Tuesday, September 29, 10:00am
in front of the Planned Parenthood health center
330 N. Howard Street, Baltimore, MD 21201
To RSVP or ask questions, email Planned Parenthood.
Join supporters and volunteers and #StandWithPP on Pink Out Day in Baltimore!
Wednesday, September 30, 7:00pm
Brown-McCarthy Auditorium
St. John Neumann Church
11900 Lawyers Road, Reston, VA 20191.
Gather to reflect on Pope Francis’s encyclical on the environment and his visit to the U.S. this month. Learn how and why the Church is drawing attention to the moral dimensions of climate change, and be inspired to take action to care for our common home as people of hope.
Saturday, October 3, 12:00 noon-9;00pm
Bull Run Park Special Events Center
Centreville, VA
Event Website
The purpose of this festival is to celebrate the history, progress, and diversity of the Northern Virginia LGBTQ-community and its straight allies, provide unforgettable entertainment, a forum for local LGBTQ groups to network, and showcase pro-equality businesses and organizations in the community-at-large.
Monday, September 28, 12:30pm
AFL-CIO
815 16th St. NW
Washington, DC
John Gehring explores how Pope Francis is working to reestablish the Catholic Church as a force for social and economic justice.
Wednesdays, Oct. 7, Oct. 21; Nov. 4, Nov. 18; Dec. 2, Dec. 16; 7:30-9:00pm
UU Congregation of Fairfax in the Program Building
2709 Hunter Mill Road in Oakton, VA 22124
Limited to 12 participants
This discussion is sponsored by Faith Alliance for Climate Change.
The group will explore the interconnections of our food systems and our relationship to and responsibility in these systems… the readings challenge us to look at our roles not only as consumers of food, but also as creators of food, of systems, and of the world we live in…and offers an opportunity to dig deeper into the complex issues surrounding food.
Wednesday, October 7, 9:00am-4:30pm
Brock Environmental Center
3663 Marlin Bay Drive
Virginia Beach, VA 23455
Cost: $25
The Chesapeake Bay Foundation (CBF) will host the second interfaith summit on stewardship of Virginia waters. During the “Living Waters: Wading In” conference, theologians, scientists, advocates and policy makers will explore concrete steps people across many faith traditions can take to protect and restore our rivers, streams and the Chesapeake Bay.
Saturday, October 3 and 17, 9:00am
Chesterfield Community Pasadena, Maryland
Anne Arundel County
If you can bring a group of any aged volunteers ready to get to work planting trees and under shrubs this could be just the opportunity you are looking for
Thursday, October 8, 7:30-8:30pm
Unity of Fairfax, 2854 Hunter Mill Rd, Oakton, Virginia
Join with people of faith to gather in gratitude for gains in LGBT civil rights, the opening of doors of a growing number of faith communities, and to celebrate the 2nd Annual Northern Virginia Pride Festival.
Saturday, October 10, 9:00am-5:00pm
VCU University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Avenue, Richmond, VA 23220
Equality Virginia’s TIES offers seminars and workshops for transgender individuals, significant others, parents of transgender youth, and advocates in an inclusive and supportive environment.
The U.S. Senate is expected to vote soon on the international human rights treaty known as the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD). If ratified, this treaty would protect the rights of all people living with disabilities, in the United States and around the world.
