Gathering Voices

Gathering Voices is a live, monthly zoom conversation series in which FOR-USA engages with activists and thought leaders. This homepage for the live conversation series will include upcoming events as well as recordings of our past live conversations. This is a continuation

September 6, 2022 No Comments

Gathering Voices: Climate & Justice Conversations–Leslie Cagan

The UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) is taking place in Glasgow on 31 October – 12 November 2021. In light of this important event we’ve asked FOR members and activists to discuss where the issue of climate

November 4, 2021 1 Comment

Gathering Voices: Climate & Justice Conversations–Tom Wakely

November 2, 2021 No Comments

Gathering Voices: Lament into Hope–A conversation with Rev. Kristian Smith, Pastor, The Faith Community, Atlanta

Rev. Dr. Emma Jordan-Simpson speaks with Rev. Kristian Smith, Pastor, The Faith Community (TFC), Atlanta, Georgia. Their discussion centers around Rev. Smith’s thoughts about how justice is a joint effort and that if people came together and formed communities of

September 30, 2021 No Comments

Gathering Voices: Rev. Starsky Wilson–The only time black lives matter is when black people are dying.

In this interview — broken into three short parts — Rev. Dr. Starsky Wilson discusses the disproportionate impact the coronavirus is having on African Americans in St. Louis, where the first 13 deaths were black people. Rev. Wilson was the

September 3, 2020 No Comments

Gathering Voices: Rev Julian DeShazier–“neighbor” as a verb and not simply a noun

Rev. Julian discusses how the pandemic is affecting his community on Chicago’s south side and how he believes this crisis is an opportunity to think of the word “neighbor” as a verb and not simply a noun. As a

September 3, 2020 No Comments

Gathering Voices: Chrissy Stonebraker-Martinez–“I am continually inspired by people’s ability to persist in the face of such extreme violence.”

Chrissy Stonebraker-Martínez is the co-director of the Cleveland-based InterReligious Task Force on Central America and co-chair of the National Council of FOR-USA.

September 3, 2020 No Comments

Gathering Voices: Erica Ford–“Our work has shifted into teaching wellness and how people can survive mentally, emotionally, spiritually and physically.”

CEO and Founder of LIFE Camp Inc, Erica Ford is an internationally-recognized and widely-respected peacemaker. She has been at the forefront of reducing youth and community violence in New York City and beyond for over 30 years.

September 3, 2020 No Comments

Gathering Voices: Rev Jason Carson Wilson-“Incremental change is another weapon of white supremacy”

Rev. Jason Carson Wilson is the founding executive director of the Washington, D.C.-based Bayard Rustin Liberation Initiative, a LGBTQIA/POC-focused domestic and international policy advocacy organization. He also serves as Minister of Social Justice Education at University Church in Chicago. He

September 3, 2020 No Comments

Gathering Voices: Gathering Voices: Sr. Simone Campbell “We can make change if I have a sense that we are connected.”

Sr. Simone Campbell is the Executive Director of NETWORK Lobby for Catholic Social Justice and the Leader of Nuns on the Bus. She is a religious leader, attorney and poet with extensive experience in public policy and advocacy for systemic

September 3, 2020 No Comments

Gathering Voices

Gathering Voices

Gathering Voices: Rev Julian DeShazier–“neighbor” as a verb and not simply a noun

Gathering Voices: Chrissy Stonebraker-Martinez–“I am continually inspired by people’s ability to persist in the face of such extreme violence.”

Gathering Voices: Erica Ford–“Our work has shifted into teaching wellness and how people can survive mentally, emotionally, spiritually and physically.”

Gathering Voices: Gathering Voices: Sr. Simone Campbell “We can make change if I have a sense that we are connected.”

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