Over the past month, Larry Cox, Rev. Dr. Liz Theoharis, and Willie Baptist have been guests on “The Radical Imagination,” hosted by John Jay Sociology professor Jim Vrettos on the Manhattan Neighborhood Network. We had a chance to talk in depth about the moral and religious grounding of our work – our conviction that God is on the side of the poor – and its deep ties to the guiding strategic notion of fighting for the unity and social leadership of the poor today.
Below, you can watch the videos from both of these shows. A big thank you to Jim Verttos for having us on!
Larry Cox, on his own background in the fight for human rights and the possibilities for a movement to end poverty:
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Rev. Dr. Liz Theoharis and Willie Baptist on their history of organizing among the poor and dispossessed, Jesus’ example as a leader in the social movement of the poor, and the call for a new Poor People’s Campaign in line with Rev. Dr. King’s vision:
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