Rev. Tune addresses College Democrats of America National Convention

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Reverend Romal J. Tune addresses the National Conference for Media Reform in Minneapolis

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“The Morality of Raising the Minimum Wage”

Sen. Edward M. Kennedy is joined by Sen. Sherrod Brown and Sen. Tom Harkin, as well as religious leaders Rev. Jim Wallis, Rev. Bob Edgar, Rabbi David Saperstein, and Rev. Romal Tune 

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Despite the hard-fought gains for equality and the inalienable rights ascribed to all Americans,  the 21st Century Church in the African American Community still suffers the obvious signs of social disarray and disenfranchisement.  The rights we gained through struggle and martyr merit a stronger commitment to social justice and the plight of the disadvantaged.   Our V.O.T.E., by Reverend Romal Tune, provides the “track and uniform” for the race against negative trends and diminishing social capital.  Once again, the Body of Christ can demonstrate her relevance in communities who need the Church to stand for social justice more than they may even know!   

Bishop Charles E. Blake, Sr., Presiding Bishop, Church of God in Christ, Inc

At CSA we work to foster strategic collaborations for programs or initiatives that will lead to more empowered communities.   Because of our strong relationships in the religious community we are able to build strategic alliances between foundations, labor organizations, and non profit corporations, to work with the faith community in a way that allows every institution to maintain the integrity of its mission and achieve its goals. 

Clergy Strategic Alliance Services:

• Public Relations: Using communications to ensure your message targets and reaches your core audience.
• Strategy: Identifying the most effective ways to meet your goals and achieve deliverables.
• Training and Workshops: Community organizing, political organizing, voter registration, issue education, and voter turnout.
• Messaging:  Crafting messages for your organization that resonate with a target audience in the religious community.
• Marketing and Image Development:  Ensuring that community knows our clients and is aware of the services they provide.
• Coalition Building:  Creating strategic relationships with religious leaders that maintain the integrity of our clients and the religious community in order to achieve common goals

For more about our services and clients, please click here

"Thank you so much for your presentation at the 2010 Human Rights Community Engagement boot camp. The information, ideas and materials that you shared were very valuable. As a result, our members returned to their unions invigorated, educated and ready to take action. We sincerely appreciate your hard work and collaboration."

Foster Stringer
Director, Human Rights and Community Relations Department

Blue State Digital

"Rev. Tune and CSA were instrumental in connecting Blue State Digital with religious leaders across the country to explore the potential for relationships designed to grow their communities using BSD's unique technologies and strategies. Rev. Tune quickly grasped the potential of technology to assist the religious community in achieving their goals. That foresight and ability to seize opportunities is what makes CSA the leaders in what they do. When combined with his commitment to the goals of clients and the integrity of the faith community, the result is a purpose driven change agent that connects the faith community with non-religious organizations for the good of all."

David Nassar, Vice President for Strategy, Blue State Digital

Free Press

Rev. Romal Tune recognizes the power of the media and the importance of media reform in the U.S. He also shares Free Press' commitment to engaging the public so the media policies of tomorrow reflect the needs of real people. Rev. Romal Tune worked with Free Press to engage a diverse cross sector of organizations, religious institutions, and public interest groups to address the broadband needs of the nation. He articulated the impact a comprehensive national broadband plan could have on the future of our country to various members of the religious community, and in doing so he engaged religious organizations and their constituents in the debate about the future of the Internet in the U.S. Religious leaders and organizations are a powerful way to inform and engage constituents across the nation and we are pleased to have Rev. Romal Tune helping us make the connection between religion, social justice and access to a fast, affordable and open Internet.

Josh Silver, Executive Director, Free Press

2009 Human Rights Activist Training News

Rev. Tune,

Thank you so much for your presentation at the 2009 Human Rights Activist Training in Atlanta, GA.  Your workshop, “Community Outreach,” provided our members with valuable information about the power of working with strategic allies, particularly the Faith community.  Judging from the evaluations, the group also found your materials beneficial.  As a result, everyone returned to their unions invigorated, educated and ready to take actions that will promote better working, living and learning conditions.  They are prepared to mobilize members more effectively, better identify key community partners and build stronger ties with public education stakeholders.  Again, thank you for everything. We sincerely appreciate your hard work and collaboration.

Sincerely,

Foster Stringer
Director, Human Rights and Community Relations

"I cannot convey my appreciation for the critical role you played in making the AFL-CIO "Next Up" Young Worker Summit a success. Your presentation stressing such characteristics as leadership and unity was one of the highlights of the weekend, and was not only informative, but inspiring to our delegates. You remarks and the ideas you conveyed to our group were invaluable. Thank you, and we hope to continue to work with you as we plan our next steps on this important outreach effort.”

Elizabeth H. Shuler, Secretary-Treasurer
AFL-CIO

"We found Rev. Tune's workshop to be very informative for strategic planning of partnerships with the faith-based community. Specifically, we found Rev. Tune's strategies for communicating and promoting the intent and desired outcomes of the union's agenda to be straightforward and easy to implement.”

Delundra Williams, Secretary-Treasurer
Alief AFTSE

“The National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference, America's largest Hispanic faith organization, is proud to partner with one of America's Preeminent Christian Leaders and advocate for Social Justice, Rev. Romal Tune. Romal leads the way articulating a message of societal transformation and Kingdom engagement with a commitment to excellence second to none. We believe this partnership will transform the relationship between Brown and Black and in the end; God's name will be glorified as we tackle the ills in our communities together.” 

Rev. Sam Rodriguez, President NHCLC

Clergy Strategic Alliances (CSA) is taking religious and social justice outreach to a new level. We have worked with Rev. Romal Tune and CSA to plan a health care advocacy training for faith leaders, as well as to moderate a workshop during our national gathering of health care advocates from across the country. CSA has helped increase our nationwide network of faith leaders who are working on health care justice, and it has advised us on innovative ways to reach this important group. We look forward to continuing our relationship with Clergy Strategic Alliances in the future."

 Ron Pollack
Executive Director, Families USA

Rev. Romal Tune, through the Our V.O.T.E. manual, has crafted a balanced and effective approach to faith and political involvement. It is at once true to the biblical calling of Christian leadership and true to the ideals of democracy.

Without the kind of training and guidance Rev. Tune offers, good intentions often translate into uncoordinated and ineffective action. But guided by the Our VOTE manual, the dreams and hopes of social justice can lead to on-the-ground action that in turn can bring change to a world that is in need.”

- Brian McLaren
Author, Speaker