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Digital Security Workshop
Monday, March 2, 12:00 pm MST via Zoom
The Safe Communities Coalition will host Praveen Sinha, Security Director of Equality Labs. This interactive workshop will offer tangible steps to help you and your colleagues tighten your online security, including best practices for preventing doxxing and
addressing other digital threats. Register to receive the Zoom information.
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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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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.
Registration has closed, but if you are a faith leader who ought to attend, please email us at: contactus@azfaithnetwork.org
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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An Evening with John Fugelsang: Faith, Democracy, and the Separation of Church & State
Sunday, March 15, 6:30 - 8:00 pm
Tucson Jewish Museum and Holocaust Center
564 S Stone Avenue, Tucson, AZ 85701
In this timely conversation, Fugelsang will explore the complex and often contentious relationship between religion and American democracy. Drawing on history, constitutional principles, and contemporary politics, he will examine how faith has shaped public
life in the United States and what is at stake when religious belief is used to justify public policy.
Moderated by Lynn Davis, Director, Rabbi Joseph H. Gumbiner Community Action Project and Rev. ellie hutchison, Southern Arizona Community Organizer Arizona Faith Network, this conversation will be thoughtful, substantive, and accessible while grounded in history,
informed by constitutional values, and energized by Fugelsang’s signature wit. Registration is required, but free.
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Interfaith Dialogue: Shared Values in American Scripture
Thursday, March 19, 5:00 - 6:00 pm MST via Zoom
Join AFN for a series of four monthly online gatherings followed by an interfaith prayer vigil as we mark 250 years of the American experiment. Drawing on the
faith250 framework,
we will gather to reflect on texts that have shaped our history, from the call of the New Colossus, to the promise of the Declaration of Independence and more. We will hear from diverse guest speakers and together, we will seek divine guidance to move beyond
polarization and toward a future where "liberty and justice for all" is a lived reality for every neighbor.
Register using the link below to receive Zoom information and occasional updates about the series. You may participate in as many of the five sessions as your schedule allows.
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Interfaith Day at the Capitol
Wednesday, March 25, 8:00 am - 4:00 pm
Arizona State Capitol
Join us for our 2026 We Are One Beloved Community: Arizona Interfaith Day at the Capitol, with options to attend for part or all of the day. This day of prophetic witness will include singing and chatting, finding common ground with people of other faiths,
and meeting with state legislators. This event is taking place as part of the Prophetic Witness Campaign, and more details are available at the RSVP link below.
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Walk & Talk at Tucson's Birthplace
Thursday, February 26, 5:30 - 7:30 pm
Mission Garden parking lot
946 W Mission Ln, Tucson, AZ 85745
Join us for our third year of spring Walk and Talks at Tucson’s Birthplace! This Spring is full of opportunities to be with the land and the TBOSC community. Walk and Talks are shared experiences that focus on healing, connecting and participating in the culture
and ecology that makes the land at the base of S-Cuk Ṣon so unique. Join us for informal activities as we get to know one another, and observe what the land has to share with us through art, science, stewardship, curiosity, and imagination. Kids are welcome.
Our first W&T on February 26th will also be a Sew & Talk! Join us in sewing a community solidarity quilt on the land. Please bring a water bottle, sun protection and a friend.
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Black History Month Prayer Breakfast
Saturday, February 28, 9:00 - 11:00 am
Wesley United Methodist Church
750 E Southern Ave, Phoenix, AZ 85040
“Love in Action Begins in Prayer”
You are invited to join us for our upcoming Prayer Breakfast at Wesley UMC Phoenix as we gather to seek God together — for our church, our families, our community, and our nation. This is more than a meal. It is a moment of alignment. A moment
to ground ourselves in prayer as we live into The Manifestation of God’s Promises and continue walking out Love in Action.
Come expecting:
• Powerful corporate prayer
• Scripture and encouragement
• Unity across generations
• Fresh vision and spiritual renewal
Donation: $50/person, either by using
this link ("General Fund" is OK), or by Zelle to wesleyphxtreasurer@gmail.com. Contact wesleyumcphx@gmail.com with any questions.
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4th Annual Ramadan Festival
Saturday, February 28, 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Sema Foundation HQ
325 N Austin Dr #4, Chandler, AZ
Join us at the Sema Foundation in Chandler for a joyful Traditional Ramadan Festival!
Enjoy delicious Turkish favorites like künafe, gözleme, kumpir, Turkish coffee, Dubai chocolate cups, cotton candy, and more. Browse beautiful arts and crafts, meet community members, and experience the spirit of Ramadan together.
✨ Entrance is FREE
✨ Hosted by dedicated volunteers from the Turkish /Turkic community
✨ Family-friendly and open to everyone
Come share the culture, flavors, and warmth of this special month with us!
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People Against Polluters Rally
Saturday, February 28, 1:00 - 3:30 pm
Flagstaff City Hall
211 W Aspen Ave, Flagstaff, AZ 86001
Uranium Mining continues to poison water, lands, animals, and communities across northern Arizona. Join anti-uranium organizers from northern Arizona for a Rally calling for the continued closure of Pinyon Plain Uranium mine and show support for the current
protections in the region, threatened by corporate polluters. Join for a fun and peaceful protest to raise awareness about the dangers of Uranium mining and hauling in our communities, and speak up to keep the protections in place that the administration is
threatening to destroy.
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Phoenix Singing Resistance
Sunday, March 1, 3:00 - 4:30 pm
Wesley Bolin Memorial Plaza
Arizona State Capitol
1700 W Washington St, Phoenix, AZ 85007
This SING IN is part of a nationwide action Feb 28-Mar 1. Music is the universal language of the spirit and we use it to traverse this challenging terrain. Your voice is important and it does more than you may realize. Singing Resistance is a movement grounded
in love, nonviolence, and solidarity. In the context of escalating violence towards our communities and federal invasions of our cities and towns, we sing because song is an antidote to fear, song helps us connect to each other, and through song we can name
and protect what we hold sacred. Click/tap on the link below for a Facebook post with more information.
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Lunch & Learn Chronic Kidney Disease Prevention and Management
Wednesday, March 11, 11:00 am - 1:00 pm
Commonspirit Collaboration Center
3033 N. 3rd Ave, Phoenix, AZ 85013
Join Maricopa County Department of Public Health and Dignity Health for a Lunch and Learn focused on Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD). This session will cover what CKD is, who is most at risk, how it can be prevented or managed, and the role community health plays
in early detection and support. The event is free of charge.
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Children's Health Advocacy Day at the Capitol
Monday, March 23, 9:30 am - 2:00 pm
Wesley Bolin Memorial Plaza
Arizona State Capitol
1700 W Washington St, Phoenix, AZ 85007
Come join Arizona Families for Vaccines and our allies at our Advocacy Day at the Capitol, as we make our voices heard and demand science-based vaccine policy. No political experience required, and you do not need to stay all day if timing is a problem. Please
RSVP at the link below for more information.
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The coming week (today through next Tuesday) brings the following observances:
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Purim (Judaism) - March 2/3
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Holi (Hinduism) - March 4
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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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