Medicaid Expansion Is Not Fake News, It’s Good News
By Dora Muhammad, Health Care Hope Organizer for VICPP — What would you say to a pastor who does not believe that Medicaid expansion is happening? I am confronted with this reality this week....
What We are Thankful for Depends on What Story We are Telling
By Rev. Lauren Ramseur, Bon Air Presbyterian Church — Sermon: “My father was a wandering Aramean” Deuteronomy 26:1-11 November 18, 2018 This is a story time of year. I am a mother of two...
A Teenager’s Response to Anti-Semitism
By Claudia Sachs, Richmond, VA — When I first heard about the murder of eleven Jews at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh, I was outraged, but not surprised. Part of me wanted...
My Connection to the Squirrel Hill Community in Pittsburgh
Reflections by VICPP member, Jamie Conrad — I’ve lived in Alexandria, Virginia since 1985. But I’ve been deeply affected by the shootings in the Squirrel Hill neighborhood of Pittsburgh because, until 1965, when...
Alexandria Living Wage Certification Program News
By Daniel Williams, University of Richmond Student and Bonner Scholar — With spirits raised following Mayor Allison Silberberg’s inspirational remarks at their first meeting, the Alexandria Living Wage Committee in partnership with Virginia Interfaith...
Sen. Emmett Hanger Wins “Health Care Advocacy Award” for Medicaid Expansion
Senator Emmett Hanger’s Fight for Medicaid Expansion by, Daniel Williams, University of Richmond Student “We are talking about people in the lower income levels who simply cannot afford good quality healthcare.” Senator Emmett...
Lillie Branch-Kennedy to Receive the “Criminal Justice Advocacy Award” from VICPP on Sept. 26, 2018
“It is essential to use your voice to assist, uplift, and empower.” – Lillie Branch-Kennedy Lillie Branch-Kennedy has been an advocate for prison reform since 2002 when her son Donald was charged as an...
Get Your Tickets for Sept. 26 Award Celebration!
Order Your Tickets for our September 26, Annual Awards Benefit and Celebrate the Work of our Honorees Join the party at the Hippodrome Theater in Richmond’s historic Jackson Ward neighborhood on Wed., Sept. 26...
Wage Theft – Reflections from Kim Bobo
WAGE THEFT: A Labor Day Message from Kim Bobo August 31, 2018 Kim Bobo is Co-Director of the Virginia Interfaith Center for Public Policy and the author of Wage Theft in America: Why...
Reflections on Charlottesville for People of Conscience
By Margaret Heenan Smither I just returned from a beach weekend with a group of my sorority sisters from the University of Virginia (UVA). We are lawyers, accountants, consultants, teachers, federal government workers, counselors,...
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