Interfaith Call to Justice: LA 2007

(Here is the Interim Final Report for the conference in a .pdf file) Resources and Links (A Comprehensive list will be posted soon)
General Advocacy	Community Organizing	Economic Justice
RAC The Religious Action Center educates and mobilizes the American Jewish community on legislative and social concerns, advocating on issues from economic j ustice to civil rights to religious liberty to Israel. PCU Progressive Christians Uniting is committed to equipping individuals and congregations for the work of transforming society through the radically inclusive gospel of Jesus Christ.	ACORN the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, is the nation's largest community organization of low and moderate income families, working together for social justice and stronger communities LA Voice/PICO Working with religious congregations, schools, and neighborhood institutions in the Los Angeles Metro Area, L.A. VoicePICO brings people together to strengthen families and improve communities.	LAANE Los Angeles Alliance for a New Economy founded in 1993, is recognized as a national authority on issues affecting the working poor and an innovator in the fight against working poverty. CLUE Clergy and Laity United for Economic Justice is an interfaith association of over 600 religious leaders throughout Los Angeles County
Environment	Health Care Reform	Homelessness
CIPL California Interfaith Power & Light: is a faith based organization and stipulates that every major spiritual tradition calls on us to be faithful stewards of Creation. NRDC's Action Center: National Resources Defense Council’s mission is to “safeguard the Earth:its people, its plants and animals, and the natural systems on which all life depends.” LCV League of Conservation Voters Provides environmental voting records of legislators and aids environmentally supportive candidates.	Faithful Reform in Health Care To help build a more collaborative infrastructure among the various faith groups working for reform. Families USA is a national nonprofit, non-partisan organization dedicated to the achievement of high-quality, affordable health care for all American HCA Health Care for All California regards health care as a human right and is dedicated to ensuring that all Californians have comprehensive, reliable, and affordable health insurance.	LAHSC Los Angeles Homeless Services Coalition to help eradicate homelessness by raising support for nonprofit homeless charities and building awareness in the community about the crisis of homelessness in Los Angeles. LAHSA is the lead agency in the Los Angeles Continuum of Care, and coordinates and manages over $60 million dollars annually in Federal, State, County and City funds for programs providing shelter, housing and services to homeless persons in Los Angeles City and County.
Immigration	Interfaith Coalition Building	Youth at Risk
CHIRLA Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles to advance the human and civil rights of immigrants and refugees in Los Angeles NIF National Immigration Forum advocates and builds public support for public policies that welcome immigrants and refugees and are fair to and supportive of newcomers to our country.	NCDD National Coalition for Dialogue and Deliberation The “dialogue and deliberation community” is a community of practitioners, organizations, researchers, public officials, activists, artists, students, and others dedicated to solving problems through honest talk, quality thinking and collaborative action. SCIC to promote mutual understanding, respect, appreciation and cooperation among people of faith	NCCP National Center for Children in Poverty is the nation’s leading public policy center dedicated to promoting the economic security, health, and well-being of America’s low-income families and children. Children Now is a national organization for people who care about children and want to ensure that they are the top public policy priority.