Join Matthew Desmond at Greaves Concert Hall at Northern Kentucky University, sociologist and Pulitzer Prize winner, as he discusses his powerful book, “Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City.”

In his book Evicted, Matthew Desmond examines how disruptive the loss of housing is to a family’s stability. Jobs are put at risk, as parents scramble to find housing after an eviction. Children may miss school days or be forced to relocate to a new school, perhaps even to a different city.  Securing money for rent becomes […]

Join the YWCA and the Cincinnati Regional Coalition Against Hate at the Stand Against Racism rally at Fountain Square. IJPC is taking an active role within the Cincinnati Regional Coalition Against Hate and we're proud to stand with the YWCA during this flagship event. 

As white nationalists took to the streets of Charlottesville to protest the removal of confederate monuments, they spewed racist, anti-immigrant, anti-Muslim, anti-LGBTQ and, in general, anti-minority rhetoric. They also shouted Nazi-era antisemitic slogans, such as “Jews will not replace us” and “Blood and soil.” What forms the framework of this “equal opportunity hate?” And what are the most effective strategies that diverse communities can use to counter this threat?