Podcast appearances and mentions of kim bobo

Kim Bobo, executive director of the Virginia Interfaith Center for Public Policy, joins us to discuss the 2024 legislative agenda and how the 42-year-old organization continues to grow and expand its base across the Commonwealth.

LINKS:Sponsor: Early Impact VirginiaLearn more about Jackleg MediaThis week, Michael is joined by Kim Bobo, Executive Director of the Virginia Interfaith Center for Public Policy, to discuss a bill that'll soon be in front of the General Assembly. The bill would require Virginia businesses to provide employees 5 paid sick days per year, with 1 paid hour earned for 30 hours worked. It'll be introduced by Delegate Jeion Ward in the House and Senator Scott Surovell in the Senate, signaling strong support from Democratic leadership.

How can businesses maximize productivity in extreme conditions? Kim Bobo at the Virginia Interfaith Center for Public Policy and Rachel McFarland at the Legal Aid Justice Center advocate for worker protections and describe how they successfully urged new regulations to prevent vulnerable workers from developing heat stress.More on www.transitionva.com.

Want the latest updates on COVID-19 in Virginia? Dr. Danny Avula, Director of Richmond and Henrico County Health Departments speaks with Kim Bobo, Executive Director of the Virginia Interfaith Center.  GUEST: Dr. Danny Avula, Director of Richmond and Henrico Health Departments Kim Bobo, Executive Director of the Virginia Interfaith Center for Public Policy

Want the latest updates on COVID-19 in Virginia? Dr. Danny Avula, Director of Richmond and Henrico County Health Departments speaks with Kim Bobo, Executive Director of the Virginia Interfaith Center.  GUEST: Dr. Danny Avula, Director of Richmond and Henrico Health Departments Kim Bobo, Executive Director of the Virginia Interfaith Center for Public Policy

Want the latest updates on COVID-19 in Virginia? Dr. Danny Avula, Director of Richmond and Henrico County Health Departments speaks with Kim Bobo, Executive Director of the Virginia Interfaith Center. GUEST: Dr. Danny Avula, Director of Richmond and Henrico Health Departments Kim Bobo, Executive Director of the Virginia Interfaith Center for Public Policy

Kim Bobo of the VA Interfaith Center for Public Policy & Audra Grassia with Freedom Va, describe the challenge of bringing Paid Sick Leave to all Virginians in the middle of the Coronavirus pandemic.https://www.virginiainterfaithcenter.org/https://freedomva.org/https://www.vapaidsickdays.org/

This episode of Virginia Interfaith LIVE! is the inaugural press conference of a new coalition advocating paid sick days for Virginia workers, hosted on August 17, 2020. This press conference features speakers from coalition members, including SEIU Virginia 512, Virginia AFL-CIO, and Virginia Organizing, as well as patrons Del. Elizabeth Guzman and Sen. Barbara Favola, and workers and business owners. It is moderated by Kim Bobo, Executive Director of Virginia Interfaith Center for Public Policy. We hope you enjoy it, and you can find us at virginiainterfaithcenter.org or at vainterfaith on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook.

This episode of Virginia Interfaith LIVE! is the inaugural press conference of a new coalition advocating paid sick days for Virginia workers, hosted on August 17, 2020. This press conference features speakers from coalition members, including SEIU Virginia 512, Virginia AFL-CIO, and Virginia Organizing, as well as patrons Del. Elizabeth Guzman and Sen. Barbara Favola, and workers and business owners. It is moderated by Kim Bobo, Executive Director of Virginia Interfaith Center for Public Policy. We hope you enjoy it, and you can find us at virginiainterfaithcenter.org or at vainterfaith on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook.

This episode of Virginia Interfaith LIVE! is the inaugural press conference of a new coalition advocating paid sick days for Virginia workers, hosted on August 17, 2020. This press conference features speakers from coalition members, including SEIU Virginia 512, Virginia AFL-CIO, and Virginia Organizing, as well as patrons Del. Elizabeth Guzman and Sen. Barbara Favola, and workers and business owners. It is moderated by Kim Bobo, Executive Director of Virginia Interfaith Center for Public Policy. We hope you enjoy it, and you can find us at virginiainterfaithcenter.org or at vainterfaith on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook.

