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.26 March 2024
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UPDATE: Call for Hiring Black Workers at Laguna Cliffs Marriott
July 20, 2023 On Thursday, July 19, 2023, St. Mark UMC Pastor Gary Bernard Williams testified before the University of California Board of Regents, calling for the immediate hiring of Black and African American workers brought in as temporary workers during the strike by Laguna Cliffs Marriott workers. “A fair living wage, adequate pension, healthcare,Read…
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JULY 2023 NEWSLETTER
July 2023 Newsletter Dear Friends, There’s a lot happening in the organized, connected, interfaith movement for justice. Let’s get you up to date! If you read nothing else, read this: Hospitality Workers Strike Friday, July 21 at 10 AM, join faith leaders across Los Angeles for a rally at the WRead…
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All Saints Church Pasadena
All Saints Church Pasadena hosted workers from the Hyatt Regency for lunch and a rally with parishioners. “In our tradition, we are in a relationship with a brown Jesus that struggled, was overpoliced, and didn’t get the wages he deserved,” Associate Rector Mark Chase said. “He served in a neighborhood where workers didn’t get the wagesRead…
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Faith Leaders Form a Prayer Caravan on Century Boulevard
When workers at eight hotels near LAX headed out on strike on July 10, 2023, faith leaders mobilized a Prayer Caravan to support them. Read More
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Tisha b’Av – #LivingWagesNow Contemplation and Action
CLUE Justice, UNITE HERE! Local 11, Bend the Arc Jewish Action, the Boyle Heights Chavurah, IfNotNow LA, Nefesh and Pico Union Project call for #LivingWagesNow at a Tisha b’Av Contemplation and Action!Read More
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35 Migrants on Third Bus From Texas Receive Assistance & Support
July 13, 2023 – A third bus, of 35 migrants bound from Brownsville, Texas, arrived in Los Angeles this afternoon. And the LA Welcomes Collective*–a coalition of faith and immigration groups including CLUE–was on-hand to receive them with open arms. Read More
