Events
Homelessness among singles and families is on the rise in the District of Columbia. Well after hypothermia season has ended, there are no vacancies in the individual women's emergency shelter system, and the few vacancies in the men's system are far removed from people and supportive services. People with no place to go are being denied shelter and forced to stay in unsafe places. Family homelessness in the District has risen 25% since last year, and over 200 families remain on the wait list for emergency shelter. Meanwhile, the number of available units at D.C. General family emergency shelter is continuously decreasing and the shelter is currently down to 35 units from the 75 it was operating during hypothermia season. This shelter is slated to close even as families report that they are being turned away due to a lack of capacity in the system.
circle seating, with instruments
dvar tikkun Rabbi David Saperstein
Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism
6:45 pm services; 8:15 pm veggie potluck
Directions here.
More about Tikkun Leil Shabbat here.
Greater Washington Allies In Reconciliation, An Interfaith Antiracism Alliance, presents its 2nd Annual Community Conference.
Join Jews United for Justice and Interfaith Worker Justice of Greater Washington for a creative, interactive discussion about the problem of wage theft and how our religious communities can stand in solidarity with day laborers and other workers in DC. You will:
- Join local faith leaders in exploring our faiths' traditional responses to wage theft
- Create art and stories that help to illustrate those connections
- Meet others from a variety of faith traditions who are committeed to social and economic justice
To learn more, or to RSVP, please contact shira@jufj.org.
Join JUFJ's working group as we work to bring justice to day laborers who live and work in Washington, DC. All are welcome, and snacks will be provided.
RSVP to Nathaniel at ndb22@cornell.edu .
Interested in improving your facilitation skills? Want to learn more about the tenets and techniques of popular education? Think your organizing would benefit from an education program? Join DC Jobs with Justice for a workshop on educating for social change.
Training is free and open to the public, pre-registration required. To register click http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=bdAvdFc2_2bP7TBKN2m08OLA_3d_3d. Snacks will be provided. Come ready to participate!
This training is offered as part of the Gerry Brittain Education Project, an initiative of DC Jobs with Justice designed to strengthen local organizing and build power among working people in the District of Columbia.
Stand in solidarity with the hotel workers of Northern Virginia this Thursday, July 30th from 4:30-6:30pm at a rally and picket at the Sheraton Crystal City. Workers at this hotel are fighting back against the hotel management company HEI in response to reduced hours, layoffs, increased workloads, and the recent firings of union supporters, one who was fired five days after leading a delegation to the hotel manager.
Please come and support the hotel workers this Thursday! The Sheraton is located at 1800 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA. The closest metro stop is Crystal City. With further questions, please call DC Jobs with Justice at 202-974-8281.
to usher in a new era, bring us together and put the needs of the people
over petty political agendas. But now, he is pursuing an agenda to
privatize city services increasing the burden on DC residents through
excessive fees. DC workers want to work with the Mayor, but his style of
governance and his penchant for placing powerful moneyed interests over
the public good are not what are best for DC or its residents. In these
tough times, DC residents need a leader who will fight to save public
services, not sell them out. Join us Weds to take back DC!
RSVP & for more info: aaron.lawee@gmail.com
Join Moishe House Silver Spring, Jews United for Justice, Avodah-AJWS, and Shomrei Adamah for a delicious and informative BBQ.
We'll be feasting on homemade local, organic, Kosher burgers and vegetarian delights, and exploring what being a consumer of food actually means.
Topics of discussion will include:
++ Local and organic - what it means and why it's important
++ Migrant worker rights and last year's immigration raid on the Agriprocessors Kosher meat plant in Postville, Iowa.
++ The effect of our food production and consumption on the environment.
++ Why this is a Jewish issue.
This event is funded by a generous grant from the Jewish Community Relations Council (http://www.jcouncil.org/) and is completely free, but please RSVP so we know how much food to buy.
Join us Thursday, August 13, to hear an update about our campaign for a Fair Purple Line, and plan our next steps in this exciting campaign! This is also an opportunity to meet JUFJ's new Program Director and Rabbi in Residence, Rabbi Elizabeth Richman!
Light dinner will be provided.
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