The Latest from Fellowship
Justice at JOIN – Fellows Negotiate New Stipend Minimum
From Jennie Msall Current Organizing Fellow and Youth/Family Organizer at St Stephen’s Episcopal Parish Youth Programs Beginning this fall, partner organizations are being asked to hire JOIN Fellows at a salary range of $28,000-$35,000, and to provide health benefits commensurate … Read More
Greetings from JOIN’s New Interim Fellowship Director
I moved to Boston in 2009 from Milwaukee, WI in search of deeper Jewish community committed to liberation and celebrating Shabbat at the same time. I was searching for a place to be a bigger, fuller version of myself. … Read More
Farewell from Ellie Axe, Interim Fellowship Director
At the beginning of February, Ellie Axe (Organizing Fellowship c/o 2003) began a transition out her role as JOIN’s interim Fellowship Director and into a new career at a new organization as Director of Operations at Common Impact. We asked … Read More
Training, March 3rd – Disability as a Social Justice Issue
Current fellow, Allegra Stout would like to invite one and all to a training next Sunday which she has worked hard to organize. Check out the details below. “Led by Karen Schneiderman and Nassira Nicola from the Boston Center for … Read More
Addressing & Preventing Teen Dating Violence: Don’t Forget about GLBTQ Youth
Co-authored by Kate Rafey (current organizing fellow) and Melissa Sturtevant. Originally published in Youth Health Connection on January 31, 2013 One pitfall of many sexual assault and domestic violence programs that address teen dating violence is the lack of recognition … Read More
Dissatisfaction Can Change the World: A Prozdor Learn-In on Workers’ Rights
By Emilia Diamant (Current Organizing Fellow) Originally posted on January 24th, 2013 at Jewishboston.com “Let us be dissatisfied until from every city hall, justice will roll down like waters and righteousness like a mighty stream. Let us be dissatisfied until that … Read More
Weaving Community
I am a current Fellow at JOIN for Justice. By day (and, of course, some nights!) I work as a union organizer at Boston Medical Center, building a group of physician leaders to advocate for health justice in the communities … Read More
Congrats to BCIL and ECCO!
Congratulations to Allegra Stout (current organizing fellow at the Boston Center for Independent Living) and to Dan Lesser (Fellowship Alumnus 2009 and Executive Director of ECCO, Essex County Community Organization) for their contributions to organizations recognized as being on the … Read More
