AJWS Blog
The AJWS community has a lot to say about what's happening in the world. Read our insights about the struggle for justice and human rights around the globe — and meet the activists on the frontlines of the fight to build a better world.
“We are just like you”: How one LGBTQI+ community in El Salvador transformed their town
Around the world, the rights and safety of LGBTQI+ are under attack. But pockets of progress – life saving progress – do exist, often in unexpected places. “10 years ago, our sisters were getting murdered here,” says Antony Montesino, from his home in La Unión, El Salvador, and a member of the town’s LGBTQI+ community. …
Facing online blackmail and sexual harassment, Indian women’s rights activists refuse to cower
Santoshi is the youngest of seven siblings in a family where none of her older sisters ever went to school and all were forced into marriage. As her sisters’ lives unfolded, Santoshi understood she couldn’t follow in their footsteps. She convinced her parents to allow her to go to school, but that was the extent …
Jewish Justice Giving Day is coming – and today we’re spreading the love
On February 26, AJWS is participating in the first ever Jewish Justice Giving Day! It’ll be a moment where Jewish people across the country will join together to act on our tradition of tzedakah in support of the urgent pursuit of social justice. AJWS and lots of powerful Jewish organizations are mobilizing our communities to …