Social Justice
Ari Paskoff is a sophomore at American University and an intern at the RAC. Following the Consultation on Conscience, the Commission on Social Action of Reform Judaism met last week to discuss and debate resolutions that speak to core values of Reform Judaism life. I felt truly honored to be able to witness the Reform Movement's social action leaders discuss the courses of action that the URJ could take for at least the upcoming year, and possibly further. This meeting was an eye-opening experience for me since I never had any former experience with the CSA. I had no idea what to expect... Read More
[[{"type":"media","view_mode":"media_large","fid":null,"attributes":{"class":"media-image mt-image-right","typeof":"foaf:Image","style":"","width":"710","height":"947","alt":"smaller2.JPG"}}]] Today Rabbi Saperstein joined Representatives John Lewis (D-GA), Lynn Woolsey (D-CA), Keith Ellison (D-MN), Donna Edwards (D-MD) and Jim McGovern (D-MA), as well as Jerry Fowler, Executive Director of Save Darfur and John Prendergast, Co-founder of the Enough Project, in civil disobedience to protest the ongoing suffering in Darfur, exacerbated by President Bashir's expulsion of over a dozen aid... Read More
[[{"type":"media","view_mode":"media_large","fid":null,"attributes":{"class":"media-image mt-image-right","typeof":"foaf:Image","style":"","width":"295","height":"236","alt":"ConC.JPG"}}]]Here it is, folks! The long-awaited announcement of the lineup of speakers for the 2009 Consultation on Conscience, the Reform Movement's flagship social justice conference, held next Sunday, April 19th through Tuesday, April 21st here in Washington, D.C. The schedule is, of course, subject to change. Sunday, April 19th, 2009We'll kick off the Consultation with Rev. Josh DuBois, Director of the White House... Read More
[[{"type":"media","view_mode":"media_large","fid":null,"attributes":{"class":"media-image mt-image-right","typeof":"foaf:Image","style":"","width":"295","height":"236","alt":"ConC.JPG"}}]]We've got three great Consultation on Conscience speakers to announce before Pesach begins. On Monday, April 20th, we'll be joined by two extraordinary activists. Marian Wright Edelman is president of the Children's Defense Fund, which she founded in 1973 to advocate for the rights of poor, minority and disabled children. The first black woman admitted to the Mississippi Bar, Wright Edelman once directed... Read More
[[{"type":"media","view_mode":"media_large","fid":null,"attributes":{"class":"media-image mt-image-right","typeof":"foaf:Image","style":"","width":"295","height":"236","alt":"ConC.JPG"}}]]Consultation on Conscience is fewer than two weeks away, and we've still got a stellar list of speakers to reveal. Today, we're announcing two outstanding special guests, one from the advocacy world and one from Congress. Joining us on Monday, April 20th is Dr. Eboo Patel, founder and executive director of the Interfaith Youth Core, a Chicago-based institution building the global interfaith youth movement... Read More
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