Dwight Hall at Yale

Parks-King Lecture: William Barber, “Reviving American Democracy: Why We Must Have a Moral Reset and Mass Movement to Shift the Narrative in American Public Life”
2022-02-24 17:30 - 18:00 (America/New_York)
William Barber will give Yale Divinity School’s annual Parks-King Lecture at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 24. Dr. Barber will speak on “Reviving American Democracy: Why We Must Have a Moral Reset and Mass Movement to Shift the Narrative in American Public Life.”–The lecture will be presented in the Divinity School’s Old Refectory, with attendance limited to members of the Yale community. The lecture will be broadcast on Livestream: https://livestream.com/yaledivinityschool/events/10138862–It will be available for reply on the YDS YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/YaleDivinitySchool–The Rev. Dr. William Barber II is President and Senior Lecturer at Repairers of the Breach; Co-Chair of the Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call For Moral Revival; Bishop in the Fellowship of Affirming Ministries; Visiting Professor at Union Theological Seminary; and Pastor of Greenleaf Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in Goldsboro, N.C. He has authored or coauthored four books: We Are Called To Be A Movement; Revive Us Again: Vision and Action in Moral Organizing; The Third Reconstruction: Moral Mondays, Fusion Politics, and the Rise of a New Justice Movement; and Forward Together: A Moral Message for The Nation. Barber is also the architect of the Moral Movement, which began with weekly Moral Monday protests at the North Carolina General Assembly in 2013 and relaunched in August 2020 under the banner of the Poor People’s Campaign.–In his Parks-King Lecture, Barber will offer a moral analysis of current debates in public policy, diagnosing a crisis of possibility in American public life and demonstrating the need for mass action to reshape the moral narrative. Drawing on historical examples, he argues that such a moral reset is not only possible but has been a necessary prelude to every major stride toward a more perfect union in U.S. history.–Established in 1983 in honor of Rosa Parks and Martin Luther King, Jr., the Parks-King Lecture is dedicated to bringing the contributions of African American scholars, social theorists, pastors, and social activists to YDS and the wider New Haven community.

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Legacy of Social & Environmental Justice
2022-01-13 18:00 - 2022-01-17 15:30
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THURSDAY, JANUARY 13 @ 6:00 – 7:15 PM- Environmental Justice: Exploring Race, Place & SpiritualityFRIDAY, JANUARY 14 @ 10:30 – 11:30 AM- Frozen Frogs and Climate ChangeSUNDAY, JANUARY 16 @ 1:00 – 8:00 PM- MLK Youth Space: Art as WellnessMONDAY, JANUARY 17 @ 10:30 AM – 3:30 PM- Z Experience Poetry Jam

The Peabody’s 26th Annual Celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Legacy of Social and Environmental Justice offers a line-up of inspiring and thought-provoking virtual events from January 13-17, generously sponsored by Citizens™. The CT Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) and our friends at the New Haven Museum have partnered with us for a slate of programs that honor Dr. King’s legacy and illustrate how it continues to impact artists, advocates, and thought leaders today.

Join us on Zoom or watch the broadcasts live on the Yale Peabody Museum Facebook Page and YouTube Channel Live. English Captioning Available.
