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This Moment Requires Action For #CITIZENSHIP4ALL
Yesterday morning, the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights took to the streets of Chicago to demand a...

Celebrating Seven Years of Organizing for Justice
The Hebrew year 5782, in which we find ourselves, is a Shmita year. Just as we sanctify the seventh...

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...

Introducing Maetal Gerson, JCUA Avodah Organizer 2021-2022
Hello! My name is Maetal and I’m the Avodah Organizer for JCUA this coming year. I’m so excited to...

Introducing Becca Lubow, JCUA Immigration Organizer
Hello JCUA community! My name is Becca Lubow and I’m the new Immigration Organizer. I grew up in Pickerington,...

Happy New Year! In 5782, let’s transform Chicago together
As we welcome Rosh Hashanah and the beginning of the Hebrew year 5782, I am writing to wish all...

JCUA celebrates grand opening of Chicago Furniture Bank
JCUA supporters gathered last week for the Grand Opening of the Chicago Furniture Bank’s new facility in Brighton Park,...

JCUA members begin a summer of action for immigration justice
JCUA created our Immigration Justice committee following the presidential election of Donald Trump. Five years later — as the...

We Won! Celebrating an amazing organizing victory with the passage of ECPS
For five years, the JCUA community has worked to transform public safety through powerful civilian oversight over the Chicago...