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 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.
Join JUFJ at a Stop the Raids Rally at ICE Headquarters, on behalf of families that are being or have been separated.
Join JUFJ and other Jewish activists to take action against ICE's enablers in Congress.
Join JUFJ and allies at the Montgomery County Council hearing to help hold our county police accountable to the residents of our county.
Bethesda Jewish Congregation, Adat Shalom, Hill Havurah, The Jewish Studio, Am Kolel, Fabrangen Havurah, and JUFJ will come together for a Friday Night Shabbat service.
Join JUFJ leader Anita Lampel at "Plans to Prosper You: Reflections of Black Resistance and Resilience in Montgomery County’s Potomac River Valley," an exhibit at American University's Katzen Museum.
Policing issues in Montgomery County have been in the news on almost a daily basis. Join us to explore active campaigns for police accountability and transparency and concrete steps we can take to move toward real justice in our law enforcement.
Join Temple Emanuel in HaMakom for “Breaking through the Cycle: Understanding the Intersection of Anti-Semitism and Racism” a lecture/workshop by Cherie Brown, Founder & CEO of the National Coalition Building Institute (NCBI).
Join Adat Shalom Reconstructionist Congregation and JUFJ on September 8th for a workshop exploring how racism and antisemitism function in society, including how they divide people, internalize oppression, and their role in the white nationalist movement. The facilitators will be Rabbi Mordechai Liebling, Founder and Director of the Social Justice Organizing Program at the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College, and Graie Hagans, National Organizer and Training Manager for Bend the Arc: A Jewish Partnership for Justice.
Join JUFJ and our partners to let the County Council's Public Safety Committee know we want the strongest, most independent Civilian Policing Advisory Commission.
The forces of racism and hatred have decided to organize in Montgomery County and show their support for ICE. Let's counteract their hatred with our determination to continue to build a community that rejects racism, xenophobia, and other forms of hate.
Join the Montgomery County Racial Equity Network for a community-organized forum on racial equity policy. During the forum we will build a shared understand of what racial equity means for our daily lives; introduce the People's Priorities and Principles for Racial Equity in Montgomery County; and organize to ensure that our voices are heard during the racial equity legislation process this fall.
We have SOLD OUT our group tickets to FAIRVIEW at Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company. If you would like to see the play with us, please purchase tickets through the theatre website, woollymammoth.net.
As the Jewish year begins anew at Rosh Hashanah, so does JUFJ's Maryland legislative year. The kickoff is the holiday that starts the cycle, and this year it's your chance to help choose our campaign priorities for the 2020 Annapolis legislative session. Can't make it but want to help choose campaigns? Visit jufj.org/annapolis-selection to sign up.
Join the NAACP Parents' Council and Identity, Inc. for an in-depth discussion and exploration of possible solutions to create better educational opportunities for Black and Brown youth in MCPS.
Join JUFJ and allies at the Police Advisory Council Worksession to support amendments that will strengthen the Police Advisory Council legislation and make our county police accountable to county residents.
Join us at the public hearing to discuss the Racial Equity legislation and ensure that county policies are made with attention to racial equity impacts.
Join us at the public hearing to discuss the Racial Equity legislation and ensure that county policies are made with attention to racial equity impacts.
