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Faith Action Network along with SEIU6 organized and joined a Faith and Labor Roundtable solidarity strategy retreat this week. Yakima: Defending Against Deportation Community Listening and Mobilization January 11, 2025 12:00-4:00 pm Filipino Community [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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. [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Help protect the progress we've made together. Learn more below! We Welcome You to Join us for a FAN Liaison Training We are so grateful to those of you who serve as liaisons between your faith [...]

Some friends of FAN gathered at our June open house and farewell to Elise at FAN offices last week, in front of the amazing SEIU Local 6 mural of workers by Periko the Artist. [...]

Take Action This Election Season Are you looking for ways to encourage voting and civic engagement in your faith community this election year? Are you also looking for community-led support? If your answers are [...]

Taking Action Together This Election Season Are you looking for ways to encourage voting and civic engagement in your faith community this election year? Are you also looking for community-led support? If your answers are [...]

We had a great summit meeting on May 5, with new information presented and perspectives heard from attendees on the issues they care about. There’s still time for you to register for our June [...]

FAN staff are excited to welcome you to our annual Spring Summits, scheduled for two Sundays this spring: May 5 and June 9, 3:00-4:30pm. We’ve opted to host these summits online to allow more people to [...]

Register for a Sunday Summit at the May 5 or June 9 links or learn more on our Spring Summit page and bring your voice and your advocacy to the FAN table! Register for [...]

FAN Board Members, Rabbi Jason Levine and Jasmit Singh, were present for the Governor’s signing of SB 5427, establishing a bias incident hotline for WA state. See the list of successful bills and budget [...]

FAN Policy Engagement Director Kristin Ang was present when Governor Inslee signed HB 2368 this week, enabling the Office of Refugee and Immigrant Assistance within DSHS to administer funding for immigrants seeking asylum who do [...]

A message from FAN Executive Director, Elise DeGooyer: Spring has always been a time of opening to change for me, as I watch irises, rhubarb, and LOTS of green break through in my yard. [...]

We thank you for your thousands of Pro/Con committee sign-ins, letters, testimony, and visits to Olympia that made positive policy change possible! Sine Die! End-of-Session Recap The 60-day 2024 legislative session concluded Thursday March [...]

FAN staff Blake Alford and UW Social Work intern Sarah Starrett participated in this week’s Balance Our Tax Code rally in Olympia, calling for progressive revenue to meet critical needs in our state. Thanks [...]

FAN staff collaborated in Olympia this week with our partners to get important bills and budget items across the finish line. Elizabeth Dickinson and Kristin Ang joined the NAMI advocacy day. Trevor Sandison worked [...]

We’re keeping our eyes on the Legislature this week as conversations shift to budget proposals and negotiations. See below what’s at stake and we invite you to take action. Week 6 Recap We are currently [...]

Faith Action Network Advocates celebrate the power of advocacy together at IFAD 2024 in Olympia! Thank you for your continued advocacy this legislative session! Photos by @mjwhitephotos. Celebrating IFAD 2024 FAN’s 2024 Interfaith Advocacy [...]

On left, Tomo Duke met with UW Lutherans this week to write postcards to their legislators. At right, Kristin Ang testified for FAN in support of the Working Families Tax Credit. Kristin's Policy Updates The [...]