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Saving 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 More
When the world stays silent
Newsday
New Coalition Goes on the Offensive for Abortion Rights
The Progressive
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Pompeo’s Commission is Purely Political and Endangers Human Rights Protections Worldwide, According to Leading Jewish Global Human Rights Group
American Jewish World Service (AJWS) decries report from Commission on Unalienable Rights Late last night, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s Commission on Unalienable Rights issued the final version of its report on the role of human rights and U.S. foreign policy. Rori Kramer, Director of U.S. Advocacy at American Jewish World Service (AJWS), issued the …Read More
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The AJWS community gathered virtually for a Rosh Hashanah seder, a ritual inspired by the tradition of Jews from Spain, North Africa, the...
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