Please mark your calendars for our Annual Dinner on Sunday, November 19, and stay tuned for more details. We hope to offer an in-person gathering in two locations with online attendance as well.

FAN staff are working with faith communities in our network to find dates this Fall for geographical cluster gatherings across our state. These meetings provide a way to get to know your neighbors and talk about local concerns and responses to needs in your community, and perhaps create new collaborations. Meanwhile, here are the meetings planned and registration links, beginning next week:

NORTH SEATTLE: Sunday August 27, 2:00-3:30 pm
Hosted by Temple Beth Am, Seattle - Register here.

EAST KING COUNTY: Wednesday October 25, 6:30-8:00 pm
Hosted by Newport Presbyterian Church, Bellevue – Register here.

BELLINGHAM AREA: Sunday November 5, 4:00-5:30 pm
Hosted by First Congregational & Christ the Servant Lutheran. Registration to come.

If you would like to host a meeting in your area, please contact us at fan@fanwa.org.

We are happy to introduce our new Eastern Washington Regional Organizer Brianna Dilts! You can learn more about her on our staff page and the organizing and social work experience she brings to FAN. Brianna has been working limited hours for us this summer as she finished her year of service as Participant Voice and Empowerment VISTA/Americorps member at Transitions in Spokane. Now she is fully available for her half-time organizing work with FAN and eager to get to know our network. She most recently represented FAN at Unity in the Community in Spokane last weekend. Please join us in welcoming Brianna! And stay tuned for more introductions to new FAN staff in the weeks ahead…

Earlier this summer, our friends at Paths to Understanding and Challenge 2.0 released this video conversation with host Jeff Renner about the 2023 legislative session. It’s helpful to review at this time as we prepare to work with our coalition partners, policy committee, and Governing Board to develop a legislative agenda for 2024. We invite you to listen and always welcome your feedback!

Compass Housing Alliance in Seattle has several job openings available including the president, finance and social service roles. Find out about these roles and others here.

Sunday, August 20, online, Meet the Authors - Ashes to Action | Call to Allyship. Shari Seifert, Author of "Ashes to Action" and Immanuel Lutheran Pastor Priscilla Austin, contributing Author to "Call to Allyship" will be present with us for a discussion on these two powerful books exploring Anti-Racism themes. Join here.

Saturday, August 26, Noon-8:00pm, Celebration of Community, Diversity & Culture, in person, Columbia Park, 116 W. Columbia Drive, Kennewick (Map).  Hosted by the Tri-Cities Diversity and Equity Council, come visit our South-Central WA Organizer, Eric Don Anderson at the FAN table. More info here.

Thursday, August 31, 4:00-6:00pm, Solidarity Rally with Mushroom Farmworkers, in person, Seattle Center.  Meet at the intersection of 5th and Mercer to join United Farm Workers President Teresa Romero and Students for Farm Workers in a living billboard and rally to demand union mushrooms and justice for farm workers! If you plan to join us, please let us know at fan@fanwa.org. Register here.

Friday, September 8, 7:00pm, Danielle Allen: Bringing Democracy Back from the Brink, in person, Gonzaga University, Myrtle Wolson Performing Arts Center, Coughlin Theater, 211 E. DeSmet Avenue, Spokane. Come and learn how we repair our fractured democracy by building a new super-majority. Register here.

Saturday, September 9, 9:00am-3:00pm, Vancouver Peace and Justice Fair, in person, Esther Short Park, 605 Esther Street, Vancouver. FAN is honored to help sponsor this fun annual gathering. Live entertainment and justice re-enactors through the day, alongside lots of good people doing important work. Drop by the FAN table and answer a trivia question about who represents you and how we work together for justice. Learn more here.

Wednesday, September 13, 5:00, online, PSARA Webinar: We Can Reclaim Medicare from Greedy Profiteers. Open Enrollment for Medicare will begin soon. This webinar presented Dr. Ed Weisbart will address how we can make the best decisions for ourselves and our families as we unite to preserve and expand our public Medicare. Register here.

Saturday, September 23-Sunday, October 1, 2023 All Our Relations Snake River Campaign Journey, in person. Join this multiple stop tour to show your support for treaty rights. Find out more from Earth Ministry and Register here.

Thursday, October 19, 9:00-11:30am, Budget Matters 2023, in person, The Centilia Cultural Center, 1660 S. Roberto Maestas Festival Street, Seattle. Presented by Washington State Budget and Policy center. Come and learn about what's next for economic justice in Washington State. Register early here.

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