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Love Concretely in Action

By actively listening to lived experiences of injustice and taking direct action, communities achieve tangible change, because authentic relationships and shared moral urgency motivate sustained collective action. This strategy centers relational, values-driven organizing grounded in interfaith and community-based listening. It distinguishes itself by integrating personal transformation with structural change, ensuring that action emerges from deep community engagement rather than top-down agendas. Unlike purely advocacy- or service-based models, it emphasizes mutual transformation of both organizers and participants.

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organizations running this strategy · 1

what it looks like in practice

activities of orgs running this strategy

A sample of programmatic activities from the orgs above. These are what the strategy looks like on the ground.

  • Advocacy for Transitional Housing Valley Interfaith Project
    advocacy
    Organizes public advocacy to urge approval of contracts for furnishing hotels for use as transitional housing, such as the Sunaire Hotel in Mesa.
  • Community Issue Advocacy Valley Interfaith Project
    advocacy
    Works on various community issues including mental health care in school districts, affordable housing in cities like Mesa and Chandler, and addresses safety and security concerns with city and police officials.
  • Healthcare Funding Advocacy Valley Interfaith Project
    advocacy
    Endorses and supports the passage of propositions, such as Proposition 409, to fund critical improvements for healthcare facilities like Valleywise Health in Maricopa County.
  • Immigrant Rights Advocacy and Support Valley Interfaith Project
    advocacy
    Organizes meetings between immigrant families and political leaders to address issues, and provides "know your rights" workshops and assistance with family planning and legal status applications for immigrant communities.
  • Synodal Process Participation and Support Valley Interfaith Project
    advocacy
    Participates in interfaith delegations to meet with religious leaders, such as Pope Francis, to discuss broad-based organizing and the Synod listening process, and supports the Synod process in multiple dioceses to include marginalized individuals.
  • Workforce Training Program Valley Interfaith Project
    capacity building
    Initiates and operates the Arizona Career Pathways program to recruit adults for workforce training in in-demand fields.