Housing & Economic Justice Posts

Tell Your Alderperson and the Mayor: Bring Chicago Home!

D’var Torah on Bring Chicago Home
On Saturday, June 4, 2022, Dalya delivered the following D’var Torah at Anshe Emet Synagogue in Chicago. Shabbat Shalom....

Or Tzedek teens take on Bring Chicago Home campaign
Throughout Or Tzedek, we’ve been learning about organizing and where it exists on the continuum of change-making. (I’d always...

Mary Tarullo and Bradley Sanders on the Bring Chicago Home Campaign
Earlier this year, JCUA members voted to take on the Bring Chicago Home (BCH) campaign, alongside a diverse coalition...

Sukkat Shalom – 18 Days for Housing Justice
Tonight we welcome Sukkot — a holiday that commemorates our wanderings through the Sinai desert. Following the Exodus, the...

JCUA to work on homelessness through Bring Chicago Home campaign
Following a two-month selection process of proposals, presentations, and deliberation, the JCUA membership has voted to join Bring Chicago...

How JCUA built its power for economic justice with the Fair Tax campaign
We are so proud of what our community accomplished and the power we’ll carry forward. When JCUA members voted...

We are Jewish communal leaders across Illinois. We support the Fair Tax.
The flat tax system disproportionately harms poorer residents — particularly Black and Brown communities. The Fair Tax is an...