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RLBC formed a social justice team in 2017. In October of 2018, we adopted a vision statement that identified three focus areas to guide our initial social justice efforts:
- Racial Justice, for people of color in our community.
- Immigration Reform, particularly for Muslim and Central & South American immigrants.
- Healthcare Access, for people who lack adequate and affordable healthcare.
You can review our justice team vision statement here.
We also elected to partner with Faith in Texas (FiTX), a multi-racial, multi-faith organization that develops civic leadership in faith communities for economic and racial justice. FiTX is part of the PICO (People Improving Communities through Organizing) National Network . PICO is the nation’s largest network that develops civic leadership in low and moderate-income faith communities for economic and racial justice.
RLBC Rapid Action Network
RLBC members can participate in our Rapid Action Network (RAN). This group engages with policymakers in Austin at critical points in the legislative cycle regarding issues that align with the focus areas noted above. The team captain sends a text message with a link to the applicable action summary/script, and the RAN makes phone calls to the appropriate legislators as instructed. This process has proven very effective at impacting the lawmaking process.
If you are a member of RLBC and would like to participate in the RAN, you may sign-up here:
- RAN Training - https://faithintx.org/rantraining/
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