David Oliverio will speak about finding a peaceful coexistence of different interests, worldviews, convictions, and lifestyles, drawing from his many years of experience on both sides of the fence, first as a Pentecostal preacher and then later a secular Humanist speaker and activist, and from his 17 years as an in-home personal trainer, entering all types of people’s homes and discovering the many commonalities of humanity.
The Torah tells us that we are dust and unto dust we shall return. That may be true, but maybe we are also clay, moldable into many forms.
 Sawyer Maher is a Community Organizer with The Metropolitan Organization (TMO). TMO is a broad-based network of religious and secular institutions (including First UU) here in Houston that addresses a wide array of policy issues throughout the city. They want us to know about their current organizing efforts surrounding the Harris Health bond initiative. Come learn about how this is important to Houston and to Emerson.