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Interfaith Advocacy Day in Olympia Energizes FAN Action! We are grateful to the amazing advocates who made the trek to Olympia yesterday for Interfaith Advocacy Day (IFAD) – a joyful return to in-person advocacy! [...]

Join us on the Capitol steps! Raise your voice in Olympia next Thursday, Feb. 9! We are excited to welcome more than 200 of you to Olympia next Thursday, February 9, for Interfaith Advocacy [...]

Last chance to register for Interfaith Advocacy Day in Olympia on Thursday, February 9, 9am-3pm.  after that we will not be able to schedule legislative meetings for you. Overnight accommodations are available at Gwinwood [...]

Ready to raise your voice? Register now for Interfaith Advocacy Day in Olympia, Thursday, February 9, 9am-3pm. Please register by January 27 so we can arrange legislative meetings for you. Overnight accommodations are available at [...]

Ready to raise your voice? Register now for the Eastern WA Legislative Conference, happening next weekend. Register soon for Interfaith Advocacy Day in Olympia, Thursday, February 9, 9am-3pm. Please register by January 29 so we [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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. [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Kristin Ang joined Anti-Hunger & Nutrition Coalition (AHNC) advocates at a Congressional hearing on the Farm Bill held locally in Carnation in July. Congresswoman Kim Schrier (pictured 3rd from left) and House Agriculture Committee members [...]

FAN board and staff members at our hybrid retreat. In photo on the left, front row, left to right: Sabiha Khan, Kristin Ang, Aneelah Afzali, Dr. Jasmit Singh, Elizabeth Dickinson; back row, left to [...]

More information will be shared in the months ahead. We are planning for a hybrid celebration, with in-person opportunities as well as options to view remotely. Email us at fan@fanwa.org if you’d like to volunteer your [...]

In the midst of some difficult weeks in June, we gave thanks for the ability to celebrate community. At Pride events across the state, faith communities marched to celebrate God’s Love as affirming and inclusive. [...]

As a multi-faith organization that values the sacred nature of human beings, care for our neighbors, and protecting human rights and religious freedom in public policy, Faith Action Network Governing Board and staff decries [...]

FAN members have been praying, marching, and calling for action to prevent gun violence in recent weeks. Pictured at left is Pastor Erik ?Kindem of Peace Lutheran, Seattle, in last week’s march from Temple De [...]

Pastor Lisa Connolly and Julie Clark of Coupeville United Methodist Church shared this memorial of empty chairs for the lives lost in Uvalde, Texas, this week. We grieve and take action together. Our Grief and [...]

Plans are coming together in each of four regions across our state to meet in person and on Zoom as we reconnect for justice. With gratitude to our hosts, all the locations are now reserved, [...]

Come to a FAN Spring Summit! We are eager to meet with you in person across the state this spring, as well as make online participation possible. Some locations and times are still being [...]

Pictured here with Governor Inslee is FAN Policy Engagement Director Kristin Ang at the signing of the Transportation bill in her role as Port Commissioner for Tacoma. The Governor signed many of the bills we [...]