Tisha B’Av 2021: Mourning, Reflection, Action

This Tisha B'Av, let us move through mourning into action.

A budget is a moral document that shows where our city's priorities truly lie. As the DC Council votes on the budget for the next year, we need our Councilmembers to put people first and ensure a [...]

In 2016, working people in the District of Columbia won a huge victory to enact paid family and medical leave so that no worker in the District would be forced to choose between meeting their [...]

Read a leader's reflection on our recent Intersession Interest Session, which focused on police-free schools.

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, [...]

As a Jewish organization committed to economic, racial and social justice, we strongly support Thrive Montgomery 2050’s intention to make Montgomery County a more inclusive and racially equitable [...]

Mayor Bowser's proposed budget for next year raids hundreds of millions of dollars from paid family and medical leave to cut taxes for DC's wealthiest corporations. Ask your Councilmembers to [...]

Police do not keep our children safe in school, and they have harmed too many Montgomery County students already. Tell the County Council and County Executive to support truly Police Free Schools.

Watch the recording of Baltimore Civics Kibitz 1: The City Council & Legislative Process Demystified

Use of force restrictions in Montgomery County are being gutted by Chief Jones' new policy and the police union's lawsuit. Tell the County Council and County Executive to act now to stop exessive [...]