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As activists speak out, UDEFEGUA helps them stay safe
This award-winning NGO helps activists stay safe, so they can keep speaking out against injustice. In recent years, activists who defend human rights in Guatemala have faced a rising wave of targeted violence that aims to crush their growing movements for social change. From 2008 to 2011, there were 1,286 reports of attacks against human …
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Volunteer Network of Friends Forever Friends
Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people in the Dominican Republic have long faced discrimination and violence in their communities. But in recent years they have begun to speak out, advocate for their rights, and build a movement calling for change in Dominican society so that they can live as equal citizens whose rights are …
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Supporting Haitian Migrants and Dominicans of Haitian Descent
Many Haitian migrants and Dominicans of Haitian descent work in low-wage jobs on the country’s sugar and banana plantations, or as construction workers or laborers in the informal economy. They reside in bateyes—poor districts that were established to house sugar plantation laborers and their families. Because Haitians and their descendents are often denied citizenship rights …
Read MoreRabbis: Preliminary Fellowship Schedule and Requirements
Preliminary Fellowship Schedule and Requirements The following is a preliminary list of events, workshops, dates and fellowship commitments (dates are tentative and subject to change): Fellowship Calendar Save these mandatory fellowship dates: Program Launch Webinar Tuesday, October 27, 2015, 12-1:30 p.m. ET In-person seminar & AJWS 30 Year Gala CelebrationAJWS Headquarters, New York Monday-Tuesday, November …
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Supporting Women Peacemakers in Casamance
Thirty years of armed conflict in Casamance have left many people—especially women—feeling powerless: powerless to stop the frequent deadly bursts of guerilla violence, and powerless to feed and educate their children in the midst of the chaos of conflict. But one woman, Seynabou Male Cissé, a former high school teacher, saw the potential of women …
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A Focus on Violence Against Women
The analysis presented by the United Nations’ secretary general, Ban Ki-moon, on sexual and physical violence against women should propel Congress to quickly pass the International Violence Against Women Act.
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Protecting Indigenous Communities from Mining
The rapid growth of mineral mining across Mexico has ravaged local communities. Poverty and disease have soared for workers and people who live near mines and other development projects. The digging has stripped local land—ruining it for farming—and polluted sources of drinking water, multiplying health problems and miscarriages.
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Meet the 2015 AJWS NYC Half Marathon Team!
On Sunday, March 15th, AJWS’s first-ever NYC Half Marathon Team will race through Manhattan on a run for global justice! Through tireless training and dedication, our team has raised more than $7,000 for AJWS’s work in the developing world. We hope you’ll cheer on Team AJWS as they take on the city and race to the finish line …
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American Jewish World Service Applauds Bipartisan Reintroduction of the International Violence Against Women Act in Congress
Washington, D.C. – Congress must act swiftly to stop the intensifying worldwide wave of violence against women and girls, including the targeting of women and girls by ISIS and Boko Haram and escalating sexual violence in India, the Democratic Republic of Congo and other countries.
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