During Kairos’ fall conference, Mikaela Curry shared a powerful poem during the panel on ecological devastation. An organizer and scientist, Mikaela is part of Kentuckians for the Commonwealth and the KY Poor People’s Campaign. Read her poem here.
In January’s policy briefing, we take a look at the example of Detroit, which has experienced decades of austerity politics. It offers a stark study in why we must push back against austerity now and reorient our economy from the bottom up.
The second day of “Moral Policy in a Time of Crisis” opened with a discussion of systemic racism, taking a long view of the policies, systems and structures that have perpetuated this injustice. This article features comments from Wendsler Nosie Sr., Dr. Jeanne Theoharis, and Leo Vilchas.
December’s policy briefing focuses on the housing crisis we face today and the homeless organizing that is building in response. It includes insights from seasoned leaders of the National Union of the Homeless and the recent “Winter Offensive.”
On October 23–24, the Kairos Center Presents: Moral Policy in a Time of Crisis, an online conference on the urgent struggles and policy solutions of the poor and dispossessed.
Watch Freedom Church of the Poor, hosted by the Reading the Bible with the Poor Cohort of the Kairos Center, LIVE each Sunday from 6:00pm–7:00pm ET on the Kairos Center’s Facebook page!
“A Poor People’s History of Wall Street” takes you through the concrete canyons of the command center for global capitalism and asks: Who does Wall Street benefit? How does Wall Street operate in society? And is the stock market the best way to measure the health of a society?
A collection of Poor People’s Campaign resources for study on poverty in the United States, history, Dr. King’s vision, and today’s Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival.