Jewish Community Action staffer Ari Kiener offers a twist on an old joke about Minnesota, and explains why it's so critical to stay involved with JCA over the summer.
For the past 11 years, Adele Brown has been deeply involved with Jewish Community Action, first as a leader in her congregation and then on staff as a community organizer. JCA thanks Adele for her hard work, and wishes her luck in the next chapter of her life.
JCA's youth organizing intern Nora Kassner invites young activists to apply to the Seeds of Justice Fellowship, an opportunity to learn, train, and take action.
Last Friday, Jewish Community Action and other members of the Minnesota Gun Violence Prevention Coalition hosted a press conference outside of the State House chambers, where we called on our state's leaders to help keep guns out of the wrong hands and save lives in our communities. Rabbi Amy Eilberg, a longtime JCA member and activist, delivered this powerful testimony.
This past Sunday, JCA volunteers made hundreds of calls into key legislative districts, and “patched through” nearly 100 concerned citizens who, once given the opportunity, wanted to leave messages with their state representatives about gun violence prevention. This Thursday, we'll make even more calls, this time in memory of Reuven Rahamim (z"l).
To continually make analogous the tactics used to spread a message of hate and drive the near destruction of a people to a campaign which at its core is about love, commitment, and family, is ridiculous. To do it during Passover, a holiday that commemorates freedom from oppression, is shameful.
At a traditional Seder, the song "Dayenu" is a vehicle for our blessings and thanks. But when we live in a world where our neighbors and allies are still fighting for their very basic rights, we cannot stop there.
Last week, the Organizing Apprenticeship Project released its Racial Equity Bill Watch. Check it out to see what we're working on, and how OAP will "grade" our elected officials in 2013.
JCA staffer Ari Kiener reflects on Passover spring cleanings, and wonders if we can use the annual process as an opportunity to improve our communities, too.
