Events

Join us for Palm Sunday: A People’s Procession for Justice in Washington Square Park on Sunday, April 2, at 9:30 a.m. This will be an in-person procession hosted by Kairos Center, First Presbyterian Church NYC, Middle Collegiate Church and other NYC churches. We will gather to retell the story of Jesus’ entry into Jerusalem, to remember Jesus’ radical message of nonviolence and justice, to sing and pray together, and to lift up the ways this story is a living story through struggles for justice in our world today. All are welcome for this brief service that begins Holy Week for Christians.

Dates/Times: April 14 (1-6pm) and April 15 (9am-5pm) Location: Online Instructors: Kelly Brown Douglas, Karenna Gore, Liz Theoharis Registration Deadline: Sunday, April 2 This course critically explores the biblical and theological traditions that have helped to cause economic and ecological injustice as well as biblical, theological and ethical mandates for addressing it. It highlights the intersecting and interlocking realities of racial,

Real and Lasting Change: Models that Work to end Poverty Eradicating systemic poverty through three crucial and effective models: community organizing, movement-building, and public policy advocacy. Speakers: Denzel Mitchell, an Associate Organizer from the congregation-based community organization “Richmonders Involved to Strengthen Our Communities” in Richmond, VA, The Rev. Dr. Liz Theoharis, Director of the Kairos

As the political influence of Christian nationalist ideology has grown in recent years, so has awareness of the threat it poses to democratic and religious freedoms. On Saturday, February 3, join Interim President the Rev. Dr. Kelly Brown Douglas and the Rev. Dr. Liz Theoharis, Executive Director of the Kairos Center for Religions, Rights, and

Four months and 31,000 lives later, the genocide of the Gazan people continues unabetted. While the war on the poor, displaced and houseless in the U.S skyrockets, the United States government continues to bankroll these atrocities with taxpayers dollars, wreaking havoc on the innocent people of Palestine. As people of faith we collectively ask what

Join a coalition of faith leaders, artists, and activists on a Pilgrimage for Peace to demand a Ceasefire in Gaza. From February 14 to February 21, 2024, faith leaders, activists, and artists will march from Independence Hall in Philadelphia, PA to the White House in Washington, DC to urge President Biden call for an end

Join Rev. Dr. Liz Theoharis and a panel of scholars, including Rev. Dr. Kelle Brown, as they present and discuss Cedar Monroe’s new book, Trash: A Poor White Journey. Together they will discuss the moment we are in, how we got here, and how we can organize ourselves to confront the staggering rise of poverty,

7:00 pm (PT) - Every day across the US, 66 million poor white people pay the price for failing whiteness. In their sweeping debut, Trash: A Poor White Journey (Broadleaf), activist and chaplain Cedar Monroe writes indelibly about and for poor white people: about unlearning the American dream, untangling from white supremacy, and working for

Rabbis for Ceasefire, Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR), Kairos Center, Muslim Community Network NY, Faith for Black Lives, Hindus for Human Rights, Fellowship of Reconciliation, Adalah Justice Project, and Jews For Racial & Economic Justice are teaming up to build intentional Interfaith community through breaking our fast together, sharing prayer and ritual, and gathering

The Reverend Dr. Liz Theoharis, Co-Chair of the Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival and Director of the Kairos Center for Religions, Rights, and Social Justice joins the Prince George’s County Memorial Library System, the Prince George’s County Office of Human Rights, and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission for a special Women’s

In the Christian tradition Easter is a day of joy and celebration of new, resurrected life. As we confront the tremendous suffering of our times - ongoing death and violence in our communities, genocide, war, ecolgoical devastation, and general abandonment amidst abundance across the world - we recognize how difficult it may be to see

As we come to the end of March, our legislators and governor are deep in negotiations over the state budget. We expect the budget will NOT be completed by the April 1 deadline and negotiations will continue into next week. New Yorkers need and deserve a moral budget that makes sure the super-rich pay their