AJWS Recruits Estimated 5,000 People in U.S. and Abroad to Observe Global Hunger Shabbat
AJWS estimates that 5,000 people will participate in a “Global Hunger Shabbat” on March 19-20.
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AJWS Grantees Win “International Women of Courage” Award
Service (AJWS) is proud to announce that two of its grantees, Ann Njogu and Sonia Pierre, will receive the “International Women of Courage Award” – an award given by the U.S. Department of State for outstanding women leaders around the world who have demonstrated courage in their struggles for social justice and human rights.
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Ruth Messinger and Other Faith Leaders Call on Congress to Seize New Opportunity for Action on Sudan As April Elections Near
Faith Leaders Host Prayer Breakfast, Deliver Humpty Dumpty Books to Congress and Run Print Ad Urging Congress to Act Washington, DC; March 2, 2010— Representatives from faith communities nationwide appealed to Congress today to re-focus its attention to Sudan. The leaders are members of the Interfaith Sudan Working Group, a coalition of Jewish, Muslim and …
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AJWS Invites U.S. Jewish Communities to Observe Global Hunger Shabbat in March
AJWS has invited Jewish communities and individuals nationwide to observe a “Global Hunger Shabbat”—a day of solidarity, education, reflection and advocacy to raise awareness about global hunger on March 19-20, 2010.
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AJWS Calls on Congress to Bring Haitian Voices into Reconstruction Talks
In advance of today’s hearing held by the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations concerning Haiti’s reconstruction, AJWS president Ruth Messinger expressed her concern that Haitian voices be heard as plans for rebuilding begin.
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AJWS to Assist Victims of the Haiti Earthquake
New York, NY; January 12, 2010—AJWS is collecting donations in response to this afternoon’s massive earthquake in Haiti, which registered a 7.0 on the Richter scale. Donations to AJWS’s “Haiti Earthquake Relief Fund,” which can be made at www.ajws.org/haitiearthquake, will enable AJWS’s network of grantees in Haiti to meet the urgent needs of the population …
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AJWS Creates Fund to Promote Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Rights in Uganda
New York, NY; January 8, 2010—In response to egregious human rights violations against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) individuals in Uganda, AJWS has established the URGENT LGBT UGANDA FUND. The fund will support Ugandan grassroots organizations working to defend the rights of sexual minorities and to defeat a dangerous piece of proposed legislation—”The Anti-Homosexuality …
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AJWS Concludes Global Justice Conference for Rabbis and Rabbinical Students
More than 50 Rabbinic Leaders Gather to Deepen Commitment to Human Rights New York, NY; December 24, 2009 — More than 50 rabbis and rabbinical students, all of whom have traveled to the developing world with AJWS, concluded a three-day leadership training institute yesterday at the Pearlstone Conference and Retreat Center in Reisterstown, Maryland. The …
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Fourteen Faith Groups to U.S Trade Representative: Support Developing Country Demands to Safeguard Food Staples at WTO Ministerial
Delivery of more than 100 rice bags to USTR headquarters highlights interfaith campaign for trade policy that supports global food security Washington, D.C; Nov. 25, 2009— A coalition of 14 faith groups, led by American Jewish World Service (AJWS), delivered more than 100 “gift bags” of rice today to the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) demanding …
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AJWS President Named To Forward 50 for Eighth Time
AJWS president Ruth Messinger has been named to the Forward 50 an annual compilation of the 50 most influential public figures in the American Jewish community. This year marks the eighth time Messinger has made the list, including recognition as a “top pick” in 2006.
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