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AJWS Ally Rabbi Eve Posen Urges Action on Reproductive Rights
AJWS ally Rabbi Eve Posen Urges Congress to act on the Abortion is Health Care Everywhere Act
Read MoreFrom Sex Workers to Chicken Farmers: Trust Based Philanthropy at Work in a Pandemic
When COVID-19, AJWS realized right away that the moment called for a largescale pandemic response strategy. We pivoted and it paid dividends: all 502 of our grantees remained operational over the last two turbulent years. It is now clear that this pivot not only helped during a moment of crisis but remains crucial in supporting …
Read MoreInvesting in a Democratic Future
eJewish Philanthropy
With authoritarianism on the rise, for American Jewish World Service, investing in social movements led by young people is one of the best ways to safeguard democracy and democratic rights. And so, as consciously political grant-makers, we are ramping up our efforts to invest in youth movements — and calling on other funders to do …
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WATCH: Torah in Action
Last Tuesday, our President and CEO Robert Bank discussed living Jewish values; that social justice values are Torah values on the Torah in Action podcast with Rabbi Shmuly Yanklowitz of Uri L’Tzedek.
Read MoreNext steps for foreign policy
The Hill
President-elect Joe Biden promises to cooperate with our allies on economic, political and environmental issues that span borders. That’s a big step forward in reasserting America’s global leadership, but Biden needs to do even more: He needs to swiftly address issues of human rights, justice and poverty in the Global South, especially for people whose voices are …
Read MoreSaving Lives and Defending Human Rights: An Urgent Agenda for Philanthropy
Inside Philanthropy
We find ourselves at an unprecedented moment in the history of modern philanthropy. We are operating at the intersection of an extraordinary global pandemic and longstanding human-made divides. Without a doubt, COVID-19 magnifies these human-made divides in political and economic systems worldwide: glaring disparities in wealth, unequal access to healthcare and ineffective healthcare systems, lack …
Read MoreWhen the world stays silent
Newsday
Yasmin and I were in Washington, D.C., meeting with officials to discuss the genocide in Myanmar. I reflected on my days at North Shore High School because that’s when I started asking questions about my family’s history.
Read MoreNew Coalition Goes on the Offensive for Abortion Rights
The Progressive
Ever since Donald Trump’s election, reproductive rights advocates have had to counter a continuous stream of legislative and policy attacks. Each week brings more talk of what the fall of Roe v. Wade could look like.
Read MoreLand, environmental activist killings surge in Guatemala
Al Jazeera
Global Witness finds Guatemala experienced sharpest increase in number of land, environmental defenders murders in 2018.
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