HOPE IN THE CITIES

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Hope in the Cities, promotes honest conversations on race, reconciliation and responsibility. Its goal is the creation of just and inclusive communities by building trust and encouraging collaboration among diverse groups. 

A program of Initiatives of Change, Hope in the Cities was launched in the United States in 1990 to respond to the need for racial healing in Richmond, Virginia.  It has  expanded to other cities and countries by providing a framework to connect communities across traditional barriers. Its model of honest conversation incorporates three vital steps: dialogue with people of all backgrounds and viewpoints, personal change as a foundation for institutional transformation, and intentional acts of reconciliation.

We invite you to learn more about Hope in the Cities PROGRAMS and how you can GET INVOLVED. We also provide TRAINING to support those working for change in their communities.

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Richmond Times-Dispatch Round Table: Faith and Politics

The Richmond Times-Dispatch asked Hope in the Cities to run a series of seven round table discussions on issues relating to the Presidential election. The discussion explored how faith guided decision-making in terms of the election by gathering a diverse group of people who are deeply rooted in their faith.
Monday, November 10, 2008
HIC Facilitates Immigration Dialogue for Interfaith Center

At the request of the Virginia Interfaith Center for Public Policy, Hope in the Cities facilitated a dialogue on immigration policy issues on October 2. Immigration has been a heated subject since local legislators in Manassas, Virginia were coerced into passing policy that enabled police to ask suspected immigrants for their identification and papers before they were even charged, thereby targeting immigrants and minorities without “due cause.”
Monday, November 10, 2008
Metropolitan Richmond Day 2008

On Thursday, November 20 Hope in the Cities will host the 2008 Metropolitan Richmond Day community breakfast and forum at the Downtown Richmond Marriott hotel at 7:30am.
Monday, October 6, 2008

COMMENT ARCHIVE>>

Mr. President! A Reflection

Paige ChargoisPaige ChargoisThere is a cry against the predilection of poisonous political rhetoric that only seeks to divide a people committed to being the United States of America.
Friday, November 21, 2008
Paige Chargois
A new day for America - as seen from Richmond, Virginia

Obama’s epic presidential campaign climaxed with a rally of 85,000 in Virginia. It was remarkable and fitting that his journey to the White House concluded in the state which led the way in institutionalizing slavery, fought a civil war to preserve it, and promoted Massive Resistance to school integration after one hundred years of Jim Crow segregation.
Thursday, November 6, 2008
Rob Corcoran