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August 1, 2023 by AJWS Staff

Your Summer Social Justice Checklist

Here are five ways you can act on your values for social justice this summer. Keep reading to learn more about each action, and then download your list so you can keep track of your progress!   #1: Sign our petition for climate justice From record-breaking heat to deadly droughts, the climate crisis is escalating …

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February 28, 2012 by AJWS Staff

From a Village in Uganda to the Halls of Congress: My Path to Jewish Global Citizenship

When I applied for AJWS’s Volunteer Summer program in Uganda, I knew that my stay in Ramogi Village would be temporary: seven weeks of volunteering, cultural exchange, education and travel. I never predicted that the experience would permanently impact the way I live my life—then, as a regular college student, and now as a proud …

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