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Preparing for IFAD and Bill Cut Off! Legislative Session Week 5 Action Alerts and Recap

2025-02-14T16:20:06-08:00

FAN Staff, Kristin Ang stands with Rep. Chris Stearns on the House floor. Take Action for Next Week's Hearings TAKE ACTION BY SIGNING IN FOR BILL HEARINGS Your support is essential—sign-in PRO to advocate for policies that uplift Washington’s communities! Be sure to sign in at least one hour before the hearing. SB 5380 Cumulative Risk Burden (CURB) Pollution Act prioritizes environmental justice by considering cumulative pollution impacts on highly impacted communities in permitting processes. Senate Environment & Energy Committee on 2/21 at 10:30 AM. Sign-In Pro Here. SB 5714, Declaring civil immigration enforcement as unprofessional conduct of bail bond [...]

Preparing for IFAD and Bill Cut Off! Legislative Session Week 5 Action Alerts and Recap2025-02-14T16:20:06-08:00

Make a Difference! Legislative Session Week 4 Action Alerts and Recap

2025-02-14T16:17:43-08:00

Rep. Roger Goodman, Raymond Williams from Just Us Solutions, and Larry Jefferson from the Office of Public Defense gather with formerly incarcerated advocates and allies to celebrate the advancement of several important Incarceration Reform bills such as the Judicial Discretion Act and the Act for Civic Engagement.Take Action for Next Week's HearingsTAKE ACTION BY SIGNING IN FOR BILL HEARINGSHB 1463 (Rep. Cortes) Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Time Limit Exemptions. This bill seeks to expand time limit exemptions for TANF recipients in Washington to ensure help for all families who need it and to increase equitable access. House Committee on [...]

Make a Difference! Legislative Session Week 4 Action Alerts and Recap2025-02-14T16:17:43-08:00

Legislative Session Week 3 Recap

2025-02-07T18:09:11-08:00

Dr. Joyce del Rosario, Blake Alford, Chloe Guillot and Rev. Caleb Encinas Cortés rally in Olympia at the WAISN Immigrant Rights Advocacy Day (left). Kristin Ang and Brianna Dilts represent at the Eastern Washington Legislative Conference this past weekend (right). Take Action for Next Week Hearings HB 1217 Rent Stabilization to improve Housing Stability for Tenants. Washington renters face rising rents and excessive fees that threaten their ability to maintain stable housing. HB 1217 aims to limit rent and fee increases, require advance notice for rent hikes, and cap security deposits and fees. This bill also establishes a landlord resource [...]

Legislative Session Week 3 Recap2025-02-07T18:09:11-08:00

Increasing Our Advocacy, Legislative Session! Week 2

2025-01-31T17:11:20-08:00

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 [...]

Increasing Our Advocacy, Legislative Session! Week 22025-01-31T17:11:20-08:00

Welcome to the 2025 Legislative Session! Week 1

2025-01-25T13:26:56-08:00

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 [...]

Welcome to the 2025 Legislative Session! Week 12025-01-25T13:26:56-08:00

FAN Interfaith Advocacy Day Registration Now Open and Our 2025 Legislative Agenda

2025-01-15T14:25:35-08:00

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 [...]

FAN Interfaith Advocacy Day Registration Now Open and Our 2025 Legislative Agenda2025-01-15T14:25:35-08:00

FAN Upcoming Events and Immigrant Rights Trainings from our Coalition Partners

2025-02-09T13:32:28-08:00

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, [...]

FAN Upcoming Events and Immigrant Rights Trainings from our Coalition Partners2025-02-09T13:32:28-08:00

Opportunities to Learn More About FAN’s 2025 Policy Priorities

2024-12-20T12:37:18-08:00

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 [...]

Opportunities to Learn More About FAN’s 2025 Policy Priorities2024-12-20T12:37:18-08:00

A Heartfelt Gratitude from Faith Action Network and Upcoming FAN Events

2024-12-20T12:37:14-08:00

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 Heartfelt Gratitude from Faith Action Network and Upcoming FAN Events2024-12-20T12:37:14-08:00

A Word of Support from Faith Action Network and an invitation to our Annual Dinner

2024-12-20T12:38:26-08:00

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 [...]

A Word of Support from Faith Action Network and an invitation to our Annual Dinner2024-12-20T12:38:26-08:00
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