We also host a livestream of our weekly meetings on this page.
All who are interested in knowledge for liberation are encouraged to join us every Saturday at 10am EST at Philadelphia's Church of the Crucifixion 807 Bainbridge St. Our livestreams are also uploaded as podcasts to Spotify and other services here: https://anchor.fm/saturday-free-school
This week, we will discuss what is the moral and political responsibility of revolutionaries in this 250th anniversary of the US state. Vital to this discussion will be a sermon from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. "The Birth of a New Nation" given on April 7, 1957.
This Saturday, we will further examine the U.S. state and its crisis, how might it collapse, and how might the people take power. We will also discuss how might a state of the whole people be achieved.
This Saturday, we will continue our discussion on James Lawson, Henry Winston, nonviolence, the seizure of state power, and the achievement of revolutionary democracy.
Today we will discuss whether and how nonviolent resistance strategy is compatible with the new achievement of a new and revolutionary democracy, and how the theorizing of James Lawson and Henry Winston help us understand such a strategy.
This Saturday, we will discuss our two-day event from last weekend titled, “Freedom and Sacrifice in Our Beloved Struggle: A Tribute to Martin Luther Jr’s Life.” as well as Martin Luther King Jr. and James Lawson.
In a time of war and crisis, the voice of Martin Luther King Jr. calls to us: not from the past, but from our shared future.
On April 17-18 at historic Mother Bethel AME Church in Philadelphia, we pay tribute to a man who gave his life to the beloved struggle for freedom. Martin Luther King clarifies our revolutionary responsibility to renew the struggle against white supremacy and against the war-makers of this age. His vision guides our thought and action toward a new democracy of peace, that we may rejoin humankind in a single garment of destiny.
Day 1, Friday April 17 is being recorded and will be uploaded at a later time.
Day 2: Saturday April 18 at 10 am–5 pm
— Panel. Can America Move Beyond White Supremacy? King Speaks to Freedom Fighters Today
— Townhall. Renewing the Struggle for Democracy in a Time of War and Chaos: Our Moral Responsibility
Presented by the Saturday Free School for Philosophy and Black Liberation in partnership with Mother Bethel AME Church.
04/18/2026
We are at Mother Bethel AME for Day 2 of our event paying tribute to Martin Luther King Jr! Join us for a full day of political conversation, starting with a morning panel on the revolutionary legacy of King and the Black Freedom Movement.
Lunch to be provided
04/16/2026
We welcome all to join us for 'Freedom and Sacrifice: A Narrative of Revolution' this Friday evening, April 17 at Mother Bethel AME Church.
Our program will include performances by Bobby Zankel & The Warriors of Wonderful Sound 5, The Stylistics R***e feat Van Fields, Mother Bethel AME Church Choir, and Jameel Hendricks. These will be paired with dramatic recitations of freedom fighters from the Black freedom struggle and world revolutionary movements.
Free and open to the public, with dinner provided. Find more information at www.saturdayfreeschool.org
04/15/2026
In his final book, Martin Luther King Jr. asked of the American people, "Where do we go from here: chaos or community?" Today, in the 250th year of the nation's founding, we see America waging war upon the world, and clouds of chaos pressing in all around us.
Such times call for a renewal of the revolutionary struggle for democracy which King and a generation of freedom fighters emblazoned across America and in our own city of Philadelphia. Such times call for solutions that come from the people, united together in Beloved Community.
This will be the subject of our Town Hall on Saturday afternoon April 18th, as part of Day 2 of our event honoring Martin Luther King. All are invited to participate in the discussion.
Speakers:
— Rev. Carolyn C. Cavaness, Mother Bethel AME Church
— Dr. Anthony Monteiro, Saturday Free School
— Catherine Blunt, community & peace activist and educator
— Arthur K. Sudler, The Historic African Episcopal Church of St. Thomas - AECST
Time: 2:30 pm–5:00 pm
Location: Mother Bethel AME Church, 419 S. 6th St, Philadelphia
Find more information at www.saturdayfreeschool.org
04/13/2026
