Governor Neil Abercrombie
Faith Action for Community Equality (FACE) Equity Summit
Governor Abercrombie helped to open the Faith Action for Community Equality (FACE) Equity Summit. Workshops at the summit covered immigration reform, clean elections, driver’s license test prep, Hawaii Needs a Raise, building a sustainable energy future, and aging and long term care.
Faith Action for Community Equity (FACE), is a faith-based grassroots organization in Hawaii founded in 1996. FACE grew out of a sponsoring committee established in the mid-1990s with the assistance of the Center for Community Change. In November 2008 FACE became a statewide organization when our Maui chapter was founded. We currently have a membership base of 27 institutions on Oahu, 24 on Maui, and one statewide institution. Combined on both islands, we are made up of 38 churches, a Buddhist temple, 2 Jewish congregations, 10 community groups and non-profit organizations, and one labor union. FACE’s membership reflects the cultural and socio-economic diversity of our community.
FACE exists to allow its members to live out their common, faith-based values by engaging in actions that challenge the systems that perpetuate poverty and injustice. They balance social, economic and community activity with a deep spiritual commitment. Their spiritual centeredness empowers them to return hope and love to the public arena.
Faith Action for Community Equality (FACE) Equity Summit
Governor Abercrombie helped to open the Faith Action for Community Equality (FACE) Equity Summit. Workshops at the summit covered immigration reform, clean elections, driver’s license test prep, Hawaii Needs a Raise, building a sustainable energy future, and aging and long term care.
Faith Action for Community Equity (FACE), is a faith-based grassroots organization in Hawaii founded in 1996. FACE grew out of a sponsoring committee established in the mid-1990s with the assistance of the Center for Community Change. In November 2008 FACE became a statewide organization when our Maui chapter was founded. We currently have a membership base of 27 institutions on Oahu, 24 on Maui, and one statewide institution. Combined on both islands, we are made up of 38 churches, a Buddhist temple, 2 Jewish congregations, 10 community groups and non-profit organizations, and one labor union. FACE’s membership reflects the cultural and socio-economic diversity of our community.
FACE exists to allow its members to live out their common, faith-based values by engaging in actions that challenge the systems that perpetuate poverty and injustice. They balance social, economic and community activity with a deep spiritual commitment. Their spiritual centeredness empowers them to return hope and love to the public arena.