Come share your story about Birth to Three! Not every Councilmember is able to make it to the hearings, so we will take the hearing to them! This is a great opportunity to share our stories of what life is like without Birth to Three. We are planning these visits around key dates where decisions need to be made.
The state legislative session is over, but our legislative relationship building and advocacy continues! JUFJ Montgomery County is hosting a RAIN OR SHINE picnic with our state legislators in celebration of the Jewish holiday of Lag Ba’Omer.
Join us to debrief the session with them, and explore how we can continue to work together. We will be gathering at the Picnic Pavilion in the Locust Grove Nature Center. This will be a fun and relaxed setting with food, treats, and a campfire — kids are welcome!
Songful, soulful, Sabbath services featuring a teaching about a social justice issue and followed by a potluck vegetarian dinner.
Come learn more about the campaign to establish a Fair Elections program for Baltimore City. Learn how the policy works, ask questions, meet other community leaders, and hear how you can help.
As racist police practices make news in Montgomery County, we need to speak out about what we want from a new county police chief. Join County Executive Marc Elrich and Councilmember Will Jawando for a forum to share our feedback on police policies and priorities.
Songful, soulful, Sabbath services featuring a teaching about a social justice issue and followed by a potluck vegetarian dinner.
Join JUFJ for a Memorial celebrating the life of Robert L. White z"l on the 1 year anniversary of his killing by a Montgomery County Police Officer. It will begin with a vigil at 6:00PM at Three Oaks Drive, near the corner of Sligo Creek Parkway in Silver Spring. Then at 6:30PM there will be a processional to the church, one-half mile through neighborhood streets. and then there is the 7:00PM Service at Christ Congregational Church.
Join JUFJ for the graduation ceremony of our 2018-2019 Jeremiah Fellows! These fantastic organizers have spent months deepening their understanding of Baltimore, Jewish traditions, and community organizing skills. Let's celebrate their achievement and hard work as we look forward to what is next in our struggle for justice and equity in Baltimore.
Join JUFJ to support legislation being introduced in Rockville to make our county police accountable to county residents.
Join JUFJ Montgomery County for a Community Convening on advancing racial equity in our region. Together we’ll use the county’s community conversation model to explore our roles in combating systemic racism and the concrete steps we can take to support our partners in the field. Our vision is for our conversation to include the full breadth of the JUFJ community, including white Jews, Jews of color, and non-Jewish fellow travelers and allies.
Songful, soulful, Sabbath services featuring a teaching about a social justice issue and followed by a potluck vegetarian dinner.
Join JUFJ and the rest of the Fair Elections coalition to support City Councilman Kristerfer Burnett as he introduces a bill to create the Fair Elections Fund and Commission. This bill will make Baltimore City elections more democratic, and our candidates for office more accountable to the people, not corporate campaign donors.
Join us to learn more about one of JUFJ's top priority campaigns in DC: Birth to Three for All. Core team members, leaders, and organizers will discuss progress made during the budget process and what we still need to do to transform DC's early childhood education and health systems.
Join us to learn more about the campaign to stop secret surveillance of DC residents by local government and MPD.
On July 1, DC workers get a raise and businesses start contributing toward paid family and medical leave. Join JUFJ and the Just Pay Coalition as we make sure that workers know their rights on the job, then celebrate at Pleasant Pops!
Water rate hikes without affordability is injustice! Join us on July 1st, as water rates in Baltimore City rise by ANOTHER 10%. This is the first hike in the series of a three-year, 30 percent rate increase package that was approved by the Board of Estimates.
Join Jews United for Justice's biweekly Equal Justice meeting, which focuses on police accountability, immigrant rights and fair elections. The team meets every other Tuesday at 7 PM, and works to advance our equal justice priorities. Email rianna@jufj.org for location information.
Join JUFJ at a Stop the Raids Rally at ICE Headquarters, on behalf of families that are being or have been separated.
Songful, soulful, Sabbath services featuring a teaching about a social justice issue and followed by a potluck vegetarian dinner.
Join Jews United for Justice's Economic Justice team, which is working on passing the Water Accountability and Equity Act as well as advancing renters' rights. The team meets biweekly on Monday evenings at 6 PM. Email rianna@jufj.org for location information.
