Baltimore County Police Accountability: Where Are We?
Police accountability in Baltimore County is critical. Where are we in our work to make that a reality?
In Budget Advocacy, COVID-19, Mont. County Budget, Mont. County Racial Equity & Policing, Montgomery County, MD, Police Accountability, Racial Equity
Posted Montgomery County Council Session Wrap Up – Summer 2020
JUFJ members raised our voices loudly and repeatedly during the Montgomery County Council's 2020 summer session, and in many cases the Council listened to us and to our partners. In this [...]
By Anita Lampel
In Budget Advocacy, COVID-19, Mont. County Budget, Mont. County Racial Equity & Policing, Montgomery County, MD, Police Accountability, Racial Equity
Posted Letter to Montgomery County Council: No Police in Schools
The Montgomery County Council voted whether or not to reduce the number of police officers in schools. Learn how they voted and read the letters JUFJ leaders wrote in response.
In #TestimonyTuesday, Baltimore, MD, COVID-19, Criminal Justice, Maryland State, Montgomery County, MD, Police Accountability
Posted #TestimonyTuesday: Sam Blau – Maryland Police Accountability Workgroup
Read testimony from JUFJer Sam Blau.
In Baltimore, MD, COVID-19, Immigration, Maryland State, MD Housing Justice, MD Sign-On Campaigns, Montgomery County, MD, Police Accountability
Posted From mourning to action: Tisha B’Av 2020
This year, in commemoration of Tisha B'Av (the 9th of Av), JUFJers across Maryland came together to mourn and organize around contemporary tragedies: racist and inequitable policing, ICE's [...]
In Budget Advocacy, COVID-19, DC Affordable Housing, Just Recovery DC, Police Accountability, Racial Equity, Racial Equity DC, Under 3 DC, Washington, DC
Posted Report: #JustRecoveryDC and the budget
As Councilmembers Gray and Silverman said during DC Council meetings, this year’s budget session was an assortment of unmentionable expletives. But we made it through, with some important [...]
Police Accountability Testimony: We Can No Longer Accept the Status Quo
JUFJ leaders submitted public testimony in support of this bill during the County Council work session on Tuesday, 7/28. Read below to learn why JUFJ leader Claire Landers supports this bill.
Police Accountability Testimony: Improved Public Safety
JUFJ leaders submitted public testimony in support of this bill during the County Council work session on Tuesday, 7/28. Watch why JUFJ leader Barbara Cohen supports this bill.
Police Accountability Testimony: Systemic Solution to a Systemic Problem
JUFJ leaders submitted public testimony in support of this bill during the County Council work session on Tuesday, 7/28. Read below to hear why JUFJ leader Sheldon Laskin supports this bill.
Police Accountability Testimony: One Death is One Too Many
JUFJ leaders submitted public testimony in support of this bill during the County Council work session on Tuesday, 7/28. Learn why JUFJ leader Jessica Krasnick supports this bill.
