On this week's episode of Virginia Interfaith LIVE!, Virginia Interfaith Center for Public Policy’s Policy and Campaigns Director Benjamin Hoyne talks with two state leaders about why there’s such a push for reform right now, Virginia’s current status in terms of reform, and the future of the criminal justice system. Our wonderful guests are Valerie Slater, Executive Director of RISE for Youth, and Delegate Joshua Cole, representing the 28th district. We hope you enjoy, and you can find us at virginiainterfaithcenter.org or at vainterfaith on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook.

On this episode of Virginia Interfaith LIVE, Virginia Interfaith Center for Public Policy's Immigrant Justice Organizer Yanet Limon-Amado talks with immigration attorney and activist Lizbeth Mateo about the Supreme Court's recent decision regarding Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) and what it means for new applications and travel. We hope you enjoy and you can find us at virginiainterfaithcenter.org or at vainterfaith on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook.

En este episodio de Virginia Interfaith LIVE, Organizadora de Justicia para Inmigrantes del Centro Interreligioso de Virginia Yanet Limon-Amado habla con Abogada de Inmigración y Activista Lizbeth Mateo sobre la decisión reciente de la Corte Suprema sobre DACA (Acción Diferida) y que significa para nuevas aplicaciones y permisos de viaje. Esperamos que disfrute y puede encontrarnos en virginiainterfaithcenter.org o en vainterfaith en Instagram, Twitter y Facebook.

On this episode of Virginia Interfaith LIVE, Virginia Interfaith Center for Public Policy’s Immigrant Justice Organizer Yanet Limon-Amado talks with four young activists of different religious backgrounds about how their faith guides their activism, the lessons we can pull from faith and history, and what religious communities can do to have a more substantial impact in society. Our wonderful guests are student Abby Adams; Salaam Bhatti, attorney with the Virginia Poverty Law Center; Allan-Charles Chipman, faith-rooted organizer and strategist with Initiatives of Change; and student Eesha Randhawa. We hope you enjoy and you can find us at virginiainterfaithcenter.org or at vainterfaith on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook.

This week on Virginia Interfaith LIVE! we discuss "white fragility" with three incredible guests. We tackle the history of white supremacy in Virginia,  the role white supremacy plays on an institutional and individual level, and actions we can take as people of faith to combat white privilege. Please join us as we talk to Reverend Ben Campbell, Professor Corinna Barrett Lain, and Reverend Jamie Lynn Haskins. 

On this episode of Virginia Interfaith LIVE, Virginia Interfaith Center for Public Policy's Executive Director Kim Bobo talks with state and national leaders about worker health and safety, particularly in the time of COVID-19, and the unique opportunity Virginia has to set a standard for health and safety regulations. Our wonderful guests are Deborah Berkowitz, the Worker Health & Safety Program Director for the National Employment Law Project, Rebecca Reindel, the Safety and Health Director for AFL-CIO, Jason Yarashes, an attorney at Legal Aid Justice Center, and Michael Pope from the Virginia Public Radio. We hope you enjoy and you can find us at virginiainterfaithcenter.org or at vainterfaith on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook. 

On this episode of VIrginia Interfaith LIVE, Virginia Interfaith Center for Public Policy's Economic Justice Program Director Amanda Silcox talks with two local labor leaders about what a living wage is, the importance of workers' rights, and the business models that are successfully supporting a living wage. Our wonderful guests are Evette Roots, the Social Enterprise Specialist for the City of Richmond and Chris Hoover Seidel, the Co-Leader of the Harrisonburg-Rockingham Living Wage Certification Program. We hope you enjoy and you can find us at virginiainterfaithcenter.org or at vainterfaith on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook.

Welcome to Virginia Interfaith LIVE! This podcast is the audio version of the Virginia Interfaith Center for Public Policy's weekly live broadcast. This week, we discuss the value of casting a ballot and the ways in which Virginia residents can vote in upcoming elections with Jessica Bowman, the Deputy Commission for the Virginia Department of Elections. For more information, visit virginiainterfaithcenter.org. We hope you enjoy!

This is the first podcast produced by the Virginia Interfaith Center for Public Policy, based in Richmond, Virginia! We are so excited to release this audio version of our weekly LIVE shows that air every Thursday at 11am on our social media platforms. We hope you enjoy!