PCU, the project’s sponsor and administrator, has an 11-year history in social change advocacy and progressive theological articulation, and defines its mission as transforming society by equipping individuals and congregations to live out the radically inclusive gospel of Jesus Christ. PCU, as a counterpoint to the Christian Right, has supported focused projects in the arenas of eco-justice, urban/racial justice, campus outreach/next-generation leadership development and LBGT advocacy/inclusion. To strengthen and empower liberal, progressive and radical Christians to live out the faithful commitment to the gospel, PCU engages in theological activism, and, in doing so, empowers legislative activism by connecting their members with lobbying efforts in Sacramento and Washington, D.C.

Clergy and Laity United for Economic Justice - California (CLUE-CA), whom The Sister Fund invited to submit a proposal, is an alliance of interfaith worker justice groups that have come together to build a faith-rooted movement for economic justice and human rights. CLUE-CA aims to end low-wage poverty, and, in doing so, reduce the income gap between the rich and the poor in California. It mobilizes clergy, community organizations, progressive labor unions and the faith community and has been the vanguard of the New Sanctuary Movement, a church-based movement to protect immigrants from deportation. It has also been noted for its outstanding youth training program, The Young Religious Leader’s Project and Seminarians for Worker Justice. Drawing upon the unique resources of faith traditions, CLUE-CA provides a moral framework for the economic debate, empowers workers and engages clergy, congregations and young women in economic justice campaigns.

“For Such A Time” aims to strengthen the voice and effectiveness of progressive women of faith in the public sphere. CLUE-CA and PCU will partner to facilitate a healthier dialogue between secular women and women of faith, and, in doing so, will inspire and empower them to be stronger and more effective in civic life.