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November 02, 2026

[Excerpts] Hundreds of Valley residents gathered in Phoenix Thursday night, calling on political candidates and public figures to take concrete action on issues affecting Arizona families ahead of the November midterm elections. The nonpartisan gathering, organized by Valley Interfaith Project (VIP), brought together faith...

November 01, 2026

[Excerpts] Faith leaders and Arizona Supreme Court Justice [Maria Elena Cruz] gathered at the state Capitol a week away from the midterm election to call for the respectful treatment of election workers…. The Rev. Sarah Oglesby-Dunegan [a Valley Interfaith Project (VIP) leader] spoke out...

September 11, 2026

Valley Interfaith Project (VIP) held a press conference with Congresswoman Yasmin Ansari following a surprise oversight visit to the ICE Holding Facility in Phoenix, demanding accountability for immoral conditions facing detainees, overridden holding times and capacity limits, and how immigration enforcement is harming people...

April 14, 2026

[Excerpt] Deacon Judy Eighmy stood in front of the podium at the Phoenix City Council chambers on March 25, looked directly at council members, and cited the shortest verse in the Bible: John 11:35,“Jesus wept.” Eighmy, a leader with the Valley Interfaith Project (VIP),...

April 01, 2026

[Excerpt by Joe Rubio, National Co-Director, Industrial Areas Foundation] Lament demands a response. In John’s gospel for this Sunday, we find the passage where collectively expressed grief makes such a claim. “Jesus wept” is often cited as the shortest biblical verse, but it may...