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Photos: Vigil for Imam Ayman Soliman

On Sunday, July 13th, hundreds of people stood outside Cincinnati Children’s Hospital in support of Imam Ayman Soliman, who was detained by ICE earlier last week. Check out some photos […]Read More

SB1 Affects Students at UC and Beyond

On June 24th, the 88th day after SB1 had been signed into law by Governor Mike DeWine, students at the University of Cincinnati faced the realities of the bill. Read More

Remembering Sr. Joan Krimm, SNDdeN

By Samantha Searls, Program Director When I joined the staff of Ignite Peace (formerly IJPC) in 2017, one of my responsibilities was working with the IJPC Sisters Against Human Trafficking […]Read More

Gift Card Donation Drive

The Humanitarian Services Rapid Response Team of the Immigrant Dignity Coalition is organizing a gift card donation drive for families impacted by immigration detention & raids. They are asking for […]Read More

Thousands Meet in Cairo to Oppose Aid Blockade

By Hannah Moore, Intern Recently, social media platforms have been flooded with images of Greta Thunberg and the group of 11 journalists, activists, and politicians that boarded the Madleen with […]Read More

Vigil For Hope

By Hayley Huge, Operations Director Shared at the Vigil for Hope, organized by Cincinnati Resist, on June 13, 2025. I want to start by sharing a poem called Making Peace […]Read More

Free Emerson

Last week Ignite Peace received a call about Emerson Colindres, a recent CPS high school graduate and soccer player who was taken by ICE. Emerson is a big brother, a loving son, and overall good person with no criminal record. His family, teammates, teachers and community were devastated so they reached out to us for advice and connections.Read More