Archive for the “Blog” Category

Local Groups Rally for Citizenship for All Leading up to Labor Day Weekend

Press Release: September 3, 2021 CINCINNATI, OH –  Yesterday, over 50 immigrant leaders and community activists from the Immigrant Dignity Coalition rallied outside Senator Rob Portman’s office to demand a […]Read More

The Great Reset

IJPC Blog Team Contributor Jeanine Heing reflects on the pandemic, climate changes, and our response in moments of crisis. Read More

The Summer Holidays

IJPC Blog Team Contributor Thomas Strunk provides reflections on US summer holidays and their history. Read More

Calling on Writers for IJPC’s Community Corner!

IJPC is looking for avid writers, determined dialoguers, thought seekers, and interested parties who are willing to write blog posts for our new website addition, The Community Corner!Read More

Apply Now! Become a S. Louise Akers Fellow with IJPC through Mercy Volunteer Corps!

The Intercommunity Justice and Peace Center’s (IJPC) S. Louise Akers Fellowship, through Mercy Volunteer Corps is an opportunity to spend a year in service through education and advocacy for social justice. Read More

Our Criminal Legal System Needs to Recognize Victims as Victims

For the past six months, IJPC and death penalty opponents around the country have watched in horror as the federal government has rushed its way from the courts to the execution chamber to execute 10 people.Read More

Justice for Elwood Jones

Elwood Jones has maintained his innocence since he was sentenced to death over 20 years ago. Today, Elwood Jones should have had a hearing to determine whether he would receive a new trial. But that hearing was delayed until further notice. Read More