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Great News: COPS/Metro and the WSW IAF Reunite with Pope Francis

October 06, 2023

“Creating a culture of solidarity” is how Pope Francis described our work of organizing when he met with our COPS/Metro delegation together with our sister organizations in the West/Southwest IAF on Thursday, September 14. Traducción en español abajo COPS/Metro leaders Sonia Rodriguez, Fr. David...

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USCCB: Pope Meets US Leaders Patiently Building 'Culture of Solidarity'

September 17, 2023

[Excerpt] When Pope Francis told a group of U.S. community organizers that their work was "atomic," Jorge Montiel said, "I thought, 'Oh, you mean we blow things up?'" But instead, the pope spoke about how the groups associated with the West/Southwest Industrial Areas Foundation...

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COPS/Metro Featured on San Antonio Talk Show Food for Thought

August 31, 2023

In August, COPS/Metro leaders Lorraine Gonzales, Mark Wittig, and Sr. Pearl Ceasar, as well as lead organizer Josephine Lopez Paul, were invited by Father Jim Schellenberg to a two part discussion on his talk show "Food for Thought". The conversation centered around COPS/Metro's efforts...

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Texas IAF: Allow Gun 'Raise the Age' Bill to Be Heard on House Floor

May 10, 2023

Less than a day after a bill that would raise the age to legally purchase semi-automatic rifles unexpectedly passed through Committee, Texas IAF leaders learned that Representative Guillen (from Rio Grande City) appeared to be actively suppressing House Bill 2744 from being heard on...

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COPS/Metro Leaders Press City Leadership on SA Ready to Work and Gun Safety

April 30, 2023

On April 30th, COPS/Metro convened 200 leaders to press Mayor Ron Nirenberg and City Manager Erik Walsh on improving accountability for San Antonio's Ready to Work program by putting jobs on the table, improving the recruitment of quality participants, and holding contractors accountable who...

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Building on Momentum of RTS Convocation, COPS/Metro Prepares 200+ Leaders from 41 Parishes

April 14, 2023

On Saturday April 15th, over 200 people from 41 institutions and 6 deaneries participated in 'Recognizing the Stranger' parish leadership training in collaboration with the Archdiocese of San Antonio.  The session was conducted in English and in Spanish, and included 15 clergy and two...

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Texas IAF Rally Takes On "Vampire" Chapter 313 Legislation

April 03, 2023

[Excerpt] A surprising legislative success in 2021 is on track to be undone in 2023, unless a grass roots left-right coalition can block legislation and the forces behind it that are trying to go backward.... In the name of jobs and economic development, a...

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