Register Now for the 2021 Annual Dinner
Registration is Now Open for the 2021 Annual Dinner You're invited to FAN's virtual Annual Dinner Celebration on Sunday, November 21, at 5:30 PM! We hope you will join us for a festive evening as [...]
Fall Advocacy Opportunities
Our Fall Cluster Gatherings have begun! We will be hosting Clusters online this year in light of COVID concerns. Look for updated events and sign-up links at fanwa.org/our-network/cluster-meetings/. Support Haitian Migrants and Asylum Seekers We [...]
Welcome New Policy Engagement Director
Our Fall Cluster Gatherings have begun! We will be hosting Clusters online this year in light of COVID concerns. Look for updated events and sign-up links at fanwa.org/our-network/cluster-meetings/. Introducing FAN's New Policy Director! We [...]
August Opportunities to Do Justice
The WA Coalition for Police Accountability, which FAN is part of and Co-Director Paul Benz worked closely with this past legislative session, held a press conference last week where families and advocates addressed law [...]
Call for Boarding Schools Truth Initiative
FAN continues to live into our statewide vision with the help of Regional Organizers, working in their communities across Washington. WE ARE HIRING for part-time, regional organizers in Central WA and Western WA to join [...]
August Recess Opportunities
We're Hiring! Help us find our next policy leader for FAN! Please download the Policy Engagement job description and share it widely. Interested candidates can send a resume and cover letter to apply@fanwa.org. Application review begins [...]
Faith Leaders Speak: Don’t Hesitate – Vaccinate!
Please Save the Date for our 2021 Annual Dinner on Sunday, November 21! We had shared a different date previously, but due to several scheduling updates we are now moving forward with the evening [...]
Take Action: Eviction Moratorium, Reparations, and Child Nutrition
Today, June 21, is Child Tax Credit Awareness Day, and more than 1.4 million WA kids are set to benefit! Improvements to the CTC this year will increase CTC payments, ensure families with the [...]
Happy 10th Birthday FAN!
Happy Birthday FAN! You/we are 10 years old today! For ten years, we've been learning, advocating, convening, and lifting up faith voices for justice. We have so much to be thankful for! Our Spring Appeal to [...]
We Want to Hear from You
Join us for a Spring Summit on June 6! We had a great May Summit last Sunday! Advocates joined us virtually from across the state to talk about legislative wins and imagine our future work together [...]
Advocating for Congressional Bills
Last Tuesday, Governor Inslee signed SB 5096 Capital Gains Tax and HB 1297 Funding the Working Families Tax Credit into law! These bills have taken many years of advocacy to pass, and they are two [...]
Celebrate End of Session Successes
Members of the WA Coalition for Police Accountability (WCPA) celebrated historic victories in police reform in the 2021 legislative session! FAN Co-Director Paul Benz participated in the coalition, and FAN included the WCPA's priorities in [...]
Week Fifteen – End of Session
FAN staff Lauren Schubring (left) and Tara Miller (right) are excited for their COVID-19 vaccinations! Thank you to our partners at SEIU 6 for giving three FAN staff their first vaccinations last weekend! We [...]
Week Fourteen
In honor of Earth Day next week, FAN partnered with The Lands Council to host a Tree Planting event in Spokane on April 15. Eastern WA Regional Organizer Lauren Schubring pictured left, Sarah Marr right. [...]
Week Thirteen
Join us for one of our 2021 Spring Summits! You can choose between Sundays, May 23 or June 6 from 2-4 PM. We’ll gather from across the state to celebrate FAN wins in the legislative [...]
Week Twelve
Good wishes this Spring season with promises of hope as vaccines continue to become more available, and many faiths celebrate - Passover, Easter, Vaisakhi Day, Holi, and Ramadan. We wish you and your community good [...]
Week Eleven
Save the Date for one of our 2021 Spring Summits! You can choose between Sundays, May 23 or June 6 from 2-4 PM. We'll gather from across the state to celebrate FAN wins in the [...]
Week 9: Environment, Evictions, and Private Prisons
One of the bills we are highlighting for action this week is SB 5373 the WA Strong Act. This bill will both curb carbon pollution in our state and help with economic recovery - [...]
Week Eight
We love seeing FAN advocates in action! Lora Rathbone from Shalom UCC in the Tri-Cities (right) testified on a faith panel with Co-Director Paul Benz and Jessica Zimmerle from Earth Ministry in support of SB 5373 [...]
Week 7: Police Reform, WA Strong, and other ways to advocate
FAN's Central WA Advocacy Day took place last Saturday, February 20, with 55 attendees sharing information and specific ACTIONS to further bills we support and social justice across our state. A panel and workshop [...]
Week Six: Community Colleges and Universal Health Care
FAN Staff Paul and Jaspreet provided virtual testimony last week for SB 1267 Establishing the Office for Independent Investigations, and SB 5194 Community and Technical Colleges, respectively. Have you taken advantage of this virtual [...]
Week 5 – Police Reform, Colleges, and Clean Fuels
Thank you to all who joined us for Interfaith Advocacy Day 2021! We had a great morning of legislative overview, words from interfaith leaders and legislators, workshops on the issues, and legislative appointments Thursday and [...]
Week 4: Food Access, Voting Rights, and Wealth Tax
We are looking forward to our first virtual Interfaith Advocacy Day next Thursday, February 11 from 9 AM - 1 PM! Take Action! This week we are offering three opportunities to take action on issues [...]
Week 3: Recovery Rebate and Criminal Justice Reforms
The Recovery Rebate HB 1297 (Rep. Thai) is a policy FAN supports that provides direct, flexible cash to the households that most need it. The Recovery Rebate updates the Working Families Tax Credit by making it more [...]
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