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Kristin Ang connects with Rep. Janice Zahn of the House Committee on Capital Budget, Housing, State Government and Tribal Relations. We are grateful for new justice advocates at the capitol in these times. Make Use of Our Bill Tracker Every legislation session so many bills are introduced, and many make it to our legislative agenda. Use our Bill Tracker to keep make the most of your advocacy efforts. As with our legislative agenda, new bills may be added throughout the session. Take Action for Next Week Hearings Next week includes several important hearings. Be sure to sign in at least [...]

Opening ceremonies in Olympia included an inaugural ball at which Policy Engagement Director Kristin Ang represented FAN. Kristin is pictured here with Chair of Finance Rep. April Berg and WA Conservation Action Chief Executive Officer Alyssa Macy(left) and outside of the Capitol steps with water defenders advocating for improved environmental policies(right). Many of you were virtually present in Olympia as well, as you signed on to the Rent Stabilization bill! Take Action for next week's hearings Next week includes several important hearings on legislation addressing gun safety, environmental justice and recycling reform, rent stabilization, and the Judicial Discretion Act. Be [...]

FAN Interfaith Advocacy DAY 2025 Registration Is Now Open Faith Action Network would like to invite you to one of our premier events of our advocacy year. Sign up now for the best chance to meet with your legislator, build your advocacy skills and strategize together for collective change. Our final day for registration is Monday, February 3rd. Learn more and register by clicking the link below. Register Here Our 2025 Legislative Agenda Is Now Available Our staff, board, coalition partners and network of advocating faith communities have greatly influenced our 2025 FAN Legislative Agenda. View it now our website [...]

Faith Action Network along with SEIU6 organized and joined a Faith and Labor Roundtable solidarity strategy retreat this week.Yakima: Defending Against DeportationCommunity Listening and MobilizationJanuary 11, 202512:00-4:00 pmFilipino Community Hall211 W 2nd St, WapatoLunch provided at noon.Spanish interpretation services available.With the threat of mass deportation announced by the incoming federal administration, Between the Ridges: Alliance for the Common Good, Yakima Immigrant Response Network, Asian Pacific Islander Coalition, ELLA, and Poder Latinx are co-sponsoring this event to listen to community concerns and begin to mobilize our community response. We hope to reactivate networks and vital resources we have used in the past, [...]

Mark your calendars for this important day together for February 20, 2025 for Interfaith Advocacy Day. More details and registration coming soon. Transforming Our Future through Advocacy We have a full slate of opportunities for you to grow your advocacy skills and learn about our policy priorities, as well as an all-liaison meeting. Learn more below: December 8th 2-4pm: Seattle Cluster Meeting (more info below) January 5th 4-5pm: Advocacy 101 January 9th 12-1pm: *Legislative Preview January 12th 4-5pm: *Legislative Preview January 15th 12-1pm: FAN All Liaison Meeting: Organizing Your Faith Community for Advocacy *Please note that we have two time [...]

Senator Yasmin Trudeau and FAN Executive Director Dr. Joyce del Rosario address our dinner audience. A Big Thank You from Faith Action Network Following Our Annual Dinner A Heartfelt Gratitude, Dear FAN, A huge THANK YOU to everyone who made our November 17, 2024 Annual Fundraiser Dinner a great success! We are deeply grateful to our sponsors, those who donated before and at the dinner, our table hosts, and all who attended in-person at Renton or Spokane as well as those who joined us online. We are grateful we exceeded our goal, bringing in $259,000 so far. Our speakers were [...]

A Response to the Election Results from FAN’s new Executive Director Dear FAN, Now more than ever, we must stand together, work together, resist together, and in our own ways and practices, pray together. Love must win. Today is my fourth day as the new Executive Director of FAN. All day long, yesterday, I kept hearing a phrase from the book of Esther in the Jewish scriptures, “for such a time as this.” This phrase reminds me of how Esther led the resistance against the empire. Dear FAN, we are here and brought together for exact times like the one [...]

The FAN Governing Board and Staff are delighted to announce the appointment of Dr. Joyce del Rosario as the new Executive Director of the Faith Action Network, beginning November 1. Dr. del Rosario brings a wealth of experience to her new role and a relational, collaborative work style to help us move FAN into a new chapter that builds on the successes of the past and broadens our network for the future. Dr. Rosario writes: I am deeply honored to have been chosen by the board and staff of FAN to lead us into the next season. I have grown [...]

FAN Opposes all four initiatives! Our Board voted to oppose the newest initiative on the November ballot, I-2066, concerning "regulating energy services, including natural gas and electrification." The effect of this initiative would be to protect natural gas, which is 90% methane, among energy sources and fuel types. It would delay the transition toward a cleaner and more efficient energy infrastructure needed to meet our state's climate goals. And it would burden low-income households without disposable income to buy solar panels, heat pumps and electric cars with an energy source that is associated with lung and cardiovascular health problems. We are recommending a [...]

Help protect the progress we've made together. Learn more below! Vote NO on I-2109, I-2117, and I-2124! These three initiatives on the November ballot threaten investments in education, childcare, sustainable environments, healthy communities, long-term care and more. Our recommendation to Vote NO on all three initiatives is grounded in our values, which include: Belonging, Justice & Equity, Interconnectedness, Collaboration, and Pluralism. These emerge from the heart of our diverse spiritual traditions, texts, and practices that call us to love and care for our neighbors and the earth. Join us in voting NO on these three harmful initiatives this fall and stay [...]