Awareness to Action Day 10 | Watch and Discuss the film “Just Mercy”
*The following post is part of JCJ’s Awareness to Action: 21 Days Toward Racial Justice campaign.* Discussion questions after watching the film: Two thrones on which God can sit are Justice and Mercy. During the High Holy Days our prayers and mitzvot move God from the...
Awareness to Action Day 5 | Contact your local reps
*The following post is part of JCJ’s Awareness to Action: 21 Days Toward Racial Justice campaign.* Today, we are urging our community to contact their mayor, city council member, and/or supervisor and ask about efforts to reallocate funds towards community safety that...
Awareness to Action Day 3 | Watch and Discuss the film “13th”
*The following post is part of JCJ’s Awareness to Action: 21 Days Toward Racial Justice campaign.* Discussion questions after watching the film: The documentary points out that terrorism against African Americans turned into something more legal and socially...
TAKE ACTION: Justice in Policing Act 2020
*The following post is part of JCJ’s Awareness to Action: 21 Days Toward Racial Justice campaign.* On Thursday, June 25, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the bipartisan George Floyd Justice in Policing Act. The passage of this bill came one day after the...