The AJWS community has a lot to say about what's happening in the world. Read our insights about the struggle for justice and human rights around the globe — and meet the activists on the frontlines of the fight to build a better world.
Numbers carry meaning. I was reminded of this when thinking about the holiday of Shavuot—which begins tonight—and after listening to a fascinating presentation by superstar activist Rye Barcott. Rye, age 32, ex-marine, activist and entrepreneur, showed up to the AJWS office last week to talk about his organization (and AJWS’s grantee), Carolina for Kibera (CFK). …
This is the first of a series of blog posts that will explore some of the amazing stories AJWS tells across its departments and with its grantees around the world. The hope is to stimulate a conversation that will help us tell better stories to advance social justice. Nonprofits have shown a growing interest in …
Exciting news! This week AJWS relaunched On1Foot, our innovative online portal for Jewish social justice texts and resources. I caught up with AJWS staffer Sarah Mulhern who manages On1Foot to get a sense of what the new-and-improved On1Foot offers our community. See below!
It’s been nearly 30 years since Lawrence Altman wrote The New York Times’ first article about AIDS, a disease unknown and unnamed back in July of 1981. This week, after 30 years and 60 million infections, Altman chronicles the progress, the failures and the future challenges in the fight against HIV/AIDS. He writes: As AIDS …
