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  • NCJW Salon: Anti-Hate

    Zoom

    Judy Levey, Executive Director of the Jewish Council on Urban Affairs and Beth Gendler, Executive Director of Jewish Community Action (in Minnesota) will speak about the work they’re doing within and beyond the Jewish community to combat antisemitism and white supremacy. They will share elements of training programs that they offer to a variety of multiracial and inter-generational audiences, and innovative strategies for […]

  • Evanston Tikkun Leil Shavuot

    Beth Emet The Free Synagogue 1224 Dempster St, Evanston, IL

    All are welcome on Thursday evening, May 25, beginning at 6:30 pm, as multiple Evanston communities will again join together under the banner of “One Jewish Evanston” to celebrate the beginning of Shavuot. At 9:45pm, learn with JCUA Housing Justice Fellow Sam Rose and JCUA member Rabbi Suzanne Griffel about class and the Jewish community. […]

  • Allies in Action: Combating Antisemitism and Racism

    Zoom

    This virtual learning session convened by the Avodah Institute for Social Change in partnership with the Black Jewish Liberation Collective will focus on how to shift away from isolation and towards community building, and share how addressing antisemitism is a key part of the movement for racial justice. Come learn how we can overcome this moment of fear through […]

  • Housing Justice Shabbat

    Emanuel Congregation 5959 N Sheridan Rd, Chicago, IL

    Join JCUA at partner Emanuel Congregation for a Housing Justice Shabbat.

  • JCUA at JRC Lakefront Shabbat

    Elliott Park 1051 Lakeshore Blvd, Evanston, IL

    JCUA members will be presenting about JCUA to the Jewish Reconstructionist Congregation community on Shabbat.

  • BCH/TNT Teach-In at JRC

    Jewish Reconstructionist Congregation 303 Dodge Ave, Evanston, IL

    Teach-In on Bring Chicago Home and Treatment Not Trauma following Friday night services at congregation partner Jewish Reconstructionist Congregation. Register here.

  • Acts of Change

    Acts of Change is JCUA’s flagship annual event, during which we celebrate our collective impact and recommit to our work to pursue justice across Chicago and Illinois. Acts of Change is taking place on Monday, June 3, 2024 from 5:30 to 8:30 pm at the Chicago Cultural Center in the Loop. Each year, we honor […]

  • Unpacking Antisemitism and Ashkenormativity: A Teach-In With Hadar Cohen

    Join JCUA for the third event in our 60th anniversary speaker series on antisemitism! Arab Jewish scholar Hadar Cohen will host a community learning session on Mizrahi and Sephardi experiences of Antisemitism and Ashkenormativity. This session will delve into the complexities of Antisemitism as it uniquely impacts these groups, offering a critical examination of Mizrahi […]

  • Justice in Action

    JCUA invites Chicago-area lawyers interested in Black and Jewish coalition-building for an event that explores the right's ongoing legal strategy to upend decades of diversity, equity, and inclusion policy. Panelists will include Lisa G. Williams, Executive Director of DEI for Northwestern University's Department of Alumni Relations & Development, Quinn Rallins, Adjunct Professor at Northwestern Law and […]

  • 44th Ward Movie Night

    Calling all 44th Ward members! Come join your fellow JCUA neighbors on Tuesday, February 17th at 7pm for a movie night! We will be watching Pride - a fun and moving film all about solidarity! https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3169706/. Expect a good movie, good vibes, and good neighborhood-JCUA community building! (Address will be provided after you sign-up) Looking […]

  • Acts of Change!

    Lacuna Lofts 2150 S Canalport Ave, Chicago, IL, United States

    Acts of Change is SOLD OUT! We invite you to add your name to the waitlist and make a donation to support JCUA's work.