AJWS Staff
What I Learned in Cambodia
Land grabbing. Deforestation. Poverty. Corruption.
These words were forefront in my mind when I flew into Phnom Penh, Cambodia, last month with some of my colleagues from AJWS. Together, we met with ten local, grassroots organizations, supported by AJWS, working tirelessly to advance civil and political rights and natural resource rights in their communities.
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Human Rights in 2015: A Year in Review
2015. What a year. The past 12 months were marked by devastating disasters and filled with life-affirming hope—here in the United States and around the globe.
Read our round-up of 10 human rights events in 2015 that motivate us to bring greater justice, peace and dignity to the world in the year ahead.
A Message from AJWS Board Member Russ Pratt
AJWS Board Member Russ Pratt shared a special message about why he supports AJWS’s work to improve the lives of millions around the world.
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Ebola is back in Liberia. Here’s how the country can beat it again
I am a Liberian who worked on the front lines to end the Ebola outbreak in my country, and I am deeply saddened that three new cases of the deadly virus were recently confirmed in a community near Monrovia — the nation’s capital and my hometown. This tragic news came less than three months after Liberia was declared Ebola-free.
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Hopes for the Paris Climate Conference: Reflections from AJWS Grantees: Part II
From November 30th through December 11th, world leaders are convening at the 2015 Paris Climate Conference to take action against the dangerous consequences of climate change. We have been sharing reflections from AJWS grantees about how climate change affects their work. To learn more, read our introduction and first post from AJWS grantee GATT-RN in the DRC, and …
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#JewishPurpose: An Open Invitation to Participate
This piece was originally published in eJewish Philanthropy. Former AJWS President Ruth Messinger and Executive Vice President Robert Bank signed onto the letter below, along with 48 other Jewish social justice leaders. AJWS is joining the #JewishPurpose conversation on social media throughout Chanukah. Since the release of the Pew study in 2013, there has been …
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Hopes for the Paris Climate Conference: Reflections from AJWS Grantees
From November 30th through December 11th, world leaders are convening at the 2015 Paris Climate Conference to take action against the dangerous consequences of climate change. Their goal? To reach a global consensus on what’s needed to stem the tide of climate change and pledge concrete action to achieve it. Climate change disproportionately affects the …
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AJWS Los Angeles: What’s Happening
While the Jewish holiday of Chanukah, which begins at sundown on December 6th, is largely associated with exchanging gifts and lighting candles, at its root it is a celebration of rededication. On Chanukah we remember the past and renew our confidence in the present and the future.
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AJWS Bay Area: What’s Happening
To quote Ecclesiastes, Pete Seeger and the Byrds: “To everything there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven.” The festival of Chanukah resonates deeply with us at AJWS, because it focuses on the human desire to be free. As a human rights organization, this is the fundamental value underlying all our work.
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