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UPDATE: PROGRESS TOWARD WELCOMING AN AFGHAN REFUGEE FAMILY We are excited to share an update from the volunteer team that has applied to the State Department’s Welcome Corps (WC) program to reunite the Mosawis, an Afghan family that CLUE has been assisting in our migrant outreach mission. CLUE learned of this family when the fatherRead…
CLUE is delighted to announce the arrival of our latest fellows, who will participate in a rigorous training program in faith-rooted organizing and contribute to a crucial social justice campaign led by an experienced organizer. Caleb Ayers, I am a missionary kid who has spent half my life in China. I am a friendly personRead…
Rev. James M Lawson, a giant of justice, fierce civil rights leader, and CLUE co-founder, has passed away. May his memory be a blessing and an encouragement to carry on his legacy of organizing for freedom.Read More…
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.Read More…
You have two special opportunities to mark Holy Week in sacred solidarity with hospitality workers continuing to struggle for their rights. MAUNDY THURSDAY: Foot Washing Thursday, March 28, 2024 | 12PM to 1PM | Hotel Maya | 700 Queensway Dr, Long Beach, CA 90802 Join faith leaders in a sacred action on Monday Thursday, asRead…
After years of demanding dignity in the workplace, restaurant employees at the Hotel Figueroa’s restaurants lost their jobs in early February 2024. CLUE has been accompanying them through nonviolent direct action since then. Now we need you to sign on in solidarity asking the Hotel Figueroa and its agents to rehire the workers it unjustlyRead…
Urge congress to to pass the Asylum Seeker Work Authorization Act (H.R. 1325), which reduces the wait time for asylum seekers to obtain a work permit from 180 days to just 30.Read More…
During the past month, CLUE and the LA Welcomes Collective have continued to anticipate and prepare for the buses expected to bring migrants to Los Angeles from Texas. Fortunately, Texas has not put busloads of people in harm’s way during the recent storms and flooding, and fewer crossings have been reported at the border duringRead…
On Tuesday, February 27th, Santa Monica CLUE members and workers joined together to present a letter from more than 500 CLUE members and faith leaders to the City Council demanding accountability and an investigation into retaliation and unfair labor practices at the Viceroy and Le Méridien Delfina hotels. Before submitting the letter to the Council,Read…