Press Conference: Lessons From The Pandemic: The Impact of the Child Tax Credit August 9, 2022 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm EDT From our policy director, Shailly Gupta Barnes: During the pandemic, our government implemented new and innovative legislation to provide for our health and economic well-being. Moratoria on evictions and utility shut offs made sure more people had access to housing, water and electricity. Increased funding for food programs provided for heightened food insecurity. Economic supports
Roundtable Discussion: Lessons from the Pandemic: Impact of the Child Tax Credit August 9, 2022 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm EDT On August 9, The Kairos Center for Rights, Religions and Social Justice and Children’s Health Watch are hosting “Lessons from the Pandemic: Impact of the Child Tax Credit,” an online round table on the urgency of expanding the Child Tax Credit. The discussion will highlight the vital role the expanded CTC offered to poor and
Kairos Community Call August 17, 2022 @ 8:00 pm - 9:00 pm EDT Our next Kairos Center Community Call is August 17, 2022 at 8pm ET / 7pm CT / 5pm PT. Join us as we reflect on the significance of the June 18 Mass Poor People’s and Low Wage Workers’ Assembly and Moral March, hear how we are responding to current attacks on our rights and dignity,
Its Kairos Time! Rejecting The Religion of Empire: Building A Movement for Liberation August 23, 2022 @ 7:00 pm - 7:30 pm EDT A Kairos Moment is a time when crisis and opportunity collide and the possibility for something new can emerge. Join the Kairos Center for a new series of 30 minute talks / chats with partners, collaborators, and movement builders as we discuss what’s happening and what we’re doing to respond in this kairos moment. Our
It’s Kairos Time! Those Who Would Be Free Must Strike The First Blow September 6, 2022 @ 7:00 pm - 7:30 pm EDT A Kairos Moment is a time when crisis and opportunity collide and the possibility for something new can emerge. Join the Kairos Center for a new bi-weekly series of 30 minute talks / chats with partners, collaborators, and movement builders as we discuss what’s happening and what we’re doing to respond in this kairos moment.
Faith Leaders Congressional Briefing & National Press Conference September 22, 2022 @ 9:00 am - 11:00 am EDT Faith Leaders Congressional Briefing | Poor People's Campaign from Fusion Films on Vimeo. This morning, at 9:00 AM ET, a diverse group of faith leaders from across the country will
Poor People’s Campaign Mississippi Moral Monday September 26, 2022 @ 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm EDT Poor People’s Campaign Mississippi Moral Monday Led by National Co-Chairs Bishop William J. Barber II & Rev. Dr. Liz Theoharis “Free the land, clean the water and keep it public”
All in! Preventing Nuclear War Means Defending Democracy September 28, 2022 @ 7:00 pm EDT Back from the Brink (BftB) : Bringing Communities Together to Abolish Nuclear Weapons Roundtable discussion about democracy, peace and disarmament for staff/leaders of peace and disarmament and allied groups; Peace/disarmament and BftB activists nationwide; supporters/members of BftB coalition endorsers & partners; progressive media. Register
“At the Threshold” – 50th Year Jubilee of the Ethnic Concerns Consultation October 7, 2022 - October 9, 2022 Ethnic Concerns Consultation Ethnic Concerns Consultation, or ECC, is dedicated to bringing education and awareness of the concerns of ethnic groups to churches and all of Christendom. The ECC is
National Day of Action October 15, 2022 @ 12:00 pm - 5:00 pm EDT The Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival’s National Day of Action - on Saturday, October 15th at noon, poor, low-income people, and their advocates will march on
It’s Kairos Time: The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks October 25, 2022 @ 7:00 pm - 7:30 pm EDT Join us for our next installment of It’s Kairos Time! Our cultural strategies organizer and educator, Ciara Taylor, will get into conversation with Distinguished Professor Jeanne Theoharis, about the first
Freedom Church of the Poor- Winter Offensive: Ending Homelessness and Poverty November 27, 2022 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm EST Launch of the Winter Offensive 2022/23 On November 27th 2022, Freedom Church of the Poor will kick off in conjunction with the National Union of the Homeless in this year's