Joyful Revolution: Poverty, Social Justice, and the Story of Mary Rabagliati – An evening of story, reflection, and conversation
Date and Time
Jun 16, 2026 6:30 pm
Location
Takoma
235 Carroll St NW, Washington, District of Columbia, 20012
Jun 16, 2026 6:30 pm
Takoma
Joyful Revolution: Poverty, Social Justice, and the Story of Mary Rabagliati
An evening of story, reflection, and conversation
The event is grounded in the life of Mary Rabagliati, whose work emphasized long-term commitment alongside people in poverty, and a refusal to reduce people to problems to be solved. The book's author, Diana Skelton, will be joined by Taylar Castellanos, a nationally recognized writer, justice advocate, and the visionary Founder and Executive Director of Who Speaks For Me? Their dialogue will be moderated by Jane Hsiao, the volunteer coordinator of We Are CASA. In this shared, reflective space they will bring together different forms of knowledge—lived experience, practice, and public thought—around the question of how society responds to poverty. Conversation will focus on dignity, solidarity, the limits of systems, and whether “joy” has a place in work that confronts injustice.
