June 2023 Newsletter

You are an integral part of a network of clergy and community members working for economic justice and human rights. 

You help build a more sacred and just society every time you show up for low-wage workers, immigrants, and communities of color on the margins.There are so many opportunities for you to participate right now in this Summer of Solidarity. Please join us!

If you read nothing else, read this:

  • Yesterday, more than 40 migrants arrived in Los Angeles after a traumatic journey from Texas in an act of political football by Gov. George Abbott. CLUE and a new LA Welcomes Collective were on-hand to welcome them. You can help. [Read more]
  • Next week, you can join CLUE with thousands of hospitality workers for a rally and nonviolent direct action near LAX to call attention to the desperate plight of low-wage workers. [Read More and Join Us!]
  •  The June 22 rally and sit-in comes on the heels of a vote to authorize a strike if hospitality workers are unable to make progress on their campaign fight to win livable wages and a right to live where they work [Read More]
  •  Amazon drivers are fighting back after being put on notice that they will be terminated for trying to organize a union. CLUE joined them in Palmdale to support their one-day strike.[Read More]
  •  Eight rising community organizers are participating in this year’s Young Religious Leaders Fellowship cohort [Read More]

 

You’ll also find a recap from our Giants of Justice awards and other immigration news on our website. Thank you for being a part of the organized, connected, interfaith movement for justice.

We hope to see you on Century Boulevard next Thursday!
In faith and solidarity,

Your Friends at CLUE

PS – You make all of this work possible. If you can, please consider becoming a Sustaining Member of CLUE today to keep it going strong. You can even get a new CLUE Solidarity is Sacred T-Shirt, when you join! 

Housing Justice

Next week, you can join CLUE with thousands of hospitality workers for a rally and nonviolent direct action near LAX to call attention to the desperate plight of low-wage workers. [read more and join us – [Read More]

Hospitality Workers

The June 22 rally and sit-in comes on the heels of a vote to authorize a strike if hospitality workers are unable to make progress on their campaign fight to win livable wages and a right to live where they work [Read More]

Immigration

Yesterday, more than 40 migrants arrived in Los Angeles after a traumatic journey from Texas in an act of political football by Gov. George Abbott. CLUE and a new LA Welcomes Collective were on-hand to welcome them. You can help. [Read More]

Amazon Drivers

Amazon drivers are fighting back after being put on notice that they will be terminated for trying to organize a union. CLUE joined them in Palmdale to support their one-day strike.  [Read More]

YRLF

Eight rising community organizers are participating in this year’s Young Religious Leaders Fellowship cohort [Read More]


You help sustain this vital work. Please consider an ongoing gift to support the organized, connected interfaith movement for economic justice! Your reliable recurring gift means a stronger network to amplify the voices of low-wage workers, immigrants, and communities of color.