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Moving Forward into 2023! Thanks to the generosity of FAN donors during our Annual Dinner and in the weeks since, we are happy to announce that we have met and exceeded our $150,000 fundraising goal in December. You helped us move forward into this new year with strength, solidarity, and hope! Let’s continue to make changes that allow all people and our planet to flourish in 2023. Announcing FAN's Legislative Agenda We are in full preparation for the 2023 State Legislative Session, which officially begins next Monday, January 9. We are proud to share our Legislative Agenda, shaped in collaboration [...]

Annual Dinner Update We are still feeling such gratitude for our Annual Dinner celebration that has energized us for the work ahead. We are happy to report that we have received more than $147,000 toward our $150,000 goal, thanks to many, many generous donors! If you missed the celebration, you can read the recap on our webpage and watch it on our YouTube page (program begins at the 30 minute mark). We are grateful! Getting Ready for the Legislative Session Our attention now turns to preparations for the 2023 Legislative Session, and our legislative agenda is being finalized for approval [...]

Just a few images from our dinner in Renton. See more photos by Mark White mjwhitephotos.com at our Facebook album. With Gratitude for All Our hearts are full of gratitude for all of you who attended in-person and online, sponsored, supported, volunteered, invited others, and helped make our first hybrid Annual Dinner a success! We experienced so much solidarity as we celebrated together and helped keep FAN moving forward into a new year of advocacy and organizing for justice. It felt good just to BE together in-person again, with 320+ guests filling rooms in Renton and Spokane, warmly greeting each [...]

It's Time to Vote! Ballots have landed across the state. Vote by November 8 for candidates with the best solutions for our communities! Let’s keep ensuring everyone’s voting rights are protected—see Free the Vote WA. Artwork by Yorlanda Walls. Register for Annual Dinner! Tables are filling up for our Renton and Spokane in-person annual dinner Pathways of Solidarity on Sunday, November 20, with opportunities for you to join remotely too. Please register online soon to save your place! We are preparing for an inspiring evening, with the Northwest African American Museum ACE Gospel Choir lifting our spirits with song, and loyal [...]

FAN Policy Engagement Director Kristin Ang attended the White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition and Health last week while in Washington DC. President Biden, Members of Congress, and hunger advocates spoke to policy changes necessary to address food insecurity and health. Panelists included Edmonds housing advocate Mindy Woods (2nd from left).Join Us for a briefing on Food Policy in WAWith our national partners at Presbyterian Hunger Program, we are co-sponsoring Food Week of Action next week, October 10-17. This year’s theme is People and Planet First, to highlight groups and initiatives that are building equitable and sustainable food systems, while also [...]

Please register to attend in person in Renton AND Spokane, or put together a watch party for joining the celebration online. Would you like to be a sponsor? See the details on our Annual Dinner event page. Be in the room where it happens and VOLUNTEER to make the evening special! Email FAN@fanwa.org. REGISTER Online Solidarity With Indigenous Peoples Last week marked the National Day of Remembrance for Indian Boarding Schools, an Indigenous-led grassroots effort to raise awareness of the far-reaching impacts of the boarding school era. Also known as Orange Shirt Day, we honor survivors and remember the children [...]

We are delighted to announce that registration is now open for our first hybrid Annual Dinner celebration Pathways of Solidarity on Sunday, November 20th (program begins at 5:30pm)! Register online Please register by October 31 for your best chance for attending in person in Renton or Spokane, or put together a watch party for joining the celebration online. Would you like to be a sponsor? See the details on our Annual Dinner page. Be in the room where it happens and VOLUNTEER to make the evening special! Email FAN@fanwa.org. We look forward to welcoming you November 20! [...]

This drawing, gifted to FAN by artist Rev. Dan Erlander, is an early depiction of the kind of multi-faith movement for justice our founders envisioned. It is replicated on the certificate received by each faith community when they join our network. In this season calling for FAN’s public witness, may we find courage and synergy together! ReAwaken America Tour Comes to Washington-Idaho Border We want to let you know about an event next month on the Washington-Idaho border that is the 15th iteration of a national movement called the ReAwaken America Tour. It will be a Christian nationalist political rally [...]