STAND UP, SPEAK OUT

AWARDS BRUNCH

CELEBRATING OUR 2025 HONOREE: KANSAS INTERFAITH ACTION & EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR RABBI MOTI RIEBER

Founded by Rabbi Moti Rieber almost 10 years ago, KIFA puts faith into action at the Kansas statehouse and beyond. Mainstream is honored to partner with KIFA and Rabbi Moti year-round as we work together to confront the rise of Christian Nationalism. KIFA advocates are a strong voice in the statehouse and our communities, and we are so very lucky to be able to call them friends.

FEATURED SPEAKER: AARON SCOTT

Scott is a leader with the Poor People's Campaign, a second-generation preacher, third-generation organizer, and co-founder of Chaplains on the Harbor. A church worker and organizer, he is a trans father and a Christian who grew up in poverty. He has watched loved ones and peers get recruited into White Christian nationalism. In Bring Back Your People, he shares strategies of relationship and conversation for those of us who don't know what to do.

For over 30 years, Mainstream has brought together community leaders from elected officials to grassroots advocates to celebrate the power of civic engagement in protecting church-state separation. The Robert H. Meneilly Stand Up, Speak Out Award, named in tribute to our founding chairman, recognizes individuals and organizations who exemplify the core values that inform Mainstream’s mission—respect for civil rights, courage to stand against extremism, and the belief that change begins when we raise our voices for justice and equality. Past honorees include Reverend Cheryl Jefferson Bell, Governor Laura Kelly, Secretary (Governor) Kathleen Sebelius, Thomas Witt of Equality Kansas, Game On for Kansas Schools, Kansans for Fair Courts, and the League of Women Voters of Kansas.