Solidarity, Justice, and Interfaith Organizing
In this episode, co-host Adaku Utah and Reverend Dr. Liz Theoharis discuss the reclamation of justice work by faith communities and the solidarity possibilities that arise from interfaith organizing.
Photo Credit: Rev. Dr. Liz Theoharis by Stephen Pavey
ABOUT THE GUEST
The Reverend Dr. Liz Theoharis is a theologian, author, pastor, and anti-poverty organizer. She is Founder and Executive Director of the Kairos Center for Religions, Rights, and Social Justice. Rev. Dr. Theoharis is an ordained minister in the Presbyterian Church (USA), co-pastor of the Freedom Church of the Poor, and teaches at Union Theological Seminary in New York City.
Rev. Dr. Theoharis has been organizing among poor and low-income communities for thirty years with organizations such as the National Union of the Homeless, the National Welfare Rights Union, the Coalition of Immokalee Workers, Domestic Workers United and many more. She is co-founder and co-chair of the Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival. Raised in a family committed to social justice, civil liberties and human rights, she has been involved in the movement for her whole life.
EPISODE NOTES
Episode transcript (coming soon)
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Learn more about the Kairos Center for Religions, Rights, and Social Justice and follow Kairos Center on Instagram, Facebook, Bluesky, and LinkedIn
We Pray Freedom: Liturgies and Rituals from the Freedom Church of the Poor by Liz Theoharis (Editor), Charon Hribar (Editor)
You Only Get What You're Organized to Take: Lessons from the Movement to End Poverty by Liz Theoharis and Noam Sandweiss-Back
A Matter of Survival - Organizing to Meet Unmet Needs and Build Power in Times of Crisis