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AJWS Announces Jewish Community Engagement Fellowship
AJWS has announced its new Presidential Fellowship. The twelve-month, highly competitive fellowship offers a recent college graduate the unique opportunity to accompany AJWS president, Ruth Messinger, on her professional travel, including speaking engagements in Jewish communities throughout North America.
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AJWS Board Chair Receives Prestigious Philanthropy Award
AJWS is pleased to announce that its board chair, Barbara Dobkin, will receive one of the highest honors in philanthropy, the LEAD award, this weekend from two of the world’s leading philanthropy organizations, the Women’s Funding Network and the Council on Foundations.
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Getting Food Off the Shelves and Into Somali IDPs’ Bellies
In Mogadishu, store shelves are full of food but the bellies of civilians are not. An article in IRN today reported that the Somali government has asked the UN World Food Programme (WFP) to release food stocks in Mogadishu for distribution to hundreds of thousands of internally displaced persons (IDPs) who are chronically hungry. Somalia …
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Recommendations for Haitian-Led Reconstruction and Development
This past Wednesday at the long-awaited Haiti Donor Meeting, countries and international organizations pledged nearly $10 billion to rebuild Haiti after January’s earthquake. But the question of how this money will be spent and who, exactly, will benefit remains in question. Thanks in large part to the extraordinary work of AJWS Policy Associate and “From …
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Why Free Rice Went Wrong
Since the earthquake, the international community has rallied around Haiti with aid, relief and reconstruction operations, not to mention plenty of good will. But some of this good will has proven to be misguided, especially as it relates to food aid. Emerging reports are verifying what civil society groups have been saying for years: the …
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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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Food Rebellions! Crisis and the Hunger for Justice
I recently attended an event promoting Eric Holt-Giménez’s new book (co-authored by Raj Patel), Food Rebellions: Crisis and the Hunger for Justice. Eric is the executive director of Food First and a powerful advocate for transforming our broken food system. His presentation unpacked the causes of hunger worldwide and promoted a reinvestment in local food …
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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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