This October Auburn is tracking the news and information that your community needs to trouble the waters and heal the world. We’ll tell you how to join the Groundswell, a new multifaith voice for justice and social action. Also, resources for October’s Reformation Sunday and All Saints Day and an upcoming important television series to have on your radar. All this and more on the Auburn Web site.

In the October Calendar Its Columbus Day, its Pioneer Day , its…a great moment to bring a strong justice moment into your community. Let Auburn documentary resources inspire great conversation in your community. Auburn recommends Abraham’s Children as a documentary that offers great insight into American Muslim life. Click here to learn more. Auburn also recommends New Muslim Cool which explores the intersection between being a faithful Muslim and how interfaith conversation can create the bridge to peace.
And October also bring World Food Day and Auburn has just the resource for your community! Follow this link to book a screening of Food Inc. and learn how fair food practices can bring a justice moment to your faith congregation.

In the Religious Calendar On October 2nd, Christians worldwide come together for World Communion Sunday and experience how this sacrament brings unity and reconciliation. Consider planning for a Bible Study that celebrates the church’s role in ending South African apartheid. Click here to learn more about Have You Heard from Johannesburg and this free Bible Study Curriculum.
As Protestant and Catholics celebrate moments of identity within their religious tradition through Reformation Day and All Saint’s, consider using this in your message to lift up areas of justice that need the support and prayer of faith communities. Auburn recommends clicking here to follow religion and justice topics for your faith community.
For Jews around the world, the conclusion of Sukkot brings Simchat Torah, the celebration of the Torah. It’s a moment to look to God’s law and rejoice and challenge us to go further in our work in healing the world. Click here to listen to Rabbi Sharon Brous. Auburn invites you to turn to the power of Jewish documentary film as a resource to bring compelling stories to your community. Click here for the best in Jewish documentary film.

In Pop Culture Updated media statistics track a downward trend in LGBT characters in current television programming. Click here for more. 

Also on television Auburn recommends the upcoming 5-part special on PBS Women, War and Peace and save the date now for this series that will air in October – November. Click here for information and resources on how your community can explore the question of women’s identity in peace, war and also why this matter’s to men.

In Current Events Throughout the country faith leaders continue to respond to the death of Troy Davis and it has prompted new discussion about the death penalty. Click here to read Auburn’s Director of Christian Leadership J.C. Austin and his thoughtful response in Huffington Post.

Join the Groundswell Click here to watch Out of the Shadows of 9/11: Millennials, Moral Vision, and the Global Groundswell.
Groundswell, a new multifaith voice for justice and social action, launched on Tuesday, September 6, 2011 at 7:00 p.m., with the panel, “Out of the Shadows of 9/11: Millennials, Moral Vision, and the Global Groundswell,” at The Jerome L. Greene Performance Space at WNYC, 44 Charlton Street, New York, NY.
Panelists reflected on the last decade and explore the possibilities for a multifaith movement for justice this fall, in the 2012 election cycle, and through the coming decade. Four visionary thought leaders explored this topic: Valarie Kaur, Director of Groundswell and award-winning filmmaker (Divided We Fall, 2008); Ari Wallach, Co-founder, The Great Schlep, and social innovation expert; Beth Zemsky, organizational consultant and social change strategy expert; and Hussein Rashid, Professor of Religion at Hofstra University and Associate Editor at Religion Dispatches. The panel is hosted by The Rev. Dr. Katharine Rhodes Henderson, President, Auburn Seminary

Looking for more resources from Auburn? Email Rev. Kellie Anderson-Picallo for more information to help your community.