Birth of a Movement: Which MLK Do We Remember? January 15, 2023 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm EST Which MLK Jr do we remember? In our final week of the Winter Offensive we lift up the King who proclaimed the need for “restructuring the whole of American society” and called forward the leadership of the poor to get us to the revolution of values that would make it possible. Sacred Text: Mark 10:17-31 and an excerpt from Martin Luther King Jr. “Where Do We Go from Here?” (SCLC Convention, August 1967).
Reducing the Threat of Nuclear War January 21, 2023 @ 1:00 pm - 6:00 pm EST The 2023 “Reducing the Threat of Nuclear War” Conference will be held virtually on Saturday January 21, 1-6 pm (Eastern). This annual gathering is one of the major national conferences addressing this acute problem. Given the tragic events in Ukraine, tensions with China over Taiwan, and provocations from North Korea, we need to accelerate
The Crisis This Time: Media, Movements, and Abolition in a Time of Rupture February 2, 2023 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm EST Join MIC and Rutgers University for a conference exploring methods to articulate critical interconnections between crises and forms of resistance. We live in a time of rupture. The social, economic, and ecological crises that confront us today compound longstanding inequalities on a global scale. In response to these asymmetries, we are witness to a flourishing
Religion in a Time of Crisis February 13, 2023 @ 10:00 am - 4:00 pm EST Register now! On Monday, February 13, you’re invited to join faith leaders, both lay and clergy, from across New York State for a day-long convening where we will explore the possibilities and challenges of confronting the multiple crises our communities are facing. In particular, we will reflect on the rise of Christian Nationalism and our
Poor People’s Campaign, Families Hold Press Conference Calling for Federal Investigation of more than 100 State Jail Deaths February 23, 2023 @ 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm EST BECKLEY, WV – The West Virginia Poor People’s Campaign and Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival will join impacted families of victims who have died in West Virginia
Palm Sunday: A People’s Procession for Justice March 30, 2023 @ 9:30 am - 10:00 pm EDT 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.
Kelly Brown Douglas, Karenna Gore, Liz Theoharis: An Examination of Gender and Race in the Movements of Ecological and Economic Justice April 14, 2023 - April 15, 2023 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,
Matthew 25 – Community Organizing, Policy Advocacy, and Movement Building August 28, 2023 @ 11:00 am - 1:00 pm EDT 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
White Christian Nationalism: What to Know and How to Respond February 3 @ 9:00 am - 4:00 pm EST 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,
Lessons from Liberation Theology In Times of Genocide February 10 @ 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm EST 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
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,
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