Upcoming Events

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

Money Talks: Class Analysis Working Group

Edgewater Beach Community Garden 5301 N Sheridan Rd, Chicago, IL

Interested in developing a class analysis? Interested in interrogating your own giving practices? Want to talk to a community of cool people about money? Join us for dinner and discussion for our kickoff Money Talks meeting! Register here.

Acts of Change 2023

Artifact Events 4325 N Ravenswood Ave, Chicago, IL

Every year, JCUA members, supporters, and partners come together for Acts of Change, our flagship event. We spend a fun and enlivening summer evening celebrating JCUA’s collective impact, honoring leaders in our community, and sustaining our work into the future. We are proud to present the Rabbi Robert J. Marx Social Justice Award to Gerry & Steve […]

Bring Chicago Home Canvassing in the 32nd Ward

Holstein Park 2200 N Oakley Ave, Chicago, IL

Join the HEJ committee at Holstein Park to kick off our summer canvassing for Bring Chicago Home in the 32nd ward. We need to let Alderman Scott Waguespack know that the Bring Chicago Home coalition is going strong and he needs to get on board with us! You do not need to be a member […]

Community Safety Committee Meeting

Zoom

Hello everyone! So much has happened in our community since we last convened and we've got a lot to discuss! Join us for the next Community Safety Committee meeting on 6/14 at 6 PM. We'll be talking about Treatment not Trauma, ECPS, and all the upcoming actions in the summer. Bring a friend, or community member and join us! […]

Kol Or 6th Annual Juneteenth Havdalah

KAM Isaiah Israel 1100 East Hyde Park Blvd, Chicago, IL, United States

Join Kol Or as we joyfully celebrate the Sixth Annual Juneteenth Havdalah. The theme this year is Liberation: Can you feel it? Come celebrate our diverse identities with our community. Register here.

JOC Teen Hangout: June 2023

Zoom

JCUA's Kol Or caucus invites teens who identify as Jews of Color to come to our June community space. This is a chance to meet other JOC teens who are leaders in their communities and to have fun getting to know one another! Register here.

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 […]

Bring Chicago Home 32nd Ward Canvass

Park No. 529 2155 W Wabansia Ave, Chicago, IL

Join the Housing and Economic Justice Committee for another canvass in the 32nd ward! We'll meet at the green space of Park No. 529 for a training on canvassing and on Bring Chicago Home, the split up for about 90 minutes of door knocking, then gather again for a debrief. This is a great canvass […]

HEJ June 2023 Committee Meeting

Hybrid

Help us finalize plans for a summer of important action around Bring Chicago Home and create a vision for what our role in a ballot measure campaign could look like. Register here.

Money Talks: Queer Money Matters

Zoom

Join Money Talks for a zoom discussion of the podcast "Nancy: Queer Money Matters" and discuss the extra cost of being a queer Jew. Register here.