WATCH NOW! 1000 people registered to watch our January 15th Webinar live … see it for yourself

WATCH NOW! 1000 people registered to watch our January 15th Webinar live … see it for yourself

WATCH NOW! 1000 people registered to watch our January 15th Webinar live … see it for yourself

The Fierce Urgency of Now

Exactly one year before he was murdered, Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. gave an historic sermon at New York’s Riverside Church on the profound connection between US militarism abroad with violence, racial repression, and widespread deprivation on the home front.

Over 50 years later, from Ukraine to Uvalde the crises of militarism, materialism, racism and the prospect of spiritual death that Dr. King warned us about are still very much with us. Not only does this militarism abroad continue to seed violence and poverty at home, it now aggravates the climate crisis and consumes vital resources that could alleviate climate-related suffering.

On what would be his 93rd birthday– Sunday, January 15 from 4-5:30 pm EST– we hosted a webinar, “Reimagining King’s Vision – The Fierce Urgency of Now” with an esteemed panel of presenters who discussed how King’s radical wisdom applies to our current moment.

Our presenters included Medea Benjamin (CODEPINK), Ash-Lee Henderson (Highlander Center), Tiffany Loftin (NAACP Youth), Rev. Liz Theoharis (Poor People’s Campaign), and Luis Rodriguez (Tia Chucha’s Centro Cultural and Bookstore). 

“Reimagining King’s Vision – The Fierce Urgency of Now” was sponsored by CODEPINK, Fellowship of Reconciliation, Highlander Center, The National Council of Elders and the King and Breaking Silence Coalition, in cooperation with other partner organizations.

Action Items!

You can view the meeting chat here

Join the Peace in Ukraine coalition.

Sign up at FORUSA.ORG to be part of the campaign we are building to conscientiously object to all forms of violence and hatred.

Connect with The Poor Peoples Campaign’s state coordinating committees by signing up online or texting MORAL at 38542.

Demand that President Biden used Executive Action to Cancel Student Debt.

Organize local readings of Breaking the Silence. You can find a toolkit here.

Connect with organizations working on Transformative Justice in your community.

Listen to “The Nerve” podcast and discuss with friends.

Join faith leaders from across New York on Feb 13th for Religion in a Time of Crisis.

Commit to collective actions nurturing a culture of peace.

Create study circles to learn, nourish and support each other.

Engage in intergenerational conversations.

Remember: Another world is possible