Archive for the “Blog” Category

This Fall, IJPC’s Mission is on the Ballot

No matter your color on the political spectrum, everyone can agree that this November’s election is important. Each of IJPC’s core issues will be impacted by the election, from the presidential race to those at the bottom of the ballot. Read More

Pope Francis’ Call for Abolition

By Sr. Alice Gerdeman, CDP Pope Francis’ encyclical letter, Brothers and Sisters All*, is to all people across the world and not just us in the United States. Everyone needs […]Read More

Readings and Reflections for the Week of Nonviolence

Join IJPC in observing the Week of Nonviolence by learning about how some of the most urgent social justice issues of our time relate to nonviolence.Read More

A Reflection on Systemic Change and Police Brutality from the Staff of IJPC

The mission and values of IJPC call us to think critically and with compassion about the systems of which we are part, and advocate for change and transformation when those systems are deemed to be unjust.Read More

Summer 2020 Newsletter

IJPC's Summer 2020 Newsletter includes updates on the resumption of the federal death penalty, the impacts of COVID-19 on human trafficking, fee changes for immigrants, the official save-the-date for our 2020 Annual Gathering, and a reflection from IJPC staff on systemic change and police brutality. Read More

Request a Virtual Presentation from IJPC!

Our human trafficking and immigration presentations have moved online! Organize a talk for your classroom, social group, faith community and more. Read More

Remembering Hiroshima and Nagasaki

Seventy-five years ago today, around 150,000 people died when the United States dropped the first nuclear bomb on the city of Hiroshima. Three days later, approximately 75,000 people died when the U.S. dropped another nuclear bomb on Nagasaki. Read More