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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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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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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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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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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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 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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AJWS today announced that it has, once again, received a four-star rating from Charity Navigator, an independent evaluator of more than 5,300 non-profit organizations. Charity Navigator bases its annual ratings on a complex formula that examines an organization’s efficiency and capacity in seven key areas.
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AJWS president Ruth W. Messinger issued a statement today in response to the Sudan policy directive unveiled by the Obama administration. The policy focuses on a combined strategy of incentives and pressures for the Sudanese government to play a constructive role in sustained peace efforts.
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AJWS president Ruth W. Messinger has issued a statement in response to this week’s report by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), which concluded that hunger now affects more than 1 billion people worldwide. On World Food Day, Messinger is calling on Americans to challenge international trade policies that favor corporations at the expense of the world’s poorest people.
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