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All are welcome at the following AFN commission and/or committee meetings. They are held online via Zoom, and you can RSVP using the links below. All times are MST.
AFN Social Justice Commission, Thursday, February 5, 8:30 - 9:45 am MST via Zoom -
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This Thursday, the AFN Social Justice Commission will hear key updates from local and national faith and community leaders on recent ICE activity, including remarks from
Adam Friedman of Interfaith Alliance on the Choose Love, Not ICE campaign. Speakers will offer context on how faith communities are responding with moral clarity, care, and coordinated action, followed by small-group breakout conversations
with AFN working teams.
AFN Faithful Voter AZ (Voting Rights) Committee, Thursday, February 5, 2:00 - 3:00 pm MST via Zoom -
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The meeting will focus on an Arizona State Legislative review of voting rights bills.
AFN Cherishing Creation Collaborative, Tuesday, February 10, 10:00 - 11:30 am MST via Zoom -
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The meeting will include updates on legislation and preparations for the Environmental Day at the Capitol.
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Join the Prophetic Witness Campaign
The Prophetic Witness Campaign is a statewide, faith-rooted effort organized by
Arizona Faith Network & Coraz n
AZ to protect human dignity, strengthen community safety, and bear public witness to the sacred worth of every person. At the same time, unjust and immoral immigration policies continue to separate families, criminalize asylum, and place
already-vulnerable communities in constant fear and harm.
We invite clergy and faith leaders across Arizona to join this shared work of unity, nonviolence, and moral courage. Sign up using the link below and you will receive updates about Faithful Witness Gatherings, monthly trainings, public vigils, action opportunities,
and ways to participate locally and statewide.
Coming Soon: In-Person Trainings
If you're interested in attending an in-person training event for the Prophetic Witness Campaign in either Tucson (Feb. 17 at 6:00 pm) or Phoenix (Feb 19 at 6:00 pm), please
click
here to RSVP and to receive more details.
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AFN Monday Meditation
Mondays at noon MST via Zoom
Start your week with meditation led by Vasu Bandhu, AFN's Interfaith Manager, and guests.
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Environmental Day at the Capitol 2026
Wednesday, February 11, 8:30 am - 2:00 pm
Wesley Bolin Memorial Plaza
1700 W Washington St, Phoenix, AZ 85007
Join with the Sierra Club, Chispa Arizona, Coalition for Sonoran Desert Protection, AZ Youth Climate Coalition, AFN and many other groups for the annual lobby day at the Arizona Capitol. Meet with your legislators, hear from great speakers, and connect with
others who are doing advocacy work both inside and outside the Arizona Legislature. RSVP so we have enough materials, can put you in a team for legislative meetings, and can plan for food. This year's theme is "People Power for the Planet!"
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4th Annual Connection to Nature
Saturday, February 21, 12:00 noon - 2:00 pm
Foothills Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)
3951 W Happy Valley Rd, Glendale, AZ 85310
This free event is open to the public and features a variety of activities celebrating our shared commitment to caring for the earth. Enjoy crafts, games, animal encounters, enrichment presentations, delicious food, a raffle, and more! We're thrilled to welcome
several organizations (including AFN) offering special programming throughout the event. Don't miss this fun and engaging afternoon for all ages!
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Greater Phoenix Sacred Space Event: Valley Unitarian Universalist
Sunday, February 22, 2:00 - 4:30 pm
Valley Unitarian Universalist
6400 W Del Rio St, Chandler, AZ 85226
Please join the first stop in our interreligious exploration of sacred spaces in the greater Phoenix area. This will be the first in a series of three visits to different sacred spaces this Winter and Spring. In this visit to Valley Unitarian Universalist,
Unitarian Universalism originated from the merger of two different Protestant denominations, Unitarianism and Universalism, in 1961, and Valley Unitarian Universalist (VUU) was born just two years later. VUU is an open and affirming community that proclaims:
Love is our doctrine; Service is our prayer; Justice is our calling. Please RSVP using the link below.
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Training of Trainers for Faith Leaders
Wednesday, March 4 - Friday, March 6
Location TBA: Phoenix
The Arizona Faithful Training of Trainers (ToT) is an in-person intensive for experienced clergy, faith based organizers, trainers, and other faith leaders organizing in Arizona and surrounding states. This ToT will equip faith leaders with the tools to lead
trainings on strategic noncooperation in their communities, and a network of aligned faith leaders to continue the work alongside. Sessions will focus on the authoritarian playbook, noncooperation theories and tactics, faith leader superpowers, and the role
of faith leaders in anti-authoritarian movements in the U.S. and abroad.
