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Our mission at CrossLeft is to coordinate a larger national movement. We don't want to replace the many activist efforts out there already. We want to help dispersed progressive Christian organizations to work together. Together, we can create a broader movement for social and political change.

A new generation of political organizers...

  • CrossWalk America (Pheonix, AZ): A number of Christian ministers and laypeople from a variety of mainstream denominations will walk 2,500 miles across the country, from Phoenix, Arizona to Washington, DC, starting April 16, 2006 (Easter Sunday). They will be carrying copies of The Phoenix Affirmations - a set of twelve theological values that clearly articulate Christianity from a progressive Christian standpoint. People are encouraged to join us along the walk, especially when we arrive in Washington, DC Labor Day weekend (September 3), where we will hold a rally to "nail the Affirmations to the doorway of America."
  • Faithful Democracy worked in 2004 to help religious progressives discern their voting issues
  • The Christian Alliance for Progress (Jacksonville, FL) issues press releases against leaders of the Religious Right, and actively posts articles from their website.
  • Progressive Christians Uniting promotes political action alerts, lectures, marches, and petitions for Orange County

Networks of Concerned Individuals

A history of active advocacy groups...

  • NCC - Faithful America: the National Council of Church's wing for political action alerts
  • NCC - Churches' Center for Theology and Public Policy (Washington, DC): The Churches' Center for Theology and Public Policy is a national, ecumenical research center,
  • NCC - Justice and Advocacy Commission of the National Council of Churches: The Justice and Advocacy Commission (JAC) is called to integrate or coordinate the Council’s various justice ministries so that each is seen in light of, and contributes to, the whole work of the NCC.
  • Catholic - Center of Concern (Washington, DC) argues for social justice through Catholic Social Teaching
  • Catholic - Catholics for Free Choice works on issues of health care and abortion/
  • Evangelical - Sojourners: Founded by evangelicals in the 1970s to work for social justice, Sojourners is now one of the most visible leaders of progressive Christianity in the media.
  • Protestant - Protestants for the Common Good: Formed in 1995 in response to the Christian Coalition, Protestants for the Common Good has established a strong network of 2,500 individuals in Illinois. They publish a journal and newsletter.
  • Methodist - Methodists for Social Action issues action alerts and tries to keep alive the Methodist tradition of inclusivity and social justice
  • Methodist - United Methodist Church General Board of Church and Society is an offical board of the church, promoting the church's mission in economic, social, and political arenas
  • Methodist - UMPower promotes contacting elected officials and media about issues of social and economic justice
  • Mormon - Mormons for Equality and Social Justice is a grassroots organization of Latter-day Saint individuals who are “anxiously engagedâ€? in working for peace, equality, justice, and wise stewardship of the earth. MESJ does not adopt positions on social or political issues which contradict official positions of the LDS Church.
  • Lutheran - Lutheran World Relief: Lutheran World Relief works with partners in 50 countries to help people grow food, improve health, strengthen communities, end conflict, build livelihoods and recover from disasters. With people in the U.S., we work for justice for those we serve.
  • Quaker - The American Friends Service Committee: Relief projects and political calls to action for Quaker values: Humanitarian Assistance, Peacebuilding and Demilitarization, Economic Justice, Criminal Justice, Youth
  • UU - The Unitarian Universalist Service Committee: The Unitarian Universalist Service Committee advances human rights and social justice around the world, partnering with those who confront unjust power structures and mobilizing to challenge oppressive policies.

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