Black and Latinx Pastors Working Together
The Black/Brown Clergy/Community Coalition (BBCCC), builds a common advocacy agenda for African American and Latinx pastors in Southern California.
BBCCC Goals:
- Ensuring healthcare for all
- Building a larger, fairer economy
- Ending homelessness and pushing for affordable housing
- Defeating laws that over-police low-income people and people of color
- Protecting union rights and the labor movement
- Ending police violence in our communities
- Working for true immigration reform
Check the Sheriff
On July 15th, 2020 a coalition of religious leaders, unions, and community partners representing tens of thousands of Angelenos presented a letter to the LA County Sheriff’s Department to demand the resignation of Sheriff Alex Villanueva.
A Larger, Fairer Economy
My World Was Crumbling
A Teen’s Story of Family Detention By Alejandra Romo What should have been a day of celebration for Jesse (not his real name) became a nightmare. On the day of his 19th birthday, this young man was given a joyless surprise. His parents were missing. Jesse was left with heartache and a lot of questions.6 August 2026
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My World Was Crumbling
A Teen’s Story of Family Detention By Alejandra Romo What should have been a day of celebration for Jesse (not his real name) became a nightmare. On the day of his 19th birthday, this young man was given a joyless surprise. His parents were missing. Jesse was left with heartache and a lot of questions.
One Detainment, Two Stories
by Alejandra Romo When ICE detained Melody’s (not her real name) husband during what was supposed to be a routine check-in, their family’s life changed in an instant. Melody was left to care for their three young children alone, baby twins who were only two months old at the time and their toddler. It’s not
Perspective, Love and Humanity: The Gift of the Godmothers of the Disappeared Vigil
by Anne Leyden June 2025 marked the escalation of violence by ICE against the immigrants of Los Angeles and across the country. I could not sit on my hands. I searched and trained and tried out various resistance efforts looking for a fit. I read about CLUE. I was drawn to their mission statement. I
Living Through ICE Detention: A Personal Account of Systemic Failure and Human Cost
by Anonymous Over two years ago I was picked up by ICE agents, detained in front of my home, family and kids. Without notice or warning, I was snatched onto a plane with no idea as to the destination until the moment we arrived in Phillisburg, Pennsylvania. From the moment I was picked up and
Conviction and Action: Pastor Tanya Lopez
by Lisa Eve Cheby As an interfaith organization, CLUE’s work often finds people through divine guidance in support of their calling. Pastor Tanya Lopez, Senior Pastor of Downey Memorial Christian Church connected with CLUE in her search for professional development that aligned with her sense of calling as a pastor. About a year and a
Meet the Young Religious Leaders Fellowship of Summer 2026
CLUE’s new Young Religious Leadership Fellows Begin Today! We are happy to introduce the 10 incoming Fellows who will be joining us this summer for 10 weeks of faith-rooted organizing training and mentorship. Fellows will be learning skills and strategies for community organizing from a faith perspective, and growing as new leaders for justice in