The Latest from Alumni At Large

Making Schools Better in New Bedford

Posted on March 9, 2012 by Hannah White

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

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David Schwartz on VH1

Posted on March 1, 2012 by Hannah White

Fellowship alum and current board member David Schwartz has organized The Real Food Challenge to push college campuses to make more ethical and sustainable choices when it comes to purchaising food. Recently, David was a finalist on VH1’s Do Something … Read More

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Eliza Parad Quoted in Boston Globe on MA Foreclosures

Posted on January 25, 2011 by Rebecca Herst

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

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Alumni Blogging about JOI!

Posted on December 22, 2010 by Rebecca Herst

In the last few weeks a couple of alumni have been blogging about their experiences with JOI. First Chava Hassan, JOI class of 05-06, wrote this great post on the Repair the World blog: http://werepair.org/blog/organizing-for-change/3911 Then just today Julie Aronowitz, … Read More

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Importance of alumnus work highlighted in New York Times

Posted on June 10, 2010 by Rebecca Herst

Dan Gelbtuch (JOI 07-08) and the teens he works with as part of Youth Force at the Dorchester Bay Economic Development Corporation have been working hard on the issue of youth jobs for months.   Click here to read recent coverage … Read More

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