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Healthcare
Multifaith Perspectives on Medicare for All
With Hebah Kassem, Sanjeev Sriram, M.D., David W. Greene, Sr., Rabbi Robin Podolsky, and Fran Quigley
Panelists—including Hebah Kassem of the Green New Deal Network; Sanjeev Sriram, M.D., of the National Physicians Alliance, David W. Greene, Sr., President of Concerned Clergy of Indianapolis and Pastor of Purpose of Life Ministries; Rabbi Robin Podolsky, a Board of Governors member for the Sandra Caplan Community Bet Din and Religious Advisor to the Jewish Student Union at Occidental College—will discuss what their religious traditions have to say about the moral imperative of ensuring healthcare for all. Fran Quigley of the DSA Religion and Socialism Working Group will be the moderator.
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Healthcare
Multifaith Perspectives on Medicare for All
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Immigrant Rights
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With Duane Campbell and Eddie Chavez Calderon
Equity and Justice
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With Angela Cowser
Solidarity
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With Joerg Rieger
Judaism
Views from Left Field: Mapping the State of Contemporary Jewish Life
With Lawrence Dreyfuss, Arielle Angel, Mari Cohen, Nathan Goldman, and Joe Roberts
Abolition
Can Religion Help Us Imagine a World Without Policing and Prisons?
With Stephen Crouch, Rabbi Barat Ellman, Rev. Anthony Jermaine Ross-Allam, and Nura Ahmed
Ecosocialism
Democratic EcoSocialism & the Green-Red-Black New Deal: Getting the Change We Need
With Marie Venner, Desiree Kane, George Lakey, and Rodney S. Sadler, Jr.
Direct Action
Charles “Chaz” Howard Interviews George Lakey about Religion and Nonviolent Direct Action Strategies
With Chaz Howard and George Lakey
Judaism & Law
Shabbos: The Political Significance of Jewish Law
With Avi Garelick
Ending Poverty
Using Values to Drive Social Change Around Poverty Issues: An experiential workshop
With Joanne Samuel Goldblum and Colleen Shaddox
Islam & Justice
Striving for Justice: Muslim Influences on a Public Defender
With Sajid A. Khan
Liberation Theology
The Living Legacy of Liberation Theology and the Current Moment of Socialism
With Pastor Samuel Cruz, PhD
Religious Communalism
Religious Communalism and Democratic Socialism: The yearning for justice and equality
With Russell Fox
Preaching
Breaking taboos: Tips for preaching on socialism in a progressive, nondenominational church
With Kai Ngu
Islam & Mental Health
Strategies of De-escalation: What Muslim Thought Contributes to the Practice
With Imaan Javeed and Waleed Sami
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With Nicole-Ann Lobo
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With Andrew Wilkes, Gary Dorrien, and Dorothee Benz
Reproductive Justice
What Do Religions Have to Say About Reproductive Justice?
With Rabbi Barry Silver, Abigail Hastings, Dr. MT Dávila, Nikash Harapanahalli, Rev. Michelle Walsh