What is ACTION?

We teach people a better way
to do politics.

 

 

Organizing across lines of difference to drive progress for families

We are politically engaged, yet radically non-partisan.

We believe true democracy starts not with simply casting a ballot, but with building a culture of empathy that seeks to understand the experiences of our neighbors and negotiate around the interests we have in common.

That's how we build the solidarity and power to hold government accountable to common-sense issues.

Backed by 80 years of effective organizing principles

ACTION is affiliated with the Industrial Areas Foundation, the nation's oldest and largest grassroots organizing network.

We follow a model of broad-based institutional organizing—bringing together various faith-based and civic institutions for the common good of our members and the community at large.

 

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Oped in Tulsa World: José Came to US Legally, But Got Deported

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"....José came to America legally.  He followed the steps our government provides people who are being targeted and oppressed.  He, like many others, was waiting to have his case heard in immigration court.  He was a hard worker who paid taxes.  He was a valued member of the Tulsa community and of my church family. 

Our government decided without due process that he is an undesirable.  Now no judge will hear the merits of his asylum claim...."

[In photo: Lynn Minden, leader with Tulsa Lutherans in ACTION]

Lynn Minden: José Came to America Legally, But Got Deported, Tulsa World [scan]

Written by
June 22, 2026

ACTION Confronts Immigration Misinformation with Accounts from Refugees

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ACTION Tulsa...hosted an event this week at Congregation B’nai Emunah titled “Who Is My Neighbor?” The event focused on dispelling myths about immigration and featured the story of Mohammad Paiman Faqirzada, an Afghan immigrant who resettled in Tulsa in 2021.

Faqirzada, who now studies cybersecurity at the University of Tulsa and works in technology, spoke about the personal cost of his journey to the United States. His six siblings and parents were unable to flee Afghanistan and remain under Taliban rule.

“When we left our country, my parents and my siblings, unfortunately, they couldn't get to the airport. So, they left behind. We left them behind,” Faqirzada said.

He expressed concern for his two sisters, who are unable to attend school under the Taliban government.

Written by
July 31, 2025

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