This episode of Virginia Interfaith LIVE! is a press conference from July 13, 2020 hosted by the Virginia Interfaith Center for Public Policy, the Virginia AFL-CIO, and the Legal Aid Justice Center to learn why the Virginia Safety and Health Codes Board must adopt clear standards and not allow employers to simply follow CDC guidelines if they feel like it. The Virginia Health and Safety Codes Board will hold a meeting on July 15, 2020, and worker advocates and health and safety experts are calling on Governor Northam and the Board to enact a strong Virginia OSHA Standard. Our speakers are Joyce Barnes, home health aide; Doris Crouse-Mays, President of the Virginia AFL-CIO; Jason Yarashes, Attorney with the Legal Aid Justice Center; Deborah Berkowitz, Worker Health and Safety Program Director at the National Employment Law Project; Delegate Jeion Ward (D, 92nd district); David Walrod from the Fairfax County Federation of Teachers; and Deborah Talley, a worker at a Boar's Head factory. This press conference is moderated by Kim Bobo, Executive Director of the Virginia Interfaith Center for Public Policy. We hope you enjoy it. You can find us at virginiainterfaithcenter.org or at vainterfaith on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook.

AmyBeth Willis is the Director of Children and Youth at Southside Presbyterian Church in Tucson, Arizona and an organizer with the national sanctuary movement. AmyBeth comes to the sanctuary movement as an ally and to this podcast with lots of wisdom. AmyBeth and I met at an event at Richmond Hill organized by Lana Heath de Martínez and the Virginia Interfaith Center for Public Policy. AmyBeth was one of the leaders throughout the several-day event. Lana especially wanted me to attend an event with about 15 student-leaders pursuing U.S. citizenship. They were part of a the Latino Leadership Institute with Father Jack Podsiadlo. I was touched very deeply by these students, their hard work, and their desire to liberate other groups of people. They understood the largest vision of the American Dream. They deserve to be here more than I do, that's for sure. It was great to initially meet AmyBeth that night and to connect with her again in 2017 in this interview. Between our original meeting and the interview I've asked Lana repeatedly how I can help advocate for the Latinx communities, immigrant communities, and refugee communities. Repeatedly, Lana would reply, "Have you talked to AmyBeth yet?" There are several things to learn about Lana asking me repeatedly. First, most obviously, AmyBeth has knowledge, stories, and expertise to be shared with me and all of you. Second, Lana understands the importance of stories being shared. AmyBeth quotes Lilla Watson, who refuses to take credit for words from her community, "If you have come to help me, you are wasting your time, but if you have come because your liberation is bound up in mine, then let us work together."  AmyBeth knows that our own salvation comes by putting ourselves at risk and standing alongside the marginalized. In the words of American Jewish poet, Emma Lazarus, "Until we are all free, we are none of us free." We know Martin Luther King Jr. said, "no one is free until we are all free" and that this principle is fundamental to Latin American Liberation Theology. Thank you to AmyBeth Willis for being the source of so much courage, knowledge, and inspiration. Links: Southside Presbyterian Church Lilla Watson Virginia Interfaith Center for Public Policy (Learn. Pray. Act.) Kim Bobo, Exec. Dir. VICPP Interview with Lana Heath de Martínez Richmond Hill Emory University Sanctuary Not Deportation Meeting Jesus Again for the First Time by Marcus Borg Latino Leadership Institute, Sacred Heart Center United Faith Leaders

Join us on Women Leading the Way Radio as we interview Kim Bobo, Executive Director of Interfaith Workers Justice.  Kim Bobo created the Interfaith Workers Justice organization to help alleviate poverty as well as educate and protect low-wage workers, some of whom are immigrants and people of color working in jobs with very low pay.  She brings all faiths together to support the weakest people in the US and believes more HR departments should join the cause. 

Kim Bobo, author of Wage Theft in America, shows how wage theft takes billions from working people every year.