Pilgrimage for Peace: Philadelphia, PA to Washington, DC #CeasefireNow February 14 @ 10:00 am - February 21 @ 5:00 pm EST 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
2024: How did we get here and how do we get out of it? March 16 @ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm EDT 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,
Book Talk: Cedar Monroe in Conversation With Liz Theoharis March 17 @ 10:00 pm - 11:00 pm EDT 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
NYC Interfaith Iftar & Breaking the Fast for a Permanent Ceasefire March 21 @ 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm EDT 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
Empowering Voices: Women’s History Month Discussion with The Rev. Dr. Liz Theoharis March 25 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm EDT 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
Easter Sunday with Freedom Church of the Poor March 31 @ 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm EDT 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
24-Hour Prayer Vigil for a Just New York State Budget April 1 @ 11:00 am - April 2 @ 11:00 am EDT 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
Freedom Shul of the Poor Passover Seder April 21 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm EDT Join us for a special Freedom Shul of the Poor Passover Seder. On April 21 from 6-8PM ET we will gather to share stories about the fight against empire - from Palestine to the United States - and celebrate the ever-present possibility of transformative change for poor and dispossessed people. Freedom Shul of the Poor
Westar Conference 2024 – Confronting Christian Nationalism May 23 @ 9:30 am - May 25 @ 9:30 pm EDT Keynote Speakers John Dominic Crossan and Rev. Dr. Liz Theoharis featured at Westar Institute’s Transformative Event! May 23-25, 2024 SALT LAKE CITY — The Westar Institute is proud to announce its upcoming event, “Confronting Christian Nationalism,” taking place from Thursday, May 23, 2024, to Saturday, May 25, 2024, at the prestigious Little America Hotel in
Democracy Needs Faithful People: The Moral Response to Preventing Election Sabotage August 22 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm EDT We at the Kairos Center wanted to share a new series of trainings being offered this month by Faith Organizing within the Election Sabotage Response Network (Faith ESRN). The Kairos Center is proud to support these efforts alongside other faith communities that are concerned about the health of our democracy. This fall’s election will be
Scenario Planning with Faith Leaders to Protect Democracy (Part 1) September 10 @ 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm EDT This fall, the Faith ESRN is working closely with the Election Sabotage Response Network to integrate faith communities like yours into efforts to prevent a crisis in our elections. The
It’s Kairos Time: Stop The War On The Poor Listening Party September 12 @ 8:00 pm - 9:30 pm EDT Join us as we celebrate the launch our second season of It's Kairos Time! Stop The War On The Poor! This event will not be live streamed, instead we will