Union invites you to join this public conversation about what it will take to birth a new America, a nation in which every life and every voice truly matters. The last presidential election was a painful reminder that it is dangerous to view American history as a slow but steady march towards greater freedom, justice, and equality for all. The truth is far more complicated. But one thing is clear: Since the days of our nation’s founding, there have always been people who have courageously embraced and embodied a spirit of justice.  People of all colors, backgrounds, and walks of life have, in various ways, shown up in American history as revolutionaries, challenging us to reimagine what dignity, justice, and equality ought to mean and forcing us to reconsider who should be considered worthy of our collective care, compassion, and concern. While some may wish to return to a time when most Americans had few rights and little hope for justice, The Spirit of Justice aims to amplify the voices of modern-day revolutionaries — artists, activists, scholars, healers, teachers and more — who are committed to moving forward in new ways with a keen understanding of the political history and moral dilemmas which brought us to this moment in time.

Visiting Professor Michelle Alexander will interview Angela Davis, the American political activist, academic, and author. She emerged as a prominent counterculture activist and radical in the 1960s as a leader of the Communist Party USA, and had close relations with the Black Panther Party through her involvement in the Civil Rights Movement. During the past fifty years, she has continued to be at the cutting edge of radical thought, organizing and movement building. She is also a prolific author. Her most recent works are Freedom is a Constant Struggle: Ferguson, Palestine, and the Foundations of a Movement and The Meaning of Freedom: And Other Difficult Dialogues.

THE RSVP LINK FOR THIS EVENT IS NOW CLOSED!

Due to overwhelming demand, we are no longer accepting RSVPs to this event. Also, to accommodate the audience size, we are moving the dialogue to the nave at the Riverside Church (located right next to Union at 490 Riverside Drive, New York, NY). If you have RSVPed, please arrive early as attendees will be admitted in the order they arrive.

The Spirit of Justice will be availible on live stream here