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Legislative Session Week Four

2024-01-01T16:39:30-08:00

Attend Online IFAD on Thursday 2/10You can still register for Interfaith Advocacy Day before next Thursday, and if we already have legislative appointments reserved for your legislative district, you are welcome to join them. If not, while the deadline is passed for reserving appointments, you can still take part in the 9am-noon morning sessions that will include updates about what is moving forward during this fast session, workshops on the issues on FAN’s legislative agenda, and a chance to meet with other members of your legislative district to plan IFAD visits with legislators, or future strategies for meeting with them.Week 4 [...]

Legislative Session Week Four2024-01-01T16:39:30-08:00

Legislative Session Week Three

2024-01-01T16:44:44-08:00

Two Weeks Until IFADOnly two weeks until FAN’s Interfaith Advocacy Day (IFAD) on Thursday, February 10! We need your help to get the word out and raise faith advocates’ voices.First, register yourself by February 4. We are learning that legislators will be on the floor voting on bills during the week of IFAD, so their time is extremely limited. We need to know you’re attending by next Friday 2/4 in order to have the best chance of getting appointments for you, their constituents. Your appointments may be Thursday 2/10 or Friday 2/11.Share announcements, newsletter, social media this week to encourage members [...]

Legislative Session Week Three2024-01-01T16:44:44-08:00

Legislative Session Week Two

2025-01-09T15:46:03-08:00

FAN Staff members gave virtual testimony this week - Jaspreet Singh (left) on HB 1840 to improve diversity, equity, and mental health at community and technical colleges, and Policy Engagement Director Kristin Ang on HB 1868 to improve worker safety and patient care in health care facilities by addressing staffing needs, overtime, meal and rest breaks, and enforcement. See more below! Second Week of Session The Legislature began the week with both political parties honoring Martin Luther King: “I hope the decisions we make in this chamber do honor to the legacy of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. by turning [...]

Legislative Session Week Two2025-01-09T15:46:03-08:00

Legislative Session Week One

2023-10-03T14:19:49-07:00

There is still time to register for the Eastern Washington Legislative Conference on January 22 from 8:30 AM - 1:30 PM and Interfaith Advocacy Day on February 10! Please register as soon as possible so we can plan accordingly and ensure you have meetings with your elected officials at IFAD. First Week of Session This 60-day legislative session began Monday remotely. The main foci of the session for lawmakers are the supplemental two-year state budget plan, the economy, and police reform. Hearings and floor votes will continue to be broadcast or live streamed by TVW, the state’s government affairs channel. On Tuesday, [...]

Legislative Session Week One2023-10-03T14:19:49-07:00

How and Why to Advocate for Change

2023-02-14T11:54:00-08:00

Paths to Understanding and Faith Action Network are launching two on-demand courses as follow-up to our Pre-Session Trainings that will teach you How and Why to Advocate for Change through legislative bodies at local, state and federal levels. Hear directly from Washington State legislators how citizens have influenced them and how best to connect with them during the Legislative Session and beyond! Register for these on-demand courses, then take them in your own time. Each course takes less than two hours to complete! Registration is free, or by donation. With Why to Advocate, you will understand: why policy change in [...]

How and Why to Advocate for Change2023-02-14T11:54:00-08:00

An Invocation for a New Season of Advocacy by Juli Prentice

2022-01-18T14:31:36-08:00

Juli Prentice (she/her) FAN Intern, Candidate In-Care for Ordination in the Northern Lights Region Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) Giver of life – Oh beating heart of the universe which binds all of our human and more than human world to together in a common fate, We know that your eyes are on the most vulnerable in our midst and your ears are open to their cries. We gather today as advocates for justice, for peace, well-being, and wholeness: to work on behalf of those most adversely affected by greed, selfishness, and shortsightedness. We gather out of love for our [...]

An Invocation for a New Season of Advocacy by Juli Prentice2022-01-18T14:31:36-08:00

The Legislative Session Starts Next Week

2023-01-31T17:36:30-08:00

Introduction to the 2022 Legislative Session The 2021 Legislative Session will begin January 10th, and the last day of session is March 10th. This will be an action packed 60 days. With another virtual session ahead, you will not have to travel to participate in the legislative process.  All floor sessions and committee meetings will be livestreamed at tvw.org. A mobile TVW app is available. You can find committee info, including agendas and documents at leg.wa.gov/house/committees for the House and at leg.wa.gov/senate/committees for the Senate. You can get involved in the law-making process by submitting testimony online where your testimony will be entered as [...]

The Legislative Session Starts Next Week2023-01-31T17:36:30-08:00

2022 Legislative Agenda and Pre-Session Trainings

2025-01-09T15:44:48-08:00

We are wishing love and light to all who are celebrating Christmas, Kwanzaa, and New Year in the days ahead. We especially wish you blessings of good health and community after the challenges of 2021. Thank you for helping us celebrate FAN’s 10th Anniversary this year—if you missed our 10-year retrospective from November’s celebration, please watch it here and see all we’ve accomplished together! We are pleased to let you know that FAN donors helped us reach $136,000 of our $150K fundraising goal. We move into the new year with a sense of support and GRATITUDE! Announcing our 2022 Legislative Agenda [...]

2022 Legislative Agenda and Pre-Session Trainings2025-01-09T15:44:48-08:00

We’re Excited for the Upcoming Legislative Session

2025-01-09T15:43:28-08:00

Thank you to all who joined us for our Annual Dinner celebration and gathered across the state in your homes and in Watch Parties! We were glad to see your faces on social media and hear your voices in the chat box! Join Us for Pre-Session Workshops! As we prepare for the 2022 legislative session beginning Monday, January 10, we are still waiting for a few of our coalition partners to finalize their policy priorities. Once we have those, we will share our FAN legislative agenda with you by the end of December. In the meantime, we encourage you to mark [...]

We’re Excited for the Upcoming Legislative Session2025-01-09T15:43:28-08:00

With Gratitude for You

2025-01-09T15:42:21-08:00

We want to share our immense GRATITUDE for our FAN network and all who attended our Annual Celebration this past Sunday. Whether you donated before or during the program, held a Watch Party with friends or watched from home, or have promised to send a contribution from your retirement account by the end of the year—we are deeply grateful! If you were registered but couldn’t attend at the last minute, the good news is that the whole program is archived on our YouTube site and can be watched anytime:  https://www.youtube.com/user/FaithActionNetwork (the program begins at 29 minutes, after the pre-show slides). We [...]

With Gratitude for You2025-01-09T15:42:21-08:00
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