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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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Community Garden at Clarendon Hill Public Housing Development.

Thanks to the organizing Rachel Bedick JOI ‘09 has done, there’s going to be a new community garden at the Clarendon Hill Public Housing Development. In December, the Housing Authority granted the committee Rachel has been working with 1,575 square … Read More

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JOI Session | Dec. 18, 2009

In this session, we continued exploring the meaning and evolution of justice in the Jewish tradition. Rabbi Stephanie Kolin led us in a stimulating discussion, beginning by asking us to reflect on lessons derived from our last session together: What … Read More

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JOI Session | Dec. 10-13, 2009

The theme of this retreat was power: how do we think about power as organizers, how do we approach building power, and what does it mean to use power responsibly? Meir Lakein led the fellows in an exercise based on … Read More

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JOI Session | Dec. 4, 2009

We are digging into the Jewish legacy of social justice through biblical text study. To set the historical context, Rabbi Stephanie Kolin started our session with the first appearances of the concept of justice in ancient civilizations. We then worked … Read More

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