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Shadia I

This interview is with Shadia I, founder and executive director of Muslim Space in Austin, TX. Shadia speaks about how her experience growing up in a close and vibrant American Muslim community inspired her to create Muslim Space. She talks about her…

Tags: 9/11, Activism, Belonging, Community, Gender, Interfaith, Iowa, Islam, Muslim Space, Muslims, Organizers, Progressives, Qur'an, Ramadan, Social justice, Stereotypes, TX - Austin, Washington D.C.

Billie W and Kerry K

This interview is with Billie W and Kerry K, co-pastors of the Touchstone Community Church. Billie and Kerry share their passion for creating an inclusive, justice-seeking community outside of their previous ties to certain denomination’s…

Tags: Belonging, COVID-19, Family dynamics, Justice, LGBTQ+, Methodist Church, Ministers, PFLAG, Progressives, Religious leadership, Seminaries, Touchstone Community Church, Travis Park, TX - Boerne, United Church of Christ, Youth Ministry

Aurelia P

This interview is with Aurelia P, a Chicana woman, and lead pastor to a progressive Baptist Church based in Austin, Texas. The vision of Pratt’s church focuses on decolonizing faith, justice, inclusion, and liberation. Aurelia speaks to the…

Tags: Anti-racism, Baptists, Baylor School of Social Work, Chicanas, Christians, COVID-19, Decolonization, Marginalized communities, Pastors, Prejudice, Progressives, Racism, Religious leadership, Social media, The Philippines, TX - Austin

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Shadia I

Billie W and Kerry K

Aurelia P