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Fellowship Alum’s Org Wins Support for Immigration Reform
Dan Lesser (Jewish Organizing Fellowship c/o 2009), the Executive Director of ECCO (Essex County Community Organization) was part of winning a big victory for immigration reform on April 20th when Congressman John Tierney pledged his commitment to a path to citizenship … Read More
Fellowship Alums at Real Food Challenge Win Big
This week, Jewish Organizing Fellowship alumni, David Schwartz and Nina Mukherji recorded a significant victory in their organization’s (Real Food Challenge) on-going campaign to bring sustainable and ethical food purchasing to America’s college campuses. Amidst growing demands from college students … Read More
Fellow Organizes Parents and Children for After-School Safety
By Jenny Msall (Current Organizing Fellow) When I last wrote about the work I had been doing with parents as the new School and Community Organizer in Lower Roxbury, we were in the process of developing short term and long … Read More
Mazal Tov to the Jewish Social Justice Movement
This post originally appeared at jewishsocialjustice.org This is what it feels like to be part of a movement. Days like today don’t happen very often – days when we can celebrate shared victories across the country and know that the … Read More
If I Were a Rich Man Tour: JOIN alumni
JOIN alumni Ellie Axe and Helen Bennett joined with Bend the Arc’s team of young, progressive American Jews that traveled across the country with a message about tax fairness. With the If I Were a Rich Man Tour, Ellie and … Read More
Making Schools Better in New Bedford
Last spring, JOIN alumni Dan Lesser and Liz Aeschlimann’s work with the United Interfaith Action (UIA) to agitate, inspire, and develop leadership in New Bedford was met with success. The UIA proposed that New Bedford restructure the school system by creating … Read More
Andrew Cohen and Hot Molasses Rock Out for Justice
Andrew (with the green bass) rocks out with the band. Photo courtesy of Hot Molasses. This is an excerpt of a blog written by Leah Koenig for the Repair the World blog. Check out the rest of the post here! … Read More
Thanks to organizing $8 million in Mass budget for youth jobs
There are a number of alumni and Fellows who have been working on youth organizing in the City of Boston and also out in the suburbs. Dan Gelbtuch, JOI 07-08 said “After making a commitment at the Youth Issues Forum … Read More
Eliza Parad Quoted in Boston Globe on MA Foreclosures
Eliza Parad, JOI Alumnus 2009-10, was quoted in the Boston Globe last week. She is currently working as a tenant organizer at the Chelsea Collaborative, a former Fellowship Placement organization. Eliza was at the statehouse for a rally of housing … Read More
Annie Fox Organizes Action to take on Bank of America
Religious leaders of Greater Boston take a stand against usurious rates by moving their money out of Bank of America. In an action organized by alumnus Annie Fox on November 17, 2010, 113 religious leaders from across Greater Boston gathered … Read More
