Spiritual Wisdom for These Times with Isaac Luria
Tuesday, October 27, 6-7pm ET
Donation-based registration ($25 suggested)
What sustains and enlivens you when the world is ending and another is about to be born?
That question sits at the heart of Love Letters to the Movement, a new book of essays curated by Isaac Luria and written by a constellation of movement elders offering spiritual and faith-rooted wisdom for this moment. Contributors include Michelle Alexander, Báyò Akómoláfé, Rev. Michael-Ray Mathews, Rev. Jennifer Butler, Dr. Rami Nashashibi, Lisa Anderson, Uma Viswanathan, Claudia Horwitz, and Alexie Torres. Each essay is a field note from leaders rooted deep in lineage, practice, and wisdom, offered as a compass for anyone who may be wondering how to keep going.
Join us for a live virtual conversation between Isaac Luria and Garrison Institute Managing Director Steve Varley as they discuss the book’s origins, the wisdom it gathers, and what it means to sustain oneself and one’s community through times of profound upheaval and transformation. We’ll explore what it takes to stay rooted rather than merely urgent, and how spiritual and faith-rooted practice can offer real sustenance to organizers, healers, and anyone working for change.
This Forum will be held live on Zoom from 6:00–7:00 p.m. ET on Tuesday, October 27. After registering, you will receive a link to join the session.
***The Zoom link will be emailed within 24 hours of signing up*****
SPEAKERS
Isaac Luria is a writer, organizer, and resource mobilizer for multifaith movements for justice. Rooted in the Jewish tradition, he has worked at the intersection of American faith and justice movements for two decades. He is the proud father of three wonderful children and proud husband to Sara, his college sweetheart. He works at the Nathan Cummings Foundation as Senior Director of Strategic Initiatives.
Steve Varley serves as Managing Director of the Garrison Institute, where he leads strategy, program development, and organizational partnerships across the Institute’s work at the intersection of contemplative practice and social change. Since joining the Garrison Institute, he has helped shape and expand initiatives including the Spirituality and Social Change program, the Bioregional Resilience Project, and an exploration of contemplative and systems-level perspectives in graduate business education. He is a practicing member of the Zen Peacemakers, an interfaith social engagement order.