Kairos Center for Religions, Rights, and Social Justice

Why the poor vote matters (The Hill) Late last month, President Trump addressed the latest Census report, Poverty in the United States: 2025, saying, “We have the best poverty numbers ever in the history of the...

www.counterpunch.org/2026/09/18/p... with @counterpunchmedia.bsky.social & @liztheoharis.kairoscenter.org

Pete Hegseth’s Unholy War

Check out this #FreeFamilies #toolkit with tools & activities to use at community gatherings. The federal govmt’s cruel attacks on children and families must stop. No child should be detained in a concentration camp. @voice4humanneed.bsky.social @kairoscenter.org freefamilies.net#toolkit

@kairoscenter.org and many other beloveds brought song and shifted the space…we will keep singing, praying, protesting until every camp is shut down. No one is free until all are free. #FreeFamilies

The Voting Rights Act of 1965, and the voting power of millions of Black Americans, suffered a monumental loss at the hands of the Supreme Court this month. This issue needs national attention and immediate action. Read here to learn more. kairos.ghost.io/louisiana-v-...

Give Me Your Tired, Your Poor… The Case for Asylum in These Less Than United States April 19, 2026 (Common Dreams) In late March, I sat in the gallery of the Supreme Court for the first time in my life. Throughout my 30 years...

This Palm Sunday, we joined Apache Stronghold at Oak Flat for prayer and resistance. A court transferred this sacred land to Resolution Copper, but the struggle continues. As Min. Pavey reflected: We know Empire's forces of death will never defeat the spiritual road that protects all sacred life.

No Kings NYC 3.28.26 📣 ”We Are The Movement" written by The Peace Poets 🎵: Resistance Revival Chorus, New York Choir Project, SING OUT! New York, Singing in Resistance DSA Choir, Gaia Music Collective, Songs in the Key of Resistance, Rev. Billy & The Stop Shopping Choir 🎥: People's Media Team

Link to resource bit.ly/NoKingsFaith No Kings Faith Resources include: DURING ACTION: No Kings! Interfaith Litany Litany: A Collective Commitment to Nonviolence We Believe Statements A Prayer for the People A Commitment to Non Violence IN REFLECTION No Kings Bible Scriptures & Study

Important Links & Resources in preparation for No Kings 3! Visit: bit.ly/NoKingsSongs bit.ly/NoKingsFaith bit.ly/NoKings3DigitalToolkit bit.ly/WeAreTheMovement2026

The Expanding Toll of the Child Detention Industry (Nonprofit Quarterly) In the beginning of March 2026, Alix Webb and Mike Ishii joined community and faith leaders from around the country on a 90-mile march from... https://kairoscenter.org/the-expanding-toll-of-the-child-detention-industry/

On 3/24, SCOTUS will hear oral argument in Noem v. Al Otro Lado, a case with major stakes for people seeking refuge in the US. We, will hold an interfaith vigil & rally on the steps of SCOTUS at 8 am ET. We declare "No turning back" on the legal/sacred right to seek asylum.

JEWS AGAINST ICE! Right now in DC, hundreds have turned out to the largest-ever protest of Jewish clergy against ICE, outside ICE HQ. No more cruelty. ICE out of our cities.

The Young Organizers Survival Corps by Rev. Dr. Liz Theoharis & Sam Theoharis (CounterPunch)If we know anything from decades of antipoverty organizing, it’s that the unfettered imaginations, moral clarity, and capacity for... https://kairoscenter.org/the-young-organizers-survival-corps/

If we know anything from decades of antipoverty organizing, it’s that the unfettered imaginations, moral clarity, and capacity for decisive action of young Americans can always triumph over the misguided political liaisons of their elders. www.counterpunch.org/2026/02/04/t...

It’s an under appreciated reality of this century that young people have been showing up in a remarkable fashion www.laprogressive.com/progressive-...

Grateful to Sarina Partridge, for sharing the power of song to hold our collective grief in this moment, and for reminding us that we are part of something far greater than ourselves. #SingingResistance #WeSingFreedom #AbolishIce www.facebook.com/share/v/1AGD...

HAPPENING NOW: This morning, hundreds of faith leaders from across the country convened in DC to demand that Congress give no money to ICE. Stay tuned or watch live. fb.watch/EXfkpRnQHn/

Trump: American Nero https://kairoscenter.org/trump-american-nero/

The mistreatment of workers and the refusal to negotiate a fair contract by one of the richest corporations in the world is an affront to everything we hold dear. That is why veteran leaders alongside faith leaders are joining Starbucks Workers United to fight for a fair contract and living wages.

