Faith leaders call for social justice at eighth annual Interfaith Poverty Conference

By Lauren Clem, Staff Reporter

PROVIDENCE — Faith representatives, advocacy organizations and outreach workers gathered at Rhode Island College on May 11 for the eighth annual Interfaith Poverty Conference hosted by the Rhode Island Interfaith Coalition to Reduce Poverty. “Tikkun olam,” a Hebrew term meaning “repair the world,” provided the theme for the day and referred to the organization’s mission of repairing the systems that allow poverty to exist in the state. More.