by Jewish Center for Justice | Jun 27, 2022 | Activism, Advocacy, Archived, Archived 2022, Featured, Ideas, JCJ Blog, Judaism, LGBTQ
The Jewish Center for Justice commends the Biden administration for signing the Executive Order on Advancing Equality for LGBTQI+ Individuals on June 15, 2022. This Order comes in response to hundreds of anti-LGBTQ+ laws proposed or enacted in state legislatures that...
by Jewish Center for Justice | Jul 7, 2021 | Activism, Cohorts, Featured, Ideas, JCJ Blog, Judaism
The summer legislative fellows of the Jewish Center for Justice, speaking on behalf of the organization, call for the abolition of the Senate filibuster. Our work this summer, which includes advocating for key voting rights legislation such as the For The People Act...
by Jewish Center for Justice | Jul 1, 2021 | JCJ Blog
Written by Jude Hebert The COVID-19 pandemic changed nearly every facet of our everyday lives, from mask mandates to social gatherings to small business operations. But perhaps the area that the virus had the greatest impact is in our schools. When school districts...
by Jewish Center for Justice | May 26, 2021 | Activism, Archived, Archived 2021, Criminal Justice Reform, Featured, Ideas, JCJ Blog, Judaism, Racial Justice
We call upon the Senate to pass The George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2021, also called H.R. 1280, which passed the House of Representatives in early March. The Jewish Center for Justice is mobilizing Jewish communities and working with racial justice and...
by Jewish Center for Justice | Feb 23, 2021 | Activism, Archived, Archived 2021, Featured, JCJ Blog, Judaism, LGBTQ
UPDATE: On February 25, the House passed The Equality Act. The bill now moves to the Senate. All actions mentioned below will apply to U.S. Senators only. Last week, The Equality Act was officially passed in the U.S. House of Representatives. The Jewish Center for...
