Monthly Archives: March 2017

My father wrote this two-page statement on immigration in 2008.  He used his experience as a historian and the commentary of his friend and comrade, Rev. Phil Lawson, to reflect on connections between the fugitive ancestors of African Americans and t...

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 – with Ruby Sales and Michelle Alexander at Riverside Church in NYC, April 4, 2017 The Veterans of Hope Project joins the Iliff School of Theology and Riverside Church for a commemoration of the fiftieth anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s �...

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Aishah Shahidah Simmons is coming to Denver, March 26 and 27 as the Rachel Noel Visiting Professor at Metropolitan State University of Denver! Aishah is an award-winning Black feminist lesbian documentary filmmaker, activist, cultural worker and writer. H...

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About the Sermon — “Beyond Vietnam: A Time To Break Silence” The “Beyond Vietnam” sermon was drafted by historian and activist Vincent Gordon Harding.  Vincent Harding and his first wife, Rosemarie, were friends and colleagues of Ma...

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On April 4, 1967 Martin Luther King delivered his sermon, “Beyond Vietnam: A Time to Break Silence,” in the Nave of the Riverside Church in New York City. The sermon became King’s major public statement against the War in Vietnam. King spoke eloquen...

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Racism is built into the DNA of the United States’ food system. It began with the genocidal theft of land from First Nations people, and continued with the kidnapping of my ancestors from the shores of West Africa. Under the brutality of the whip and th...

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Veteran of Hope, Cleo Parker Robinson, brings a marvelous adaptation of Romeo and Juliet to Denver this weekend and next.  If you’re in Colorado, don’t miss this extraordinary, danced interpretation of the classic Shakespearean play.  Juliet...

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BREATHIN’: THE EDDY ZHENG STORY is a documentary feature about a Chinese immigrant who became the youngest prisoner at San Quentin State Prison and later one of the nation’s most recognized leaders on prison reform and youth violence prevention. Eddy ...

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On May 17, students, faculty and alumni from the Iliff School of Theology gathered to remember and celebrate the lives and spirit of our co-founders, Vincent and Rosemarie Freeney Harding, in honor of the third anniversary of Vincent’s passing. �...

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A great article about the need to address white supremacy and cultural appropriation in the interpretation of Buddhist history and teachings in the USA.

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