“Every night, she cried herself to sleep reading the Bible, because she was so terrorized at the thought she would never see her kids again.” — TWM's Rev. Dale Dalman sharing Jessica’s story: an asylum seeker detained by ICE in a factory raid.

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On MLK Day, we remember Dr. King’s call to build the “beloved community” - through the slow and patient work of building relationships.

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💥Huge victory for climate resilience! Together New Orleans and allies win $30M for what the mayor elect called "the largest single investment in community-led sustainability the city has ever made." Learn more: vist.ly/4miyi

🚨At the urging of One LA-IAF, the City of Los Angeles hosted the nation's first congressional hearing on immigration raids, establishing a public record of civil rights violations.

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Enough is enough! Living without mold, rats, and leaky sewage in a market-rate apartment isn't a luxury—it's common sense! ✊ Our network celebrates Dallas Area Interfaith leaders who secured a new anonymous inspection request system to finally hold landlords accountable.🏠🛡️

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Imagine having to choose between feeding your kids and paying off old fines. This is a choice too many people face after leaving prison. VOICE teamed up with Legal Aid Services of Oklahoma to change that.

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20 years after Hurricane Katrina, Bloomberg recognizes TLA's Community Lighthouses as a national model for strengthening local capacity to respond to emergencies.

“We’ve learned from Katrina and every event since then that the first responders are your neighbors."

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🏆From Zero to $100 Million for Housing

Over a year after Hurricane Beryl and a derecho windstorm made thousands of homes uninhabitable, TMO & allies persuaded the City of Houston to leverage the creation of a $100 Million home repair fund.

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In ‘No Taxes on Tips is an Industry Plant,’ The New Yorker highlights how Coloradans for the Common Good and allies successfully protected tipped workers from wage cuts in HB 1208, out-organizing deceptive tactics by the restaurant industry. @Colorado AFL-CIO

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💥 Congrats Together New Orleans!

In a resounding display of grassroots power and civic resolve, Together New Orleans united 600 leaders from 79 organizations for a citywide assembly to define the future of their city.

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🇺🇸Amidst a growing climate of fear in Los Angeles, One LA-IAF launched its "Freedom School Strategy" to respond to the immigration raids and undermining of civil liberties that have terrorized communities throughout Los Angeles County.

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💪 If we want public funds for the public good, we must organize it! Amid rampant displacement and pollution, CCG and GES united 100+ to build the relationships and power to promote public investment in shared prosperity over private profit.

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Matt Schechter from Coloradans for the Common Good and UFCW7 tells the story of how faith and labor united to protect workers.
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💥 50 years strong! This year, the W/SW IAF celebrates 5 decades of developing leaders, creating lasting change, and building the bonds necessary for a vibrant democracy.

Join us for the next 50 years! Visit our new Jubilee cite: vist.ly/3xvvu

ACTION Leader Rev. Kelli Driscoll on organizing across the political divide to win a Student Loan Borrower Bill of Rights in Oklahoma

Can organized people from the "poorest place in America" take on Big Telecom? Watch Wanda Manning's story with @deltainterfaith to find out!

🚨Cuts to immigrant health care in CA? California IAF and allies pushed back! Over 100 united at the capitol, leaving with hope after the legislature moved to restore Medi-Cal access and lower proposed premiums for immigrants. The fight isn't over!

"Immigrants are—and always have been—the lifeblood of America." - Archbishop Weisenburger (formerly of Diocese of Tucson)

With a single veto, @GovofCO "chose corporate interests & a broken status quo" over responding to our call to "protect the vulnerable, liberate the oppressed & respect the dignity of workers."

Read more @DenverPost by Coloradans for the Common Good leaders Rabbi Katie Mizrahi & Rev Sheri Fry.

"$4B blank check" for Project Marvel? 😮 COPS/Metro & 350+ leaders challenge their community & city candidates to invest in people, not stadiums. They are signing on 15,000 voters to their agenda and will bring this constituency to the polls!

Last week CVIAF delivered 60+ leaders to Fresno City Hall to oppose the SEDA megadevelopment, which threatens to divert billions from existing neighborhoods and raise taxes for generations.

Chambers overflowed. The vote was delayed.

This is how organized people make history.

“Ours is a faith of sharing daily bread...that requires us to take courage and love with action.”— Rev. Debra McKnight

Omaha Together One Community (OTOC) and allies from faith, labor, and civic leadership hosted a powerful event to support immigrant and refugee families in Nebraska.

“Individuals don't understand the power that the people own." - Leader Lorena Silvestre-Tobias

🎉 CONGRATULATIONS to EPISO-Border Interfaith & Bauman Rd residents for blocking a road project that would've impacted 100+ families!

Read about how leaders fought to protect the community they built.

As Pope Leo XIV begins his papacy, <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:y3odnoigzv23dxj7443yrhto" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky-mention">@abc15.com spoke with Valley Interfaith Project leaders & West/Southwest IAF Co-Director Joe Rubio on the promise of a pope shaped by both the American context and the immigrant experience.
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