Upcoming Events
JCUA stays busy! Join us for an upcoming committee meeting, training, special event, coalition gathering, and more.
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Ometz Lev Sukkot Lunch
Ometz Lev Sukkot Lunch
Ometz Lev is JCUA's affinity space for those of us who have faced financial or structural barriers to participation in Jewish communal or ritual life. We are committed to channeling our personal stake in housing and economic justice issues into a more just world for everyone and a more inclusive Jewish community. Join us on Sunday October […]
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Building a Greener IL: Sukkot and the IL Green New Deal Coalition
Building a Greener IL: Sukkot and the IL Green New Deal Coalition
Join JCUA's North Suburban Organizing Team and Am Shalom for an educational evening about Sukkot and the IL Green New Deal Coalition - a campaign that is seeking to build, and expand support for, green, affordable housing in IL. Register here.
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ICIRR People’s Congress
ICIRR People’s Congress
This year's ICIRR People's Congress will bring together grassroots leaders across our immigration justice coalition at DePaul University in Lincoln Park, with breakfast and lunch included. Learning sessions will explore revenue solutions, worker protections outside of DACA, and how we are protecting our people from ICE. This year's keynote speakers are Congresswoman Delia Ramirez, and […]
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Organizing Basics Training
Organizing Basics Training
Join JCUA for a condensed version of our Organizing 101 training! What do we mean when we say "power"? Why are relationships and self interest central to community organizing? What are 1:1s and what are best practices for organizing? If you're new to community organizing or want a refresher on some terms and skills, this […]
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Community Safety Series: Naloxone Training
Community Safety Series: Naloxone Training
Join us for the first Community Safety Training where we will learn how to safely use Naloxone in emergencies! We are here to keep each other safe and this is one of many life-affirming skills to learn. This training will be facilitated by Live4Lali, a volunteer-based organization dedicated to "minimizing the overall health, legal, and […]
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Bring Chicago Home 50th Ward Phonebank
Bring Chicago Home 50th Ward Phonebank
Join us as we encourage 50th Ward residents to support Bring Chicago Home and call on Ald. Debra Silverstein to vote YES! We'll first have a training on the ordinance and share instructions on how to phonebank! A Zoom link will be sent out to all who RSVP. Register here.
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BCH/TNT Teach-In at JRC
BCH/TNT Teach-In at JRC
Teach-In on Bring Chicago Home and Treatment Not Trauma following Friday night services at congregation partner Jewish Reconstructionist Congregation. Register here.
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Building Your Base for Power Training
Building Your Base for Power Training
Join us for a three hour training to learn how to build JCUA's power by building your own base! We will be discussing - what do we mean when we say "power"? How do you build your own base of leaders? How do we bring others into deeper engagement in our work? - and more! […]
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Money Talks: Paying for Education
Money Talks: Paying for Education
Money Talks is the Housing & Economic Justice Committee's learning group about all things class, wealth, and economic justice. Boo! It's spooky season and we're talking about the spookiest thing of all: paying for education. What's the deal with student loans? Loan forgiveness? Financial aid packages that require you to work? All this and more, hosted by current […]
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Understanding Antisemitism
Understanding Antisemitism
JCUA is partnering with Fourth Presbyterian Church for "Understanding Antisemitism." JCUA's Becca Lubow will join Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg and Rev. Nanette Saywer for a panel discussion about the Christian church's role in promoting and perpetuating antisemitism, exploring how we can better live in loving relationship and solidarity. More details here. Livestream at: www.bit.ly/fpcvideos