexpectedly moved, southside leaders organized to work with County Clerk Dana DeBeauvoir, HEB employees, the media, and member institutions to minimize the … Continue reading