2018 IINS Advocacy Day, LOB
Albany Advocacy Day, May 2017
Don Odell, Dick Gilbert, John Keevert, Paulla Shaw at annual IINYS Board retreat at Utica UU Congregation
Faith protests in the Governor's War Room
Hearing on Internet Gambling
Jan 2018 Let NY Vote rally, Million Dollar Staircase, NY Capitol Building
IINYS President Rev. Dick Gilbert at IINYS display
IINYS Exec. Dir. Robb Smith speaking at 2019 Peoples State of the State
IINYS Board Member Rev. Sam Trumbore speaks at worker justice service 2015
Ron Deutsch, Fiscal Policy Institute, at War Room demonstration
Moral Monday coalition demonstration, War Room, March 2015
Jan 2018, Let NY Vote press conference with Democrats outside Senate chamber

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CLCPA Letter to Governor Cuomo

by Richard Gilbert | Feb 18, 2020 | Editorial

Interfaith Impact has been advocating such sweeping changes for many years. We have argued from an ethical perspective that the earth is not a mine to be exploited, but a garden to be tended.

Faith Leaders in New York State Signed a Letter Urging Enactment of the HALT Solitary Confinement, S1623/A2500 Bill

by Richard Gilbert | Feb 18, 2020 | Editorial

As faith leaders across New York State, we – the undersigned – are writing to denounce the moral crisis of solitary confinement plaguing New York State, and to respectfully urge you to immediately pass the HALT Solitary Confinement Act, S.1623/A.2500.

Dear Governor Cuomo, Majority Leader Stewart-Cousins, and Speaker Heastie

by Richard Gilbert | Feb 18, 2020 | Editorial

We thank you for again prioritizing voting reforms by beginning this year with a renewed commitment to enacting automatic voter registration legislation in 2020.

IINYS President Dick Gilbert Signed on to a Faith Leaders’ Letter on Bail Reform

by Richard Gilbert | Feb 18, 2020 | Editorial

“We believe the pushback against the laws by certain district attorneys, police chiefs and sheriffs are misguided, and applaud other law enforcement officials like Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez who support these reforms.

Is Health Care a Human Right in New York State?

by Richard Gilbert | Oct 9, 2019 | Editorial

Testimony by the Rev. Dr. Richard S. Gilbert, President, Interfaith Impact of New York State Memorial Art Gallery, Rochester, NY – Public Hearing of the NYS Assembly Health Committee - October 10, 2019 I’m the Rev. Richard Gilbert, President of Interfaith Impact of...

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