Civic Engagement Archives - Jewish Council on Urban Affairs

Build Power with JCUA at Mayoral Candidate Forums

January 14, 2019

| By Hannah Wolod

Dear JCUA Members and Supporters – With Chicago municipal elections coming up, I wanted to remind you all why civic engagement is so critical to JCUA’s work. We’ve said it before and I will say it again here – If we want a city council and mayor that will support our values and our campaigns for …

Get Involved in Chicago Municipal Elections with JCUA

December 21, 2018

| By Hannah Wolod

Categories: Civic Engagement

Municipal Elections are in Two Months! Opportunities for Civic Engagement with JCUA JCUA is excited to be working on civic engagement leading up to the Chicago Municipal elections this February. If we want a city council and mayor that will support our efforts to create a more just Chicago, we need to work to elect representatives who feel accountable …

Meet JCUA’s New Avodah Fellow Emily, Then Go Vote!

October 3, 2018

| By Emily Isaacson

Categories: Civic Engagement

Hello all! For those who don’t know me, my name is Emily, I’m the new Avodah Organizing Fellow at JCUA and couldn’t be more thrilled to be a part of JCUA’s staff! While I’m new to JCUA in this role, some of you may know me from staffing the past three summers of Or Tzedek …

“Young people aren’t just the future, they’re the present.”

August 10, 2017

| By Hannah Arwe

Categories: About JCUA, Civic Engagement, Community Issues, Educational Programs, JCUA Campaigns, Or Tzedek / Teen Program

By Hannah Arwe Manager of Youth Programs “If we just sit around and let the adults figure it out they will just mess it up!” “The way to make change is to be a part of programs like this so that we can see and deal with what’s going on and actually be the change …

We Want A Budget That Is Just

June 30, 2017

| By Ben Levenson

Categories: Budget Reform, Civic Engagement, Community Issues, Economic Justice, Government Accountability, Guest Blog Posts, Human Rights, JCUA Campaigns, Membership, Workers' Rights

By Ben Levenson JCUA Member About a month ago I participated in a demonstration outside of Governor Bruce Rauner’s office. We sat for 10 hours in defiance of the governor, the budget crisis, and the politics in our state that are actively destroying our communities. This was part of a planned day of action to …