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...
by Jewish Center for Justice | Jan 14, 2020 | Activism, Advocacy, California, JCJ Blog
In 2019, the Jewish Center for Justice advocated for dozens of bills on the state and national level. As we shape our legislative agenda for 2020, let’s take a look back at some of the legislative highlights over the past year. While nearly every bill JCJ backed on...
by Jewish Center for Justice | May 15, 2019 | LGBTQ
On Thursday Night May 9th, the Jewish Center for Justice celebrated 2 years of advocacy, education and leadership development. With food, drinks and celebration, we did what we do best… fight for a better tomorrow. Hundreds of letters were signed to our elected...
by Jewish Center for Justice | Apr 26, 2019 | JCJ Blog, LGBTQ
As part of our mission to ensure that all people are treated with dignity, respect, and equality, the Jewish Center for Justice rejects any attempt to discriminate on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity. We support the right of LGBTQ people to live...
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:...