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Who Makes Change Happen?

Human rights work is complicated—so we’re asking key questions and breaking it down together in our new series, Repairing the World, Step by Step.   Last month, we unpacked how AJWS makes change. Today, we’ll talk about who. Everything we do at AJWS—whether we’re funding grassroots organizations, nurturing social movements or meeting at the White …

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Your Social Justice Checklist

Here are five social justice actions to act on your values today. Keep reading to learn more about each action, and then download your list so you can keep track of your progress!   #1: Take action on the issues you care about most Human rights are under attack, and we can do our part …

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How does AJWS make change?

When you give to AJWS, you support passionate activists, the organizations they run and the social movements they build for justice. But social change is complicated, and you may wonder how your dollars actually translate to impact on the ground. To help illustrate what we do and just how powerful your support can be, we’re …

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Stitching together a strong sense of identity

The Muñecas Negras initiative brings together women and girls, largely from communities of Haitian descent, in rural areas across the Dominican Republic — giving them a safe space to connect, take pride in their identity and learn about their history, all while creating dolls that share their skin color. Below, step into Batey Carmona to …

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Across two generations — a family transformed

It was Yanilda Juan, 23, who brought her family to Muñecas Negras. Today, her sisters and their daughters joined: seven Juan women in all. “This project doesn’t just teach us to stitch dolls. It teaches us to love ourselves, our roots, our ancestors, our hair, our skin. To understand that everything we have is gold, …

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Kika’s journey from early marriage to college student

Juanita ‘Kika’ Antelis Juan is the oldest Juan sister, at 26. For Kika, Muñecas Negras inspired an extraordinary change in her life. She grew up in a family of 10 and was married when she turned 15 (In the Dominican Republic, marriage is often forced upon adolescent girls by families struggling financially, to lessen her …

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Activists on the Universal Declaration of Human Rights at 75

Seventy-five years ago today, the United Nations adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) in response to the horrors of World War II and the Holocaust. The first document of its kind, developed by people from diverse backgrounds from around the world, declares that “all human beings are born free and equal in dignity …

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