FELLOW’S RESOURCES
REQUIRED RESOURCES
WEEK 0
Fellow’s Intro Retreat on Wednesday, August 25 @ G29, "The Space" (near first-floor entrance) from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm
NO REQUIRED READINGS
Introduce yourself on the discussion board
WEEK 1
Monday Fellow Forum: Intro Discussion, via Zoom on August 30 from 11:30 am to 12:40 pm
The CLC Labor Day Parade and Celebration on Saturday, September 4 @ Nashville Cumberland Park
NO REQUIRED READINGS
Introduce yourself on the discussion board
WEEK 2
No Monday Fellows Forum (Labor Day Holiday)
NO REQUIRED READINGS
Introduce yourself on the discussion board
WEEK 3
Monday Fellows Forum: Introducing Religion and Labor on September 13 on Zoom from 11:30 am to 12:40 pm
Joerg Rieger, "The Multiple Intersections of Religion, Labor, and Class" in Faith, Class, and Labor
Homebrewed Christianity Podcast: Jesus vs. Caesar (1 hour -- interview begins at 3:51 mark)
Engage on discussion board
WEEK 4
Monday Fellows Forum: Deep Solidarity on September 20 on Zoom from 11:30 am to 12:40 pm
Joerg Rieger and Rosemarie-Henkel Rieger, “Deep Solidarity: Embracing God's Power to Alleviate Poverty and Create Structural Change”
A Forum on Religion, Labor, and Justice with Vonda McDaniel video (5 minutes)
Spirit on the Ground: Stories and Strategies for Faith and Labor video (1 hour)
Engage on discussion board
WEEK 5
Monday Fellows Forum: Understanding Class and Capitalism on September 27 on Zoom from 11:30 am to 12:40 pm
Hadas Thier, “The Working Class Is the Vast Majority of Society”
“Critics of Capitalism Must Include Its Definition” by Richard Wolff
Joerg Rieger, "Theological Engagements of Class and Identity" (Chapter 3 from the new book, link coming soon)
Engage on discussion board
WEEK 6
Monday Fellows Forum: Faith, Class, and Labor on October 04 on Zoom from 11:30 am to 12:40 pm
Jin Young Choi, "People's Money, Women's Precarious Life, and Empire," in Faith, Class, and Labor
Karl James E. Villarmea, "Transcendence in the Time of Neoliberalism," in Faith, Class, and Labor
Engage on discussion board
WEEK 7
Monday Fellows Forum: Racial Capitalism, part I on October 11 on Zoom from 11:30 am to 12:40 pm
Robin D.G. Kelley, “What Did Cedric Robinson Mean by Racial Capitalism?”
Interviews on Racial Capitalism: Aaron Stauffer's written piece + 3 videos (Vincent Lloyd, Angela Cowser 1, Angela Cowser 2)
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WEEK 8
Monday Fellows Forum: Racial Capitalism, part II on October 18 on Zoom from 11:30 am to 12:40 pm
WEEK 9
Monday Fellows Forum: Worker Movements, part I: Unions on October 25 on Zoom from 11:30 am to 12:40 pm
Kerry Danner, “Re-membering Labor & Religion” in Interventions Forum on Faith, Class, and Labor
Jane McAlevey, “Blowout in Bessemer: A Postmortem on the Amazon Campaign,” in The Nation
Engage on discussion board
WEEK 10
Monday Fellows Forum: Worker Movements, part II: Cooperatives on November 01 on Zoom from 11:30 am to 12:40 pm
WEEK 11
Monday Fellows Forum: CIT Presentation, Group 1: Theology on November 08 on Zoom from 11:30 am to 12:40 pm
WEEK 12
Monday Fellows Forum: CIT Presentation, Group 2: Co-ops and Social Ventures on November 15 on Zoom from 11:30 am to 12:40 pm
CIT resources to be sent via email
Engage on discussion board
THANKSGIVING BREAK
11/22 Thanksgiving Break (No Meeting)
WEEK 13
Monday Fellows Forum: CIT Presentation, Group 3: Worker Empowerment and Unions on November 29 on Zoom from 11:30 am to 12:40 pm
CIT resources to be sent via email
Engage on discussion board
WEEK 14
Monday Fellows Forum: Semester Debrief on December 6 on Zoom from 11:30 am to 12:40 pm
NO REQUIRED READINGS
Engage on discussion board
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
WEEK 3
Images of God as a Worker video (2 minutes)
You Have to Take Sides video (1 minute)
Biblical connections: Matthew 20:1-16, Matthew 25:31-46, Luke 1:46-55, and Luke 6:20-26
WEEK 4
Jeremy Posadas and Joshua Davis contributions in the Engaging Christianities and Socialisms Interventions Forum
Put Your Actions Where Your Beliefs Are video with Rabbi Shana Goldstein Mackler (1 minute)
A Success Story of Bringing Faith to Labor video with Rev. Charles Clark (3 minutes)
Religion Transforms the Labor Movement video with Bill Fletcher (2 minutes)
Rieger and Henkel-Rieger, “Deep Solidarity: Broadening the Basis of Transformation”
Biblical connections: Isaiah 58:3-12 and 1 Corinthians 12:12-26
WEEK 5
Economic Update: Capitalism vs. Democracy video, or search in your preferred podcast app (30 minutes)
WEEK 6
Marcus Trammell, "With Our Hands We Build Machines, With Our Hearts We Build the Future," in Faith, Class, and Labor
WEEK 7
Juan M. Floyd-Thomas, "The God That Never Failed: Black Christian Marxism as Prophetic Call to Action and Hope," in Faith, Class, and Labor
Capitalism Is the Ism That Funds All the Other Isms video with Jeremy Posadas (1 minute)
WEEK 8
Interviews on Racial Capitalism: 3 videos (Altagracia Pérez-Bullard, Teresa Smallwood, Steed Davidson)
Religion and Justice Forum with Robert Chao Romero video (55 minutes) — begins at 10:56 mark
WEEK 9
Religion and Justice Forum with Alvina Yeh video (40 minutes) -- learn about APALA here.
Religion and Justice Forum with Everett Kelley video (56 minutes)
A Forum on Religion, Labor, and Justice with Workers’ Dignity video (6 minutes)