Thrive! Living Wage Coalition will host author and activist Chuck Collins, as part of Thrive!’s 2018 Education Program. At this event, Collins will explore how people of faith can respond to the extreme inequalities so pervasive in America. His presentation will be followed by a light meal and conversation.

The extreme inequality of income, wealth, and opportunity in America undermines everything we care about. The imbalance of wealth and power tears our communities apart, undermines trust and faith in democracy, supercharges the racial divide, and destabilizes the economy. How can we as people of faith respond to the challenges of a polarized economy and the resulting polarized politics? What are the cultural stories that justify inequality and how can we shift them? How can we crack open hearts and minds to come together to build an economy that works for everyone?

Collins authored Born on Third Base: A One Percenter Makes the Case for Tackling Inequality, Bringing Wealth Home, and Committing to the Common Good, and The Moral Measure of the Economy, a book about Christian ethics and economic life. His other books include 99 to 1 and Wealth and Our Commonwealth (with Bill Gates Sr.).

Collins’ work on inequality has been covered by The Nation, The Guardian, Forbes, International Business Times, Wired, Los Angeles Times, Politico, CNBC, Black Enterprise Magazine, and other national and international media outlets. He cofounded Wealth for the Common Good (now merged with the Patriotic Millionaires), United for a Fair Economy, and Divest-Invest.