#TestimonyTuesday

My name is Nayda Kuachusri and I have been a public defender for over ten years and am currently a Jeremiah Fellow with Jews United for Justice. I write this testimony in support of House Bill 1002.

Maryland’s restrictive housing, in which two prisoners are held in a cell no bigger than a parking space for 22 hours a day, does not rehabilitate inmates or prepare them to rejoin society. The [...]

JUFJer Carol Stern has written lots of testimony for the Maryland General Assembly this year, and she's here to tell you that you can too!

JUFJ member Melissa Goemann testified for police accountability in Montgomery County.

My name is Jeffrey Rubin. I’ve been a resident of Montgomery County since 1986, and am currently Co-Chair of the Jews United for Justice (JUFJ) Economic Justice Team in Maryland. On behalf of [...]

My name is Molly Amster. I am a resident of Baltimore City’s 43rd legislative district, and am the Baltimore Director of Jews United for Justice (JUFJ), which organizes 5,000 people around the [...]

My name is Ariana Brenig and I am testifying in support of HB166: Labor and Employment – Payment of Minimum Wages - Minimum Wage and Enforcement (Fight for Fifteen). I am an intern at Jews United [...]

My name is Samantha Blau, and I am an educator, a resident of Baltimore, and a leader with Jews United for Justice, an organization of 5,000 Jews and allies in Maryland who are working for [...]

My name is Natalia Skolnik, I live in Baltimore City, and I am here today to testify in favor of HB166, the bill to raise the minimum wage to fifteen dollars an hour. I am a member of Jews United [...]

We are writing on behalf of the Montgomery County Young Democrats (MCYD), a group of young Democrats who are active at the state and local level in support of policies that will benefit all [...]