Upcoming Events

JCUA stays busy! Join us for an upcoming committee meeting, training, special event, coalition gathering, and more.

Immigration Committee

Join the monthly meeting of JCUA's Immigration Committee. Register here.

Community Safety Committee

Join us for our monthly Community Safety Meeting! We'll be discussing some campaign updates, as well as some basic protest and street medic skill building. This meeting will be hybrid - you can join us in person at Sketchpad or on Zoom! Register here.  

Housing & Economic Justice Committee Potluck

Welles Park 2333 W Sunnyside, Chicago, IL, United States

Join us for our August HEJ meeting -- this time a potluck in the park! We'll check in briefly on the future of BCH and discuss our ongoing research on the HEJ campaign selection process, but mostly, we'll just hang out and break bread together! Register here.

Immigration Committee Campaign Selection

Join this meeting to learn about and help choose the immigration justice campaigns that JCUA will fight for alongside our coalition partners for the next year! Register here.

Kol Or Caucus

The monthly meeting of JCUA's Kol Or Jews of Color Caucus. Join us via Zoom by registering here.

Organizing 101

Please join us for JCUA's annual Organizing 101 training! Organizing 101 will cover the foundational skills and concepts around community organizing: power analysis, values, relationships, self-interest; one-on-ones, and our connections as Jews. This training is a great opportunity to learn and practice core organizing skills, meet other JCUA members, and gain a better understanding of […]

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 […]

New Member Orientation

Dive deep into JCUA’s history and present at our New Member Orientation on Wednesday, 9/25. Learn how your skills can contribute to our collective pursuit of justice! This event will take place on Zoom - register here to receive the link.

Ometz Lev Sukkot Lunch

Join Ometz Lev, our affinity group for people with direct lived experience with housing and economic injustice, for a sukkot lunch to talk about relationships to food and our natural surroundings as a result of class struggle, and how our Judaism and Jewishness has influenced our experience of economic hardship. Location TBD. Sign up here.

Post-Election Gathering

Sketchpad 4411 N Ravenswood, Chicago, IL, United States

On Thursday, November 7, JCUA members will come together for a Post-Election Gathering, at SketchPad at 5:30 pm and on Zoom from 6:00-7:00 pm. Whatever the results of the election, let’s be in community and prepare for the work ahead.