BLOUNT COUNTY CAUSES SEPT. 2019
Voter Registration Day, Tuesday September 24th – at 11:30am – BCEAC – Ecumenical Action Council – meeting at 2nd Harvest, Harvest Lane, Maryville TN – Lunch $5. RSVP to email; bcecumenicalactioncouncil@gmail.com
SURJ Team, 5pm, Tuesday September 24th Show up for racial justice at Highland Presbyterian church – enter at ramp. Email; blountcountysurj@gmail.com
Tennessee Equality Project, 7 pm, Thursday September 26th – at Blount County Library Dorothy Herron room. Guest speaker Executive Director Chris Sanders with updates on the past legislative session and what’s in store coming January at the Capitol. Hosted by Maryville Huddle. Listen to Chris’s radio interview with Anam on WOZO Radio on Wednesday, 9/25, from 6-7pm at https://tunein.com/radio/WOZO-LP-Knoxville-Community-Radio-1039-s256278/
Townsend Fall Festival, 10am – 6pm, Friday & Saturday, September 27& 28 at Visitors Center. Appalachian Bear Rescue will be participating in both days of the festival. Bring your lawn chairs and enjoy genuine bluegrass music, arts and crafts, food, and fall festivities for the entire family at the Townsend Visitor’s Center. For more information and a complete programming schedule, go to https://www.smokymountains.org/what-to-see/fall
Dream Chasers Workshop – 10-11 am, 9/28, & 10/26. Career Workshop, Blount County Public Library. Topics to include: Career Assessments Budgeting & Managing Money; skills needed to work and make your dreams come. next dates Blount County United “We are stronger together.” For more information; contact Callie Echols Stalliard (865) 309-1203 or smscechols22@yahoo.com; or www.blountcountyunited.org
Walk Against Racism and Gun Violence, 1 pm, Saturday September 28th. Meet at New Providence Presbyterian church 703 W. Broadway Maryville TN – to walk down Hwy 3219 (Lamar Alexander Pkwy) to Watkins Road near Hwy.128 and back to Blount County Courthouse for speakers and closing remarks.
Climate Church, Climate World, 2 pm, Sundays, September 29 thru Nov 3. – at New Providence Presbyterian church Maryville TN. For those interested in a deeper delve into the book, NPPC will host an in-depth study of Climate Church, Climate World on the five consecutive Sunday’s following Antal’s presentation. We look forward to engaging discussions facilitated each week by members of the community that include:
- Jim Antal, activist and theologian, Sept. 29
- Dr. Jay Clark, Maryville College adjunct instructor on October 6;
- Dr. Andrew Irvine, MC professor on October 13;
- The Rev. Laura Bogle of Foothills Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, October 20;
- Dr. Peggy Cowan, retired MC professor, October 27
- Dr. Adrienne Schwarte, associate professor at MC, November 3.
Each Sunday session will be at 2 p.m. in Eastminster Hall and open to the public as well. Invite your friends! Brought to you by the New Providence Green Team and Adult Education committees, Maryville College Center for Campus Ministry, Highland Presbyterian Church, Foothills Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, Knoxville chapter of Interfaith Power and Light, and First Presbyterian Church of Oak Ridge, Antal’s presentation is free and open to the public.
A Journey of Belonging: A UU Exploration of The Immigrant Experience, 6 pm, Tuesdays: Oct 1, Nov 5 & Jan 7, FUUF Habitat Office -1017 Hampshire Dr. Maryville TN. Sessions will focus on local stories, discussion, art, guest speakers, film, and music as we explore the immigrant experience. Topics include: why people leave their home countries, what it’s like living in the shadows in the U.S., how women and children face additional threats, basic immigration terms and policies, how to talk about immigration justice across differences and from a UU faith perspective, pathways to action, and concrete opportunities to show up in solidarity with local immigrants. Sessions are stand-alone and open to adults and children, middle grades and up. Info: brewer.sherry@gmail.com orcrystal.colter@maryvillecollege.edu
Progressive gathering, the Bird and Book Maryville TN, 4-7pm, Friday October 4th
Maryville Post Card group, The Bird and Book Maryville TN, Friday October 4th – at 5pm-6:30pm.
Climate Discussion, 2 pm, Sundays October 6 thru Nov. 3, at New Providence Presbyterian Church, Maryville TN. For those interested in a deeper delve into the book, NPPC will host an in-depth study of Climate Church, Climate World on the five consecutive Sunday’s, facilitated each week by members of the community such as Dr. Jay Clark, Maryville College adjunct instructor on October 6; Dr. Andrew Irvine, MC professor on October 13; The Rev. Laura Bogle of Foothills Unitarian Universalist Fellowship on October 20; Dr. Peggy Cowan, retired MC professor on October 27 and Dr. Adrienne Schwarte, associate professor at MC on November 3. Each Sunday session will be held at 2 p.m. in Eastminster Hall and open to the public as well. Invite your friends!
***POSTPONED*** Blount’s Got Talent Fundraiser, originally scheduled for October 10, is being postponed. The planning committee will be meeting again to discuss the options for a new date.
Blount Pride Coming Out Day, 6 pm, Friday October 11th at The Bird and Book Maryville TN.
