Cluster Meetings are organized by FAN and the faith communities in our Network of Advocating Faith Communities (NAFC) whenever a cluster chooses, but mostly during the interim time between legislative sessions (April through November). Smaller, geographically-grouped cluster meetings enable advocates to meet face to face (when possible), share their community’s justice actions, plan regional collaboration, and strategize how to highlight policy concerns with their own legislators and the wider community.
The three main foci for meetings are:
- To build closer relationships between all the faith communities of the specific Cluster group
- To provide a space to hear advocacy updates from Advocating Faith Communities and FAN
- To strategize together on advocacy plans/events for the coming year
FAN staff are working with faith communities in our network for Fall geographical cluster gatherings across our state. These meetings provide a way to get to know your neighbors and talk about local concerns and responses to needs in your community, hear FAN updates and perhaps create new collaborations (Locate your Cluster group here).
Here are the meetings planned in 2023:
NORTH SEATTLE: Sunday August 27
TRI-CITIES AREA: Wednesday, September 13
OLYMPIC PENINSULA: Thursday October 5
NORTH CENTRAL WASHINGTON: Sunday October 8
GREATER EVERETT AREA: Sunday October 15|
CENTRAL/WEST/SOUTH SEATTLE: Sunday October 22
TACOMA/PIERCE COUNTY: Sunday October 22
SPOKANE: Tuesday, October 24
EAST KING COUNTY: Wednesday October 25
EDMONDS/LYNNWOOD: Sunday October 29
SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON AREA: Sunday October 29
BELLINGHAM AREA: Sunday November 5
OLYMPIA/THURSTON COUNTY: Sunday December 3
If you would like to host a meeting in your area, please contact us at fan@fanwa.org.
Cluster Directory
Below are the Cluster Meeting groupings for faith communities in FAN’s network. Click on the links below to open a list of the member faith communities in that area.
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