events
Upcoming events
These events are exclusively available to members of our Changemakers community. Our Online Community of Changemakers is a virtual forum open to anyone who identifies as an individual from an insular religious group (IRG) and a changemaker working to challenge the status quo for IRG disaffiliates. To join our Changemakers community, sign up here.
Our past events
October 2022 Conference
We successfully held our second conference in October 2022 that was used to examine the various mechanisms – legal, psychological, and institutional – within insular religious communities which compromise the rights of people within them. Unlike the previous conference, we also included a private, invite-only day of training, workshops, and round-table discussions exclusively for leaders of formerly religious communities.
October 2019 Conference
In October 2019, the Rights and Religions Forum held its first event, a day-long conference titled “When Rights and Religions Collide,” in New York City. At the conference, attendees learned about the challenges faced by individuals from insular religious communities – such as the inability to choose a spouse, earn a living, socialize with people of their choosing, and live independent lives based on personal values, needs, and beliefs. Scholars, activists, and individuals from religious communities of origin discussed the distinct issues facing individuals from particular faith communities as well as issues that are common to individuals across faith backgrounds. The sessions were moving, thought-provoking, and calls to action.
Check Out Our Past 2019 Conference Page