Dispatches From Across the Southland
Vivian Rothstein’s connection to Rev. Lawson dates back to 1965’s Freedom Summer. Nearly 60 years later, she’ still inspired by his work and life.Read More…
Celebrate the life and continuing legacy of Rev. James M. Lawson as he turns 95 this month!Read More…
Hotel workers at the Hotel Maya in Long Beach, Laguna Cliffs Marriott in Dana Point, and Fairmont Miramar in Santa Monica officially called for a boycott of the three hotels because of management’s use or condoning of violence during the largest hotel strike in at least 50 years. A boycott signifies a call for the public to join the workers’ fight in a new way:Read…
YRLF-CLUE Fellows Graduate have become Certified Faith-Rooted Organizers! Our talented fellows have successfully completed an intensive summer program and are now certified to make a difference in faith-rooted organizing. These are what our Young Religious Leaders are saying about spending their summer with CLUE: “I made some many beautiful friends from the other fellows thisRead…
CLUE commemorated Tisha b’Av, uniting interfaith and Jewish faith leaders Unite Here Local 11, and community members. It was a powerful experience because it created a space for us to connect the Jewish community’s mourning over tragedies in their history and the world with the struggle for economic justice for hospitality workers. We mourn for theRead…
On July 25, together with UNITE HERE Local 11 and the workers of Laguna Cliffs Marriott, we are demanding a contract with the FIVE PILLARS – a living wage, pensions, healthcare, fair workloads, and union growth. Despite being owned by the University of California Pension Fund, the workers at the hotel currently do not haveRead…
Los Angeles has seen an influx of asylum seekers from Texas since mid-June, with six busloads arriving. The most recent bus, which arrived on July 13, 2023, brought twenty-six people from Venezuela, Mexico, Honduras, and Peru, with over a third of them being children and teenagers aged 17 and under. These arrivals are part ofRead…
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…
