Theatrum belli in 2025

Since January, I’ve been thinking a lot about “Theatrum belli” or War Theater. In war, a theater is an area where important military events happen. It can include all the airspace, land, and sea areas involved in war operations.  Last month, I...

Coffee with Crossroads: Writings of Resistance

In a time when life in the United States feels like ‘an overwhelming assault’ aimed at numbing us into apathy and disengagement. This month’s Coffee with Crossroads gives us a chance to come together, share, and find strength. We’ll talk about the words...

Introducing Critical Cultural Competency Workshop

In times of strong social division, we at Crossroads often hear people say, “I am a good person which is why I don’t have any biases or act in biased ways.” Many of us think that our good intentions and actions mean we are not responsible for biased outcomes. However,...

Join Us for Lenten ‘Rule of Life’ Series

As we approach Lent, we know that people are frazzled, stressed, and urgently looking to act in antiracist ways. However, under distress we often revert to our default conditioning, which tends to be rooted in racism and other forms of oppression that we’ve...

Post Election Grapplings

In these last three weeks after the 2024 presidential election, there has been a lot of analysis, opinions, and hot takes. From our recent “Coffee with Crossroads” sessions to workshops with our long-term partners, and even at the “Facing Race” conference we attended...