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Reconnecting to Climate Change as a People’s Movement
One of the major progressive events of 2014 was the powerful gathering of over 400,000 people calling for action around climate change in New York City. Jewish Organizing Fellow alum Davida Ginsberg was there, and she recently reflected on her … Read More
Grassroots Organizing Wins at the Massachusetts Ballot Box
Workers throughout Massachusetts had something to celebrate after the November 4 elections: voters overwhelmingly passed an Earned Sick Time bill! Eight years of grassroots organizing, perseverance and hard work provided a million workers in Massachusetts the right to earn sick … Read More
JOIN Rabbinical Alumni Key to New York Interfaith Justice Efforts
There is a crisis in East Ramapo, New York schools, and the newly-formed Rockland Clergy for Social Justice has been making an impact as the interfaith groups fights for a more just public education system. Active in the group is … Read More
JOIN Selected as Top Innovative Jewish Organization
We are delighted to let you know that JOIN has been selected as one of the country’s top innovative Jewish organizations! For the second year in a row! Released today, the 10th annual Slingshot Guide names JOIN as one of … Read More
A JOIN Alum on Values and a Growing Multiracial Family
Union organizer and JOIN alum Corey Hope Leaffer wrote recently for the Kolot Project blog, tackling personal and political issues: being a Jew in the labor movement, being in a multiracial family and looking forward to the birth of her … Read More
