DC Council: support children and educators
Childcare and early childhood education are essential for all children, but even before the pandemic they were out of reach for many DC families, especially Black and brown families. Now, [...]
Action Alert: Fund DC Childcare
Tell Mayor Bowser to fund DC childcare
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 [...]
In Budget Advocacy, COVID-19, Just Recovery DC, Paid Family Leave, Racial Equity, Racial Equity DC, Under 3 DC, Washington, DC
Posted Action Alert: Sign up to write testimony for a #JustRecoveryDC
Tell DC Council: We need a just recovery!
In Budget Advocacy, COVID-19, Just Recovery DC, Paid Family Leave, Racial Equity, Racial Equity DC, Under 3 DC, Washington, DC
Posted Campaign Announcement: #JustRecoveryDC
We must not just recover from the impacts of COVID-19; we must recover justly. We have a chance now to rebuild our city and our world. Let’s not rebuild the same world with the same cracks. Let [...]
In COVID-19, Maryland State, MD Paid Family Leave, Montgomery County, MD, Paid Family Leave, Under 3 DC, Washington, DC
Posted “And We Cry Out” Haggadah
The Haggadah for our 2020 Labor Seder is now available for download, use, and incorporation into your seder.
Action Alert: Protect DC Childcare
Child care is essential to families, and the services it provides are a cornerstone of a healthy, vibrant economy. The COVID-19 pandemic is now placing these essential services in impossible [...]
In COVID-19, DC Affordable Housing, Elections, Immigration, Police Accountability, Under 3 DC, Washington, DC
Posted Organization Sign On: DC COVID-19 Relief
DC government's efforts to cope with the pandemic must not leave anyone behind. Sign the open letter to the Mayor and the Council.
In Your Face: The 2020 Mayor’s Budget Engagement Forums
Thomas Friedman and I are not on the same page politically, but I have started obeying a piece of his advice: “If you want to get something done in the world, never forget – ultimately – you have [...]
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The People Will Win: Reflections on the 2020 DC Community Meeting
On Sunday, January 12, over seventy local activists gathered together for JUFJ’s 2020 Community Meeting. During the event, JUFJ leader Scott Goldstein shared that on his great-grandmother’s [...]
