September Newsletter
VICPPP_Newsletter_1_7
National Moral Revival Tour coming to Richmond Sept. 26
Dear Colleague, The Virginia Interfaith Center for Public Policy is co-sponsoring, with the Virginia Council of Churches, a religious training session and the National Moral Revival Tour on Monday, Sept. 26, in Richmond, featuring...
It’s never too late to sign the healthcare appeal letter
The Virginia Interfaith Center has gathered hundreds of signatures from faith-based leaders of all stripes and from all corners of the Commonwealth to appeal to the General Assembly to take advantage of the federal...
‘Fight for $15’ activists gathering in Richmond this weekend
The Virginia Interfaith Center for Public Policy has historically supported efforts to raise the minimum wage, both federally and in Virginia. This Saturday, August 13, four to five thousand workers who have been leaders in...
Help VICPP expand healthcare in Virginia
The Virginia Interfaith Center for Public Policy’s (VICPP) top priority is getting Virginia to expand healthcare to the 400,000 people who could get comprehensive healthcare if Virginia would draw down the federal Medicaid dollars...
Virginia Interfaith Center is Working to Close the Coverage Gap
The Virginia Interfaith Center for Public Policy (VICPP), and its healthcare arm, Virginia Consumer Voices for Healthcare (VCV), believe that they can convince the Virginia General Assembly to close the health insurance coverage gap...
Kim Bobo has Letter to the Editor in The Times-Dispatch
VICPP’s Executive Director Kim Bobo wrote this letter, printed on Aug. 5, supporting a Times-Dispatch article on wage theft: http://www.richmond.com/opinion/your-opinion/letters-to-the-editor/article_dcc53199-f1ca-57bd-bb11-3381062cb389.html
Summer Newsletter
Here’s the newsletter for the Summer: VICPPP_Newsletter_1_6
Young people learning prejudice from current political rhetoric
By Scott Christian “Prejudice: Irrational suspicion or hatred of a particular group, race or religion” (The American Heritage College Dictionary). As a member of a Christian faith community and a retired educator, I am...
In Williamsburg, A service of remembrance for Orlando victims
Comments from the Rev. Charles Swadley, Virginia Interfaith Center Faith Outreach Coordinator, at a Multifaith Service of Remembrance and Hope in Williamsburg on June 20: “From the toxic environment of violent rhetoric and even...
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