Our next meeting and event are Thursday, February 21, Meeting at 9:15am gathering and 9:30am begin at the Veradale United Church of Christ, 611 N Progress Road, Spokane Valley, WA 99037. Event at 6:30pm-8:30pm Temple Beth Shalom Meeting Agenda for February 21 9:15am gathering 9:30am Meditation brought by Sr. Pat 9:45am - 11am Events Planning Tonight, Feb 21, 6:30-8:30pm Sultan and the Saint: Interfaith Listening and Dialogue. Program includes Panel: Rabbi Tamar Malino, Sister Pat Millen, OSF, and Nezar Hussain, Muslims for Community Action and Support After the movie: Break out groups to discuss " What/where/who does your tradition say has authority? How does this authority relate to the written word? How does this authority support or interfere with interfaith conversations?" Goal: for participants to find an interfaith buddy before we close for the night. The “homework” is to continue interfaith conversations with interfaith buddies. Set up a coffee meeting or a snap chat or whatever. ALSO, planning APRIL 22, 5:30pm-7:30pm Earth Day “For the Healing of the Earth”. DRAFT Environmental devastation Vigil on Monday, April 22, 2019, from 5:30pm-7:30pm. Next planning meeting, March 21 Rick Matters will speak about the workbook "Beyond inclusion; Beyond Empowerment” This Planning Meeting closes at 11am and gathers at 6:30pm at Temple Beth Shalom for Interfaith Listening and Dialogue ABOUT FLLC Welcome to the Faith Leaders and Leaders of Conscience The Faith Leaders and Leaders of Conscience began as part of the Poor People’s Campaign. It is a gathering of people of faith and non faith organizations who speak with a moral voice. Our short history We began with an email was sent out on January 29, 2018, inviting faith leaders and leaders of conscience found in the Fig Tree directory. The invitation went out to Atheists, Bahai's, Buddhists, Christians, Hindus, Jews, Muslims ,Sikhs, Sufis, Taoists, Unitarians, and Wiccans. The invitation included the following: We as a diverse group of spiritual leaders can model what it means to repair the breach. We can model unity in the effort to overcome poverty, racism, and militarism and move toward developing the beloved community.Please, see the Fundamental Principles below. If you are not comfortable with the inclusions of women, trans-people, people of differing spiritual practices, this could be a chance for you to grow or it may be that this is not what you are called to do at this time. (Fundamental principles are at From: https://poorpeoplescampaign.org/index.php/fundamental-principles/) Further summary of FLLC Purpose: To be a moral voice spoken through a diverse group spiritual and non spiritual leaders Goal: Working together to be a moral voice in our shared commitment to overcome racism, poverty, militarism, and ecological devastation. Decisions and plans are made by those who show up through attending meetings and/or responding to emails and/or contributing to the conversation by editing or signing on to statements Duration of this group FLLC will exist for as long as it is needed and participants want to do the work together. If at any time a better way is found or it is no longer needed, it will be dissolved. Membership This group has participants not members.The participants all have a larger organization that they are part of and can be a liaison with for the achievement of our goals. The group has a convener not a president or leader.