Hosted by: Interfaith Alliance, Arizona Faith Network, Corazon AZ, Sojourners, Georgetown Center for Faith & Justice, Political Research Associates, Horizons Project, Freedom Trainers.
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Interfaith Book Group: God's Bridge Over a Broken World
Wednesdays, March 11 - April 1, 6:00 - 7:00 pm MST
Foothills Christian Church
3951 W Happy Valley Rd, Glendale, AZ 85310
Hybrid: both in-person and via Zoom
Join AFN for a transformative four-part study series as we explore the "unified story of monotheism". Inspired by Keith H. Adkins memoir, this series seeks to move beyond mere tolerance toward deep understanding. We will examine how the foundational scriptures
of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam support a bridge that unites us across a broken world.
Each session features guest speakers from the featured tradition and facilitated interfaith dialogue to foster connection and mutual respect. More details about the sessions appear on the registration form linked below.
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It was a pleasure representing Arizona Faith Network with Gerrit Steenblik at Rawhide in Chandler Arizona invited by the YSA (Caden Karras) and Just Serve (Ruth Pagan) partnership where nearly 3500 youth gathered and chose to assemble heat relief kits as their
service project for AFN's heat relief program. In 2025, our 17 partner centers served over 55,000 vulnerable community neighbors in need. We are grateful for the over 2000 heat kits and two truckloads of water. Thank you to Grace Lutheran's Pastor David Sivecz
for hosting the donations. Grateful for everyone who made this happen.
Arene Rushdan, AFN Community Resilience Program Manager
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Violence Prevention Community Call
Thursday, February 5, 7:00 - 8:30 am MST via Zoom
URI's next Violence Prevention Community Call will take place this week, held in the spirit of World Interfaith Harmony Week. In this call, we will explore how interfaith harmony moves beyond dialogue into daily practices that actively prevent violence and
strengthen community resilience. We will also shape together our year ahead.
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Immigration Volunteer Event
Thursday, February 5, 5:30 - 7:30 pm
Or Tzion Social Hall
16415 North 90th Street, Scottsdale, AZ 85260
We need YOUR help to make a difference! Be our guest for a Community Pizza Dinner & Volunteer Project as we assemble sanitary bags and make sandwiches for immigrant and homeless families in need. Guest Speaker, defense attorney Russell Facente, will discuss
"Know Your Rights" in this critical time when ICE has descended on our neighborhoods in Phoenix, Scottsdale, Mesa and Tempe.
Enjoy great food, meaningful conversations, and the chance to make an impact. Bring your friends and family let s turn compassion into action! Please bring donations of tampons and pads and a bag of bread on the day of or place them in the Or Tzion lobby!
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AZ Valley Citizens' Climate Lobby Event
Saturday, February 14, 10:00 am via Zoom or at
Galvanize Coworking Space, Grand Canyon Room (upstairs)
515 E Grant St. Phoenix, AZ 85004
The AZ Valley Citizens' Climate Lobby Chapter invites you to join them at 10 am for a presentation by environmental champion and attorney Dianne Post. With over 26 years of experience in 14+ countries, Post has focused on vulnerable populations, especially
women and children, to achieve their human rights and freedom from violence. Her presentation is titled:
The Right, the Rules, and the Reality: Using Domestic and International Law to Push the Climate Agenda Forward.
At 11 AM, we will join the national CCL call together and then at Noon the first in-person meeting of the AZ Advocacy Team will be held. Join for part or all of the day's events. The Zoom will be opened early (at 9:00 am).
Click
here for additional event information.
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Rising Above Together
Friday, February 27, 8:00 am - 2:30 pm
Omni Tempe Hotel at ASU
7 E. University Drive, Tempe, AZ
You're invited to the second annual Rising Above Together: ADL Desert Region Conference on Antisemitism and Hate a powerful, one-day event focused on solutions, skills, and collaboration. We ll bring together civic leaders, educators, law enforcement,
students, interfaith partners, corporate and education partners, and more to share ideas and work on real ways to fight antisemitism and hate.
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Wild Arizona Executive Director Job Announcement
Wild Arizona seeks a collaborative and visionary Executive Director to lead the organization in advancing its mission, strategy, and impact. The Executive Director is responsible for overall organizational leadership, including fundraising, fiscal and
operational management, staff leadership, program development, and conservation policy advocacy.
Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis and must be in by February 17th to receive consideration. Full details are available at the link below.
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Please consider making a tax-deductible gift to AFN today! Your partnership makes our Arizona community thrive.
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