Make sure you aren’t losing sight of justice as you celebrate the holidays! We’ve put together an interfaith calendar of festivities for the end of November through February, along with a series of actions you can take to make your celebrations more justice oriented. Download the calendar below, and join us in honoring all the traditions and people who make these celebrations possible! If you are interested in a weekly email for an announcement to put in your congregation’s bulletin or newsletter, please send an email to our Faith Organizer, Sheila Hennessee.
VICPP holiday justice calendar 2023 (Download the full PDF)
Here are some resources and the links referenced in the calendar!
- Event registration
- Register for VICPP’s Day for All People on January 18: tinyurl.com/dfap2023
- Register (or encourage students to register) for VICPP’s Student Day of Action on February 2-3: tinyurl.com/dayofaction2023
- More ethical practices for the holiday festivities
- Connect with living wage certified businesses: www.livingwagevirginia.org
- Make a donation to VICPP (either for yourself, or as a gift for the holidays!): www.virginiainterfaithcenter.org/give
- Petitions:
- Petition to return put Lawrenceville Correctional Center under control of the state (rather than a for-profit prison): tinyurl.com/livesoverprofit
- Petition to respond to the ABCs of maternal mortality: https://virginiainterfaithcenter.ourpowerbase.net/civicrm/petition/sign?sid=238
- Petition to support workers on paid sick days: https://virginiainterfaithcenter.ourpowerbase.net/civicrm/petition/sign?sid=241
- Faith leaders letter to Governor Youngkin to support money for affordable housing: https://virginiainterfaithcenter.ourpowerbase.net/civicrm/petition/sign?sid=245
- Reach out to staff
- Becoming a Witness at the Capitol (being present at the General Assembly either one full week, or one day per week of session): email Kim Bobo
- Becoming a liaison or building congregational partnerships: email Sheila Hennessee