Archive for the “Blog” Category

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

Supreme Court Restores DACA, Advocates Call for Permanent Path to Citizenship

On June 18, the Supreme Court of the United States ruled 5-4 that the Trump Administration's termination of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program (DACA) was “arbitrary and capricious;” resulting in the restoration of the DACA program which provides protections for more than 700,000 young immigrants.Read More

My COVID-19 Experience on the Inside of Marion Correctional Institution

Written by an MCI inmate in collaboration with Ohio ACLU.Read More

Ways to Stand Up for Racial Justice

If you, like us and many others, are outraged by the murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and Ahmaud Arbery, police brutality, and violent racism, we invite you to stand up for justice. We also know that looks different for everyone. We have compiled a list of potential ways to take action and encourage you to find what is right for you. Read More