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Alumni and Fellows March in Pride Parade

The rains on Saturday didn’t stop JOI Fellows and Alumni from marching in the Pride Parade with Keshet and the Workmen’s Circle. Their enthusiasm was captured in Sunday’s Boston Globe! Eliza Parad, current Fellow, is on the far left and … Read More

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JOI Alumni Reflections Featured on Repair the World Blog

Click here to check out a great blog post featuring four JOI alumni and their thoughts thoughts and perspectives on how community organizing has shaped them as practitioners of tikkun olam.

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Importance of alumnus work highlighted in New York Times

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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JOI Siyyum and Graduation, June 27, 2010

Join us in celebrating our 2009-2010 Fellows and the work that they’ve done this year. Location:  126 High Street Date:  June 27, 2010 Time: 3-5 PM Google Map Dessert will be served RSVP to:  rherst@jewishorganizing.org If you are unable to … Read More

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Alumni Organize Interfaith Efforts in Foreclosure Crisis

As this article shows, members of interfaith organizing efforts in Boston are having a national impact as they fight not just to save their own houses but to make sure that policies are put in place to prevent foreclosure on … Read More

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