News from the Front

Dispatches From Across the Southland

LA Welcomes Collective: A CLUE Partnership with the Good People of Los Angeles

Let’s begin with an acknowledgement that people who live in safe communities, with some modicum of economic sufficiency, do not choose to leave their homes, social structures, cultures, friends and family, and undertake difficult and possibly dangerous journeys to a new country.  Yet war, starvation, violence and natural disasters are driving millions of people around the…

A Prayer for Justice on the Occasion of another Round of Negotiations- Unify Your Voices and Set Your Minds on Justice

Opening Prayer | Unite Here Local 11 and Local Hotel Reps | Rabbi Neil Comess-Daniels | Rabbi Emeritus, Beth Shir Shalom, Santa Monica Within the All-Embracing, the All-Encompassing, the Grand Connectedness, the Interbreathing-of-Life, we feel ourselves interwoven into the Endless Possibilities and the enduring strength of the Universe. We know that when we unify ourRead…

Co-Conspirators for Justice – María Elena Durazo

State Senator María Elena Durazo remembers songs, sit-ins, and so many lessons learned rom Rev. Lawson that helped transform the lives of low-wage workers in Los Angeles.Read More…

Teaching Nonviolence for Justice – Kent Wong

Kent Wong remembers the transformation of the Los Angeles labor movement with the birth of the “Holman Group.”Read More…

Muchos Autobuses, Mucha Necesidad

El LA Welcomes Collective ha dado la bienvenida a 14 autobuses llenos de migrantes enviados desde Texas. Mientras que el gobernador de Texas no proporciona ninguna advertencia o apoyo, el LA Welcomes Collective ofrece compasión, humanidad y una bienvenida amistosa.Read More…

Pushing the Establishment for Justice – Rev. Jim Conn

Rev. Jim Conn remembers how in the ’70s Rev. Lawson helped move the United Methodist Church to advocate for social justice.Read More…

A Foundation of Justice – Rev. Gary Bernard Williams

Rev. Gary Bernard Williams reflects on being mentored by Rev. James Lawson over the decades.Read More…

So Many Buses, So Much Need

The LA Welcomes Collective has now welcomed in 14 busloads of migrant families sent from Texas. While the Texas governor provides no warning or support, the LA Welcomes Collective offers compassion, humanity and a friendly greeting.Read More…

The Sound of Justice – Rabbi Neil Comess-Daniels

Rabbi Neil Comess-Daniels reflects on the days when CLUE was being formed, and Rev. Lawson’s vision and eloquence.Read More…