News from the Front

Dispatches From Across the Southland

  • Welcoming Mauritanians to Bell

    After release from Adelanto Detention Center in Summer 2023, 19 Mauritanian asylum seekers alight at Grace Lutheran Church in Bell. Learn about their journey and CLUE’s efforts to support immigrants like them.

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  • JUSTICE SEDER

    JUSTICE SEDER

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    Liberation for All . Temple Israel’s Social Action Committee & Clergy and Laity United for Economic Justice (CLUE), organized by Rev. Mary Duong, hosted an Interfaith Worker Justice Passover Seder. We related the Passover story of the Jewish people’s Exodus from their oppression in ancient Egypt to the current context of hospitality workers seeking anRead…

  • Housing Justice

    Housing Justice

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    On March 31, 2023, it was our joy to join hundreds of housing justice supporters in LA to celebrate our resounding victory last November with United to House L.A., commemorate the beginning of its implementation as April begins, and reinvest in the power and solidarity of our multiracial and vibrant coalition for affordable housing, workerRead…

  • Press Conference

    Press Conference

    A press conference was held in March 2023 to bring awareness to formerly detained immigrants leading the fight for justice against the GEO Group and the Adelanto Immigration Detention Center. This prison has a horrific history of abuse and inhumanity; by conducting a press event with the Social Justice Legal Foundation. HDQ Neutral was used asRead…

  • “UNITE HERE! Local 11 2023 Worker Committee Convention!”

    “UNITE HERE! Local 11 2023 Worker Committee Convention!”

    On March 2, more than 20 CLUE committee leaders and staff participated in UNITE HERE Local 11’s Worker Committee Convention in Downtown Los Angeles! We joined hundreds of hospitality worker leaders from hotels, stadiums, LAX and other union workplaces – and from throughout Los Angeles and Orange Counties, the Inland Empire, and Arizona.  Workers spokeRead…

  • March 2023 Full Newsletter

    March 2023 Full Newsletter

    Hello Friend, We truly appreciate your support in the fight for economic justice! With your help, we can continue the fight to achieve fair wages, decency, and human rights. Thank you for being part of this vital mission. Together, we can make a positive difference! If you read nothing else, read this: Thank you forRead…

  • February 2023 Full Newsletter

    February 2023 Full Newsletter

    Hello Friend, Thank you for being a member of Clergy and Laity United for Economic Justice. You are integral to the struggle for dignity, justice, and fair work!  If you read nothing else, read this: Thank you for being a part of the CLUE community.   Your friends at CLUE Join us for Architects of Justice — anRead…