Alianza Agricola

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Alianza Agricola

Alianza Agricola received its first ever grant from the Catholic Campaign for Human Development (CCHD) of $45,000 for the 2020-2021 grants cycle.

In violation of CCHD grant guidelines, Alianza Agricola is a member of a radically pro-abortion organization.

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.”
Alianza Agricola is a member of the Food Chain Workers Alliance.
This relationship also includes financial support.  According to the Food Chain Workers Alliance’s most recent tax form 990, the organization does indeed collect dues from its members.  And the Food Chain Workers Alliance has taken formal positions regarding same-sex “marriage,” and abortion.

On June 26, 2015, the Food Chain Workers Alliance celebrated the SCOTUS decision on same-sex “marriage.”
Even more egregiously, just this year, after the Dobbs V. Jackson decision that overturned Roe V. Wade, FCWA issued a formal statement on the SCOTUS ruling, saying,

“We are outraged by the U.S. Supreme Court’s brazen agenda to disempower our communities while expanding the reach of corporations and the carceral state. SCOTUS rulings of the past year have protected the interests of the corporate class while stripping away our rights to bodily autonomy, privacy, and reproductive choice;”

Concomitant with that, FCWA retweeted a statement that overturning Roe is an indication that “SCOTUS is in it to kill (us).”

Conclusion

In direct violation of CCHD grant guidelines, Alianza Agricola is a member of a radically pro-abortion organization called the Food Chain Workers Alliance.