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Urban
Engagement Book Club
"...a
socially conscious collection of bookworms,
where every book leads to a lively debate.”
-
Dallas
Observer
When
First
Thursdays at Noon. See full schedule to the right.
What
Lunch
and great conversation about issues that matter to
our community: poverty,
society, economics, faith, politics and more.
Free child care provided
to the first five people who RSVP by calling HPUMC at 214-523-2201.
Please mention that you are with the Urban Engagement Book Club.
Children must be picked up promptly at 1:00 pm.
Who
Around
80-100 smart, interesting people who care about our community.
Where
Highland
Park United Methodist
Room 386
3300 Mockingbird Lane
Dallas, TX 75205
Enter on the Northwest corner
of the church and take the elevator to floor three. Take a right, and
go left at the first hall. The room is on the left
Free
parking in North lot or across Bishop in the Meadows Museum
garage.
How
Just
show up - and bring a friend! No reading required,
and lunch is provided. However, books can be ordered through the Central Dallas Bookstore
(a portion of all proceeds benefit CDM).
Contact
Send
questions or comments to
Katie
Goldberg
at 214-823-8710 x 117.
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Get Engaged!
Contact your local
representative to advocate on behalf of the poor and the
voiceless.
To find your state and national leaders, please
visit:
http://www.fyi.legis.state.tx.us/
2010 Calendar
January 7
The Healing of America: A
Global Quest for Better, Cheaper, and Fairer Health Care,
T.R. Reid
February 4
Bright-sided: How the
Relentless Promotion of Positive Thinking Has Undermined America,
Barbara Ehrenreich
March 4
The Working Poor:
Invisible in America,
David K. Shipler
April 1
Just Like Us: The True
Story of Four Mexican Girls Coming of Age in America,
Helen Thorpe
May 6
The Hole in Our Gospel:
What does God expect of Us? The Answer that Changed my Life and Might
Just Change the World,
Richard Stearns
June 3
Imprisoning America: The
Social Effects of Mass Incarceration ,
David F. Weiman
July 1
Push: A Novel,
Saphhire
August 5
Rhetoric for Radicals: A
Handbook for 21st Century Activists,
Jason Del Gandio
September 2
Switch: How to Change
Things When Change Is Hard,
Chip Heath and Dan Heath
October 7
There Goes the
Neighborhood: Racial, Ethnic, and Class Tensions in Four Chicago
Neighborhoods and Their Meaning for America,
William Julius Wilson and Richard P. Taub
November 4
To Serve God and
Wal-Mart: The Making of Christian Free Enterprise,
Bethany Moreton
December 2
Social Justice Handbook:
Small Steps for a Better World,
Mae Elise Cannon and John Perkins
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