by Jewish Center for Justice | Sep 23, 2019 | California, Criminal Justice Reform, Environment, Gun Violence Prevention, Immigration, JCJ Blog, LGBTQ
**This post was updated on October 10 to reflect the current status of each piece of legislation** When California’s legislative session ended last week, elected officials worked through the night to ensure all eligible bills reached the desk of Governor Gavin...
by Jewish Center for Justice | Jul 25, 2019 | Gun Violence Prevention, JCJ Blog
On February 14, 2018, a former student at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla. walked on campus and shot and killed 17 people, injuring 17 more. The devastating and tragic event ignited a teen-led movement — spearheaded by March for Our Lives — to...
by Jewish Center for Justice | Jul 15, 2019 | California, Economic Justice, Gun Violence Prevention, JCJ Blog
For as long as I can recall, our nation has been stuck in a cyclical, destructive pattern wherein rapidly changing news cycles whip us from one story to the next by the hour, and sometimes even by the minute. Caught in this cycle, we become easily distracted from our...
by Jewish Center for Justice | Feb 21, 2019 | Activism, California, Featured, Gun Violence Prevention, JCJ Blog
On Sunday, February 17, the Jewish Center for Justice partnered with the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism to bring Rep. Ted Lieu to Temple Emanuel of Beverly Hills for a conversation centered on how our community can take direct action to curb gun violence in...
by Jewish Center for Justice | Feb 5, 2019 | Activism, Featured, Gun Violence Prevention, JCJ Blog, LGBTQ
By Leora Greene In April 2015, when I was 15 years old, I came home from getting my braces off to learn that my grandfather had taken his own life after fighting with anxiety and depression for many years. My family and I felt a strange mix of emotions all at once:...
