By Scott Christian, Chair of the Northern Piedmont Chapter of the Virginia Interfaith Center for Public Policy — At 10 am on Saturday, July 11, sixty-five people participated in the fourth Vigil for Action: Black Lives...
Essay and artwork by Salem Schreiber Hansen, age 15. — George Floyd was a father and a citizen intent on bettering himself. He was another person, and another life, and lost it in a...
By Dr. Corey D. B. Walker – “In order for us as poor and oppressed people to become part of a society that is meaningful, the system under which we now exist has to...
By Terry O’Connor, a nurse at Novant Health UVA, Prince William Hospital and Health Care Hope Ambassador — I was called for a time such as this. This is what I signed up for. ...
By Lauren O’Neil, Communications Intern, Virginia Interfaith Center for Public Policy, (photo: Lauren and other UVA students canvassing to Get Out the Vote) — The night before the recent November elections, I was so excited...
Are you looking for meaningful volunteer/intern work over the summer? We have opportunities for college interns and volunteers from across the state in our new Civic Engagement Summer Program. You will work with us...
By, Doris Crouse-Mays, President, Virginia AFL-CIO –It is time to address the safety of workers in Virginia who are putting their lives on the line during this pandemic. Frontline workers and those providing other essential services are facing unsafe conditions day...
VICPP is grateful for all the good work the Governor and his team are doing, but we remain concerned that not enough protection is being provided to Virginia's essential workers. As we talk about...
By Dora Muhammad, Congregation Engagement Director — Photo: My mother at a 1984 union protest in front of Mt. Sinai Hospital in New York — In early April when the Centers for Disease Control...
By Julia Gravely — “Tell me how people treat nature, and I’ll tell you what they think about what it means to be human.”- Rev. Dr. Faith Harris — Across the globe, the COVID-19...