“My goal is to create a crack because where there is a crack the light can come in. And a little bit of light can drive out a lot of darkness.”
- Jean Zaru
Palestinian Quaker
2024 Lenten Worship Series with The Kairos Center’s Freedom Church of the Poor
Our faith traditions and the Bible frequently lift up expressions of longing, mourning, even anger at the way things are. We lament that in the US over 700 people die every day due to poverty. That millions die every year from inadequate healthcare. That poor and people of color are disproportionately violated and degraded by the interrelated crises of pandemic, state sanctioned violence, war, storms and more. In the richest country in human history we have 140 million people who are poor or one emergency from economic ruin. And this year we lament and bear witness to the violence, death, and ongoing genocide of tens of thousands of people in Palestine - violence that is funded by the US and backed up by a twisted theology of dominance and supremacy. These are our people, our leaders, our families and we must mourn and wail. We must cry out to God for justice and demand #CeasefireNow.
Black Theology and Palestinian Solidarity
This is a rich conversation Daniel and Jen had with Matthew Vega, a Black-Mexican theologian at the University of Chicago. Topics discussed during the conversation include an exploration of black theology, the history of black solidarity with the Palestinian struggle, and theodicy --how we can make sense of God's presence in the midst of immense suffering.
Lessons from Liberation Theology in Times of Genocide
Four months and 31,000 lives later, the genocide of the Gazan people continues unabated. While the war on the poor, displaced, and houseless in the U.S skyrockets, the United States government continues to bankroll these atrocities with taxpayers’ dollars, wreaking havoc on the innocent people of Palestine. As people of faith, we collectively ask what is our responsibility to bear witness to and act on behalf of the suffering of those pushed furthest to the margins? Grounded in the Black prophetic tradition and rich history of Black resistance struggle, this webinar seeks to spark conversation drawing upon various liberation theologies that respond directly to the moral decay of this moment.
Sign the petition: Black U.S. Christians in Solidarity with Palestine
Why Black and Palestinian Christians need each other
The Black prophetic tradition, rooted in a radical commitment to moral consistency, human dignity and well-being, stands against systems of domination and oppression everywhere.
Christmas is Cancelled
Christmas is canceled Not because revolutionaries are not worth celebrating But because if Christmas is about the story of a Palestinian child in danger. Then Christmas is not a holiday, it is a freedom politic, a posture, A prayer that invites us as Rev. Dr. Munther Isaac says,
“To see the image of Jesus in every child killed and pulled from under the rubble.”
Black and Palestinian’s Struggle for Freedom
“This is why the prophetic traditions of Black and Palestinian theologies are concerned with undoing material oppression as well as emphasizing freedom in the Spirit.”
Troubling Idols: Black-Palestinian Solidarity in U.S. Afro-Christian Spaces
This article claims that insofar as they continue to omit analyses of colonialism and racialization, retellings of the biblical Exodus and of twentieth-century Black-Jewish relations—two massively significant narratives in the U.S. Black Christian imaginary—will inevitably continue to fuel the Zionist impulse that prevents much of Afro-Christianity from intentionally engaging Palestinian justice.
