In May, IF Board member Bill Leininger was recognized at the South Bay Labor Council’s COPE Awards event. Annual COPE (Committee on Political
Education) awards are given to community members who have made outstanding contributions for the area’s working families. organizing and Interfaith Council work.
Education) awards are given to community members who have made outstanding contributions for the area’s working families. organizing and Interfaith Council work.
This year there were 5 awardees, including Bill, in recognition of his organizing and Interfaith Council work. Bill is founder of faith sharing group, IF/When, which has for over 20 years conducted a weekly dialogue homily in which participants consider how scriptural lessons apply to contemporary social issues. Rather than making donations to a church building, IF/When members pool together support for many local causes, including affordable housing, immigrant rights and fair labor practices.
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