What's New at AU
and AU-OC?
37th Annual
Great American Write-In
on March 29
36th Annual Great American Write-In. It will take place from 9:30am to 1:30pm on Saturday, March 9th, 2024, at the Delhi Center, located at 505 East Central Avenue, Santa Ana, CA 92707.
The Great American Write-In is a free annual event now offered to the public by the League of Minority Voters CA to provide community members with the means to influence policy decisions by writing letters to their legislators. Every year, sixty or more different organizations and advocacy groups present information regarding some of today’s most vital issues, including education, health care, human and civil rights and the environment. Attendees visit participants' tables and then voice their opinions by generating letters and postcards to government and corporate decision-makers in the hopes of bringing about constructive change. At our last full-sized event in 2019, over 550 visitors sent more than 4250 pieces of mail!
From left to right: Mary Tromp - AU-OC Treasurer,
Jeremy Cohen - AU-OC Secretary, Rachel Laser - AU President and CEO,
Rhett Kuseski - AU-OC Vice President, Steph Campbell - AU-OC President
AU-OC Board Visits Rachel Laser
In Pasadena
Interfaith Panel discussion on Christian Nationalism
Four members from the AU-OC Board car pooled up to Pasadena to see AU President and CEO Rachel Laser in action for Christian Nationalism: American Democracy's Looming Threat, an Interfaith Panel discussion on Christian Nationalism.
The separation of church and state allows us to come together, despite our differences, to forge a stronger democracy. It protects freedom and equality for all. But emboldened Christian Nationalists have launched a frenzied assault on this foundational principle in their crusade to force everyone to live by their beliefs.
We invite you to join us on Thursday, May 23, from 6:00-8:30 p.m. PT at the All Saints Episcopal Church in Pasadena for a timely discussion about why the looming threat of Christian Nationalism means that it has never been more crucial to uphold church-state separation and protect our democracy.
Actor & Activist Bradley Whitford will moderate “Christian Nationalism: American Democracy’s Looming Threat,” a discussion that will feature a stellar panel, including:
Rachel Laser, Americans United for Separation of Church and State president & CEO.
Rev. Traci Blackmon, AU Board of Trustees member and former Associate General Minister of Justice and Local Church Ministries for the United Church of Christ.
Eddie Tabash, Esq., AU Board of Trustees member, constitutional lawyer, expert in church-state separation, and atheist advocate.
Rev. Mike Kinman, rector of All Saints Episcopal Church in Pasadena.
Salam al-Marayati, president and co-founder of the Muslim Public Affairs Council.
Rabbi Susan Goldberg, founder of Nefesh, a progressive spiritual community in Los Angeles’ Eastside.
AU’s swag store is now open!
Americans United is excited to announce the opening of our brand-new swag store! Purchase all your AU-branded items at go.au.org/store. AU merch, all in one place.
Show off your church-state separation pride with custom AU sweatshirts, t-shirts, mugs, water bottles and more!
There are several products with our logo and tagline available now and we’ll be adding even more items and new designs in the future. Is there anything that you’d like us to consider adding to the store? We welcome your feedback!
Disclaimer: Every item you purchase and show off to the community helps get the word out about our work! Items are intentionally priced to only cover our costs (no profit) in order to keep items affordable to all our members. Thank you!