Poem: Who Takes Care of Whom
-By Rebecca Payton,* Charlottesville Living Wage Coalition advocate – As you sit at your table and say your grace, Do you thank God for the human race? As you sip the coffee in your...
The Road to Jericho: Why Christians Advocate
THE ROAD TO JERICHO – WHY CHRISTIANS ADVOCATE — By Phillip Church, Elder Lewinsville Presbyterian Church, McLean VA Luke 10:30 – There once was a man going down from Jerusalem to Jericho when robbers...
Kendyl Crawford: Path to a new Virginia energy future lies ahead
The Virginia Pilot, Nov. 25, 2019 – op-ed by Kendyl Crawford, director of Virginia Interfaith Power & Light (a program of VICPP) — At the beginning of this month, the federal government added to...
Black and Native Women Dying to Give Birth
By Dora Muhammad, Health Equity Manager, Virginia Interfaith Center for Public Policy — For the past year, I have worked across the Commonwealth of Virginia to educate congregations and community members about Medicaid expansion...
Grab a Tissue: paid sick days legislative campaign launch Sept. 5, 2019
Imagine a random Wednesday when you wake up and aren’t feeling well. You’ve got a cough or a fever and you know you should stay home from work so that you don’t get other people...
1619-2019: Acknowledging the Complete American History Narrative
As the City of Hampton and the Fort Monroe Authority prepare to host a weekend of activities commemorating the 400th anniversary of the first arrival of Africans in Virginia, VICPP Health Equity Manager Dora...
Restaurant Workers and Customers Need Paid Sick Days
Have you talked to restaurant workers? Eighty-one percent of them have no paid sick days. Here are four of their stories. We’ve changed their names so they don’t lose their jobs. Virginia Interfaith Center...
A response to the mass shootings in El Paso and Dayton by Rabbi Michael Knopf
By Rabbi Michael Knopf, Temple Beth-El, Richmond, Virginia Sunday, August 4, 2019 — As I turned on the news following Shabbat, I was devastated by the dissonance of transitioning from a Shabbat Shalom,...
2020 Census Outreach Ramps Up in Greater Prince William Area
Virginia Interfaith Center for Public Policy (VICPP) Health Equity Manager Dora Muhammad joined Alexandria Bratton, Program Manager at the Virginia Civic Engagement Table (VCET), for the 2020 Census Community Townhall convened July 23, by...
From Paradise to Purgatory – A Day’s Journey Exploring Environmental Justice
By Dora Muhammad, VICPP Health Equity Manager — In the center of the horseshoe driveway, a metal sculpture draws your attention. Shrubs surround the artistic expression entitled, “Industry vs. Nature.” It depicts two robotic...
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