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Pages tagged "Community organizing in Arizona"


Msgr. Carrillo, PCIC Founder, is Eulogized in Tucson

Posted on News by West / Southwest IAF · May 06, 2017 11:03 AM
One of the first Tucson-born, Mexican-American priests to serve in the Diocese of Tucson was eulogized and laid to rest by three dozen priests and deacons, and Bishop Gerald Kicanas, in addition to extended family and friends.

Described as a "giant" and a "Pope Francis priest" long before the Franciscan arrived at the Vatican, Msgr. Carrillo was a founding member of Pima County Interfaith Council.

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VIP Leads Capitol Rally for Investment in Arizona Schools

Posted on News by West / Southwest IAF · May 26, 2016 10:43 AM

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VIP Educates for School Finance in Key AZ Legislative District

Posted on News by West / Southwest IAF · February 11, 2016 9:08 AM
One hundred Valley Interfaith Project leaders from Legislative District 28, North Phoenix and Paradise Valley, gathered February 11th for a Civic Academy on state education finance.

VIP leaders detailed fiscal constraints the state placed on public education over the past 40 years, which once ranked in the upper half of states for per pupil spending.

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Yuma Co. Interfaith Impacts Results in $21M Bond Election for Public Schools

Posted on News by West / Southwest IAF · April 15, 2015 4:56 PM

Midway through a multi-year civic education campaign concerning public school funding, Yuma County Interfaith leaders supported passage of a $21 Million infrastructure bond for Yuma School District One in an election that succeeded by 1,500 votes. Leaders are continuing the education push through civic academies in surrounding school districts - including sessions with administrative personnel, staff, principals and parents.


VIP Leverages Commitments on Schools, Healthcare & Training from AZ Candidates

Posted on News by West / Southwest IAF · August 12, 2014 10:20 AM
250 Valley Interfaith Project leaders challenged Republican and Democrat legislative candidates for Districts 23 and 28 to commit to supporting Medicaid expansion, school funding increases, and workforce development. Most of the candidates committed to supporting VIP's three-point agenda.

Those that participated in the assembly include: Rep. John Kavanaugh (District 23), Jeff Schwartz and Paula Pennypacker; Effie Carlson, Jay Lawrence, and Bob Littefield; and Michelle Ugenti. District 28 candidates included Senator Adam Driggs and Kelli Butler; and House candidates Rep. Eric Meyer, Rep. Kaye Brophy-McGee and Mary Hamway.

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Yuma County Interfaith Pinpoints Challenges to Families

Posted on News by West / Southwest IAF · May 24, 2014 5:03 PM

Said Bishop Gerald Kicanas of the Tucson Catholic Diocese, "We have a responsibility to be involved in our community and not be peripheral to the community, not to be indifferent to the issues facing our community. And if we can pull together to address those societal issues, we have a chance to make an impact."

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PCIC Stands with Bus Riders Union at City Hall & Wins

Posted on News by West / Southwest IAF · April 21, 2014 6:06 PM
PCIC clergy and leaders piled into City Hall to deliver a letter signed by 50 clergy requesting that the City not raise fares for low-income bus riders. The City Manager had proposed that Tucson double the fares of low-income people in addition to increasing all fares across the board. Bus riders and PCIC leaders filled the room while 60 listened from outside...

Concrete Example of Religious Leaders Standing Up for the Poor, Voces de Casa Maria

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JobPath Designed as Bridge Out of Poverty

Posted on News by West / Southwest IAF · April 16, 2014 10:59 AM

"About 20 years ago, hoping to encourage citizens to become active in the community, members of the religious institutions of the Pima County Interfaith Council (PCIC), spent a Sunday afternoon knocking on 10,000 doors, asking residents for their specific concerns..."

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AZ Bishops & Chamber Leaders Demand Immigration Reform

Posted on News by West / Southwest IAF · November 27, 2013 10:53 AM

Catholic Bishop Olmsted signs letter to Congress for Immigration Reform at event organized by Valley Interfaith Project

At a press conference convened by Valley Interfaith Project with the Arizona bishops, Catholic Bishop Thomas Olmsted signed a letter to the Arizona congressional delegation for immigration reform, attesting that "the cost of inaction is too high." Bishop Olmsted was joined by Auxiliary Bishop Eduardo Nevares, Rabbi John Linder, ELCA Bishop Steve Talmage, Denise Resnick of DRA Stategic Communications in Phoenix and Barry Broome, president and CEO of the Greater Phoenix Economic Council. Broome noted that some companies don't come to Arizona because they think the state does not treat people well.

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NAIC Secures Flagstaff Resolution For Immigration Reform

Posted on News by West / Southwest IAF · October 02, 2013 10:41 AM
Leaders of the Northern Arizona Interfaith Council succeeded in persuading the city council of Flagstaff to adopt a resolution supporting immigration reform that reflects the essential economic role immigrants play as workers, the importance of family unity and the need for a path to citizenship. Flagstaff is the only municipality in Arizona to pass a resolution with these elements.

Flagstaff City Council Approves Resolution Supporting Comprehensive Immigration Reform, Amigos NAZ


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