JCUA Blog

Demand a Strong Consent Decree – Submit Your Comment Today

| By Hannah Wolod
Categories: JCUA Campaigns, JCUA Project and Campaign Endorsements, Police Brutality
Comment on the Draft Consent Decree Today! Last week, Attorney General Lisa Madigan released the draft consent decree on police reforms. The consent decree is an agreement that involves court oversight of the Chicago Police Department. If approved, a federal court and a court-appointed monitor would ensure reforms are carried out by certain deadlines. Click here for a fact …

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Or Tzedek Transforms Teens

| By Hannah Arwe
Categories: JCUA Campaigns, Or Tzedek / Teen Program
“We need to start asking questions about the history we are learning and who is not included. That is how true tikkun olam happens.” ~Rabbi Capers Funnye These words from our visit to Beth Shalom B’nai Zaken, one of JCUA’s congregational partners, aptly frame this year’s Or Tzedek experience. We asked a lot of questions, …

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Love Letter to Chicago

| By Emma Harmon
Categories: Organizing Fellowship
As a JCUA organizing fellow, I spent the past year building and growing my skills when it comes to organizing and activism in local, community settings. As I reflect on what it means to do social justice work, and as I transition from a JCUA organizing fellow to a full-fledged member, I’ve begun to understand …

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Canvassing, Immigration Teach-In, Or Tzedek Staff and Committee Meetings – July Update

| By Hannah Wolod
Categories: JCUA Campaigns, JCUA Project and Campaign Endorsements, JCUA Weekly Updates
July Canvassing for Police Accountability JCUA is canvassing in targeted wards to put pressure on aldermen around the GAPA Ordinance.We are asking residents to sign postcards to their aldermen and the mayor. Tuesday, July 16th, 5-7 PM Friday, July 20th, 3-5 PM Saturday, July 21st, 11-1 PM Locations, RSVP & More Info   ICIRR Campaign for …

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Take Action for Police Accountability with CPCA and GAPA

| By Hannah Wolod
Categories: JCUA Project and Campaign Endorsements, Police Brutality
Take Action with CPCA for a Just Police Union Contract Join the Coalition for Police Contracts Accountability (CPCA) for a press conference and canvassing on the one-year anniversary of the expiration of the Fraternal Order of Police union contract. We will demand our aldermen and mayor change the current union contract to end CPD’s code of silence and allow for real accountability and transparency around police misconduct. …

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