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Are Race and Religion on the 2024 Ballot? | Birmingham, UK

  • The Exchange 3 Centenary Square Birmingham, England, B1 2DR United Kingdom (map)

Reverend Professor Keith Magee, author of Prophetic Justice: Race, Religion, and Politics in conversation with Professor Andrew Davies.

Are Race and Religion on the 2024 Ballot?

Join Keith Magee and Andrew Davies, Professor of Public Religion at University of Birmingham, to discuss the 2024 US elections and the impact of race and religion on our politics.

On the campaign trail, race and religion are once more being weaponised before our eyes for electoral gain. Trump is seeking to win over the very Black and Brown voters for whom his MAGA movement has shown nothing but contempt through its peddling of racist tropes and demonising of the Other. Meanwhile, an ultra-conservative Supreme Court is trampling over minority rights in the name of religion.

Is this how we strive to “form a more perfect union?” The United States is a nation that is rich in resources, but poor in morality. As a result, inequalities that should have been eradicated long ago continue to fester and high levels of deprivation exacerbate polarisation. In these fraught times, how can we come together to build a United States in which true justice is accessible to all, whatever our race, religion, or political beliefs?

Keith Magee will be signing books following the discussion.

Register here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/are-race-and-religion-on-the-2024-ballot-tickets-1022943580787

Later Event: October 20
Sunday Worship