Our families inside detention need us to take action wherever we are, right now! Join the Free Families Launch today at 8pm ET/ 5pm PT bit.ly/LAUNCHFF @freefamilies.bsky.social

On this Giving Tuesday, join us as we continue to ORGANIZE, ORGANIZE, ORGANIZE. Help us reach our $10,000 Giving Tuesday goal! Donate today! kairoscenter.org/give/

SPECIAL BIBLE STUDY ALERT–This Wednesday, 6pm ET, join Dr. David Carr at Freedom Church of the Poor for a powerful study of Exodus, genocide, and the gospel of Matthew Sign up: kairoscenter.org/freedomchurch/

This evening, we begin the Advent of a Revolution and Birth of a Movement seasons at Freedom Church of the Poor with the launch of the Winter Offensive with the National Union of the Homeless. rsvp: bit.ly/FCOPSIGNUP

JOIN US TONIGHT at 8pm to learn more and ask questions about the Young Organizers Survival Corps! Register: bit.ly/YOUNGORGANIZ...

An important win, honored to be amici here!

📣 Exciting news! 📣 Today @ 5 pm ET join the National Coalition to End Family and Child Detention for a webinar to learn about the history & conditions of family detention, & how you can join the movement to #FreeFamilies once and for all. detentionwatchnetwork.app.neoncrm.com/np/clients/d...

This is the tradition we stand in. This is the work that continues with the Young Organizers Survival Corps! Learn more or join an info session at bit.ly/YoungOrganizers #OrganizeThePoor #PoorPeoplesPower #HousingJustice #KairosCenter

SPECIAL BIBLE STUDY ALERT–This Wednesday, 6pm ET, join Dr. David Carr at Freedom Church of the Poor for a powerful study of Christian Nationalism and the Hebrew Scriptures. Comment "Bible Study!" and we'll DM you the link to join.

You’re invited! Join us next Thursday for an in-person launch event for We Pray Freedom: Liturgies and Rituals from the Freedom Church of the Poor. We’ll gather to uplift the prayers, songs, and rituals that sustain our movements for justice. RSVP here: bit.ly/NOV6WPF

Oct. 22nd @ 6pm join us for a virtual film screening led by Shun Tucker-Allen and Dom Kelly. "Severed" follows Mohamad Saleh, a teenager from Gaza who lost his leg at 12. His story is personal and emblematic of the thousands of Palestinians disabled by Israel’s genocide. kairos.org/freedomchurch

You’re invited to our first in-person launch event for "We Pray Freedom." Join us for a powerful celebration of healing, remembrance, and collective action! 🕗 6:30pm ET 📍St. Augustine's Episcopal Church RSVP: linktr.ee/KairosCenter

In 2024, 41.4% of Americans lived in poverty or one emergency away from it. As conditions and reporting get worse, we will all need to do three things: organize, organize, & organize! Full breakdown at kairos.ghost.io/poverty-numb... Huge thanks to @povertycenter.bsky.social for these estimates!

You’re invited to join Freedom Church of the Poor for their virtual We Pray Freedom launch event. The event will follow the 6 chapters of the book, & feature many of its contributors. Join us for a powerful evening of healing, remembrance, & taking action together. kairoscenter.org/freedomchurch

“The liturgies found in this collection are not just words, but powerful acts of justice and compassion that invite us into right relationship with each other, with creation, and with God.” Richard Rohr, founder of the Center for Action and Contemplation Visit: WePrayFreedom.org #WePrayFreedom

"In a Trumpian world, where Christian extremism is becoming the norm, we must not let the words of Beulah Sanders be forgotten or the worst fears of countless prophets and freedom fighters come true." www.alternet.org/trump-using-...

"The whole of the Christian Bible, starting with Genesis and ending with the Book of Revelation, has an arc of justice to it. The historical equivalents of anti-poverty programs run through it all." www.nationofchange.org/2025/09/10/y...

“Over the past decades, the use of the Bible to justify what passes for ‘law and order’ (and the punishing of the poor) has only intensified." Read on! www.commondreams.org/opinion/bibl...

✨ Launch day ✨ These prayers rise from the wisdom of poor and dispossessed communities—embodied practices that transform, empower & reclaim the sacred as collective action for justice. #WePrayFreedom 👉 bit.ly/WePrayFreedom