Arriba Las Vegas Worker Center

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Arriba Las Vegas Worker Center

Arriba Las Vegas Worker Center has received two consecutive grants from the Catholic Campaign for Human Development totaling $125,000, including $75,000 from the 2020-2021 grants cycle.

At issue is the fact that Arriba is a member of a pro-abortion coalition in direct violation of CCHD grant guidelines.

The CCHD absolutely forbids organizations from membership in organizations acting against Catholic teaching. In an FAQ on the USCCB website, the CCHD directly answers the question about whether grantees may be members of coalitions that oppose Catholic teachings. In answer, the CCHD firmly stated, “CCHD will not fund groups that are knowingly members of coalitions that have as part of their organizational purpose or coalition agenda, positions or actions that contradict fundamental Catholic moral and social teaching.”
The National Domestic Workers Alliance identifies Arriba Las Vegas Worker Center as one of its affiliates. Even though the “Chapters and Affiliates” page contains a disclaimer which says that the “views expressed on this website or otherwise by the National Domestic Workers Alliance do not necessarily reflect the views, positions or policies of NDWA affiliates,” the disclaimer does no good to protect the organization from the CCHD guideline prohibiting membership in such groups.

All organizational affiliates of NDWA are required to pay annual dues, meaning that organizational membership in NDWA includes financial support for NDWA activism. According to NDWA’s Affiliate Manual, affiliates with an operating budget below $250,000 pay $50 every year. Affiliates whose operating budgets are between $250,000 and $500,000 pay $100 every year. Affiliates with operating budgets between $500,000 and $1 million pay $150 every year, and all others pay $250 per year. In 2021, Arriba Las Vegas Worker Center’s operating expenses were listed at $537,000, meaning it’s annual dues paid to NDWA would have been $150.

With this in mind, there is no mistaking the fact that NDWA is a radically pro-abortion organization, which makes it impossible for any CCHD grantee to be a member.
And to show that NDWA’s promotion of abortion well pre-dates this grant, NDWA tweeted in 2016 its solidarity with Poland in standing AGAINST abortion bans.

In 2018, NDWA tweeted “Rise up for Roe!”

In June of 2019, NDWA said that abortion bans harm women’s health and their dignity.

In June of 2020, NDWA publicly supported the fight against Louisiana’s anti-abortion law saying, “The right to reproductive care means nothing unless ALL women can live full self-determined lives.”

On June 24, 2022, the day the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, NDWA published a tweet calling for readers to donate to the National Network of Abortion Funds to “show solidarity” by providing “direct financial support for abortions.”

That same day, NDWA issued a vision statement regarding its entire alliance, declaring that “the domestic worker movement will continue to fight for a world where everyone has access to the full spectrum of health care, including abortion.”

On June 28, 2022, NDWA claimed that “Abortion is healthcare.”

On July 11, 2022, NDWA called abortion a “fundamental right.”

But NDWA’s activities in fighting for access to abortion isn’t limited to mere social media screeds. NDWA has taken active initiatives in support of abortion. At some point, NDWA created a pledge card for people to sign saying, “Stop the Abortion Bans!”

During the Trump administration, NDWA created a petition to stop blocking immigrants and refugees from accessing abortion.

In 2021, NDWA signed onto a letter calling for protection of access to abortion.