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Economic Justice

Home > Archive for Economic Justice

Reflections on the summer: Affordable Housing

Grace Randolph has been an intern through InterVarsity for Summer 2023. She is a rising second-year at the University of Richmond, majoring in Journalism. Over the last few months, she’s been able to do...

Read more July 21, 2023 at 1:10 pm Sheila Herlihy

What is wage theft, anyway?

Over the long holiday weekend, I went to a family reunion… the first we’ve had in over two years. Of course, we shared lots of life updates, including my job here at VICPP. I...

Read more July 5, 2022 at 3:59 pm Sheila Herlihy

The budget is a moral document

On stewardship weekend in congregations all over Virginia, many of us have heard preaching about how our household budget needs to reflect our values and priorities. This means we give out of our personal...

Read more February 28, 2022 at 4:36 pm Sheila Herlihy

TAKE ACTION: Protect Virginia’s Essential Workers

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...

Read more May 12, 2020 at 2:50 pm Ayesha Taylor

News Release – Wed. Feb. 19, 10:45 a.m. African American Clergy Prayer Vigil to Support an Equitable Minimum Wage

African American Clergy Prayer Vigil Calling on Legislators to Support an Equitable Minimum Wage and Honor Historically Underpaid Workers during Black History Month — PRAYER VIGIL TIMELINE: Wed., Feb. 98, 10:45 a.m. Bank St....

Read more February 18, 2020 at 4:30 pm Roberta Oster

Faith leaders pray on sidewalks to protest predatory lending

By, Roberta Oster, Communications Director for the Virginia Interfaith Center for Public Policy — Armed with quotes from scripture and posters that read, “All Faiths Believe in Justice,” faith leaders and activists have been...

Read more February 4, 2020 at 5:28 pm Roberta Oster

Prayer Vigil to Stop Predatory Lending Practices – Yorktown – Jan. 6, 2020

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, January 6, 2020 Contact: Roberta Oster roberta@virginiainterfaithcenter.org Communications Director, 804-615-4192 Faith Leaders and Activists Held Prayer Vigil outside Title Max to Stop Predatory Lending Practices (VIDEO EMBEDDED IN STORY) Jan....

Read more January 6, 2020 at 6:07 pm Roberta Oster

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...

Read more September 6, 2019 at 12:28 am Roberta Oster

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...

Read more August 6, 2019 at 4:43 pm Roberta Oster

Senator Spruill Receives Legislative Champion Award

Senator Lionell Spruill, Sr. (D-5th, Chesapeake City, Norfolk City) was honored by more than 40 people at a legislative champion at a luncheon at the First Baptist Church in Norfolk on Thursday. (Photo: L-R,...

Read more May 31, 2019 at 1:03 pm Roberta Oster
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