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Join of for our on-going series, The Torah of Organizing. In this session, which you can register for here, we’ll explore what the Torah has to say about policing. This will be an interactive, chavruta (paired-learning) event. This will be an all-levels-are-welcome space, so if you’ve never explored Torah in this way before, this is a perfect place to start. All you need is curiosity and the desire to learn with other JCUA community members!
The Kol Or Jews of Color Caucus of the Jewish Council on Urban Affairs is a space for those who identify as Jews of Color to gather, build community, and organize for systemic social change. Made up of Jews of Color from across Chicago, Kol Or plays an important role in JCUA’s work to transform our city into a more just and equitable place. You can read more about it here.
Please register here for the Kol Or Jews of Color Caucus of JCUA meeting.
The JCUA Immigration Committee is hosting a fundraiser for the Midwest Immigrant Bond Fund! We know that our communities have the resources to free people held in immigration detention here in Chicago and throughout the Midwest.
Join us for a relational fundraising training on Sunday, March 14th from 5-6:30 to get started, and on Thursday March 18th from 6-7:30 to make calls together. You can register for both here.
A regular meeting for JCUA’s youth organizing caucus – any high school aged person is welcome to attend! We will be building community and deciding where JCUA’s youth will be focussing their energy for the coming months. Reach out to Mara (mara@jcua.org) or Marissa (marissa@jcua.org) with questions or interest!
As we approach Passover, the JCUA Immigration Committee is hosting a fundraiser for the Midwest Immigrant Bond Fund! We know that our communities have the resources to free people held in immigration detention here in Chicago and throughout the Midwest, and we know that in the spirit of Passover we are obligated to help release our communities from bondage.
Join us for a relational fundraising training on Sunday, March 14th from 5-6:30 to get started, and on Thursday March 18th from 6-7:30 to make calls together. You can sign up for both here.
Register here to join JCUA for a series of book discussions on the Battle of Lincoln Park by Daniel Kay Hertz! This is an opportunity to learn together about the history of gentrification and activism in our Chicago neighborhoods, and talk about the implications for the political work we do now.
We’ll discuss the first part of the book, Part 1: The Invention of Old Town, on Sunday March 7 from 4-5 PM, and Part 2: The Conservation of Lincoln Park on Sunday March 21 from 1-2 PM. The series will end with a Q&A and book talk with Daniel Hertz sometime in April, date TBD.
Suggestions for where to find the book are in the registration form. If you don’t have time to read the book in the next few weeks but still would like to learn with us, listening to Daniel Hertz’s interview on Episode 44 of The Lit Review Podcast would be good background for our discussions.
This is a regular meeting of the JCUA Organizing Fellowship yearly cohort for college-aged young folks. Please reach out to Mara Wolkoff (mara@jcua.org) with questions or interest.
Learn about the history of displacement and grassroots activism in your neighborhood! Join JCUA, Base Hillel, and Mitziut for a book talk on The Battle of Lincoln Park: Urban Renewal and Gentrification in Chicago with author Daniel Kay Hertz.
Register here.
As we continue to mourn the loss of JCUA founder Rabbi Robert J. Marx (z’’l) — who passed away on March 28 at the age of 93 — we are overwhelmed with the outpouring of love and support from the many people Rabbi Marx knew and inspired.
JCUA will be gathering on Thursday, April 8 at 6:30 pm to share memories of Rabbi Marx. Please join us for this informal event led by Rabbi Bruce Elder of Congregation Hakafa to share reflections about the rabbi, teacher, and lifelong champion for justice. Register here.
This is a regular meeting of the JCUA Organizing Fellowship yearly cohort for college-aged young folks. Please reach out to Mara Wolkoff (mara@jcua.org) with questions or interest.
Register here for a new member orientation!
If you are new to JCUA in the last few months and feel like you’re still finding your place (even if you’ve already had a 1:1 or been to a committee meeting), then this is the right place for you!
In this one hour call, JCUA staff, currently involved members, and new members will come together and learn about who makes up the JCUA community and how JCUA actually works, from learning about coalitions and committees to getting familiar with some basic building blocks of organizing.
Monthly Youth Organizing Caucus meeting for any high school students in the Chicago area. Reach out to Mara (mara@jcua.org) with questions or interest!
This is a regular meeting of the JCUA Organizing Fellowship yearly cohort for college-aged young folks. Please reach out to Mara Wolkoff (mara@jcua.org) with questions or interest.
This is a regular meeting of the JCUA Organizing Fellowship yearly cohort for college-aged young folks. Please reach out to Mara Wolkoff (mara@jcua.org) with questions or interest.