Join JUFJ's Montgomery County team virtually as we watch the County Council hearing on five different housing bills which will increase protections for potential tenants and renters, and increase access to affordable housing in transit-accessible areas.
Join JUFJers from across Maryland for a call at 8:00 PM to discuss our ongoing issue campaign work. If you're new to JUFJ work or want to schmooze and catch up with fellow members, join at 7:30 PM.
Gather with Repair Baltimore and One Table Gather for Shabbat dinner where we will be learning, celebrating, and remembering MLK.
In observance of the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday, BHC Justice, Repair the World, and a number of additional co-sponsoring organizations will host a virtual screening of the documentary Baltimore's Strange Fruit followed by a talk-back with the filmmaker, Eric Jackson.
Join JUFJ and organizers from the Movement for Black Lives DC Money Pot Fund to learn how you can support DC-based Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) organizers.
Join the JUFJ Montgomery County Team as we watch the worksession for Bill 45-20. The bill would implement recommendations from advocates and the Office of Legislative Oversight (OLO) to strengthen the Montgomery County Police Department's (MCPD) data collection. We'll start with a background of the bill at 9 AM, and the worksession will begin at 9:30 AM.
Join JUFJ's Maryland Team to virtually watch the state Judicial Proceedings Committee hear testimony on reforming the Maryland Public Information Act, which would make police misconduct investigations more transparent. The bill hearing will be sometime between 11 AM and 8:30 PM. Register and you will get an email notification when the hearing is about to begin.
Join JUFJ and our partners at the Silver Spring Justice Coalition to demand justice for Kwamena Ocran, who was unjustly killed by Gaithersburg police on January 8, 2021. We'll meet -- socially distant and with masks -- at the Gaithersburg City Hall on Sunday, January 24 at 2 PM to share our demands. There will be options to join the action inside your car. Please bring signs calling for Justice for Kwamena!
Join JUFJ to watch the Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee as they hear testimony on the Trust Act (SB88). The hearing starts at 11:00 AM, but we don't know the exact time bills will be heard. Sign up to get an email notification when the bill is next on the committee's agenda.
Join JUFJ to watch the House Judiciary Committee as they hear testimony on the Driver Privacy Act (HB23). We don't know exactly what time the bill will be heard, so please register and we will send you an email when the bill is up next.
Join JUFJers from across Maryland for a call at 8:00 PM to discuss our ongoing issue campaign work. If you're new to JUFJ work or want to schmooze and catch up with fellow members, join at 7:30 PM.
Join JUFJ to watch the Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee as they hear testimony on the Right to Counsel Act (SB154) and the Driver Privacy Act (SB234). The hearing starts at 11:00 AM, but we don't know the exact times, so we please register to receive an email notification when each bill is next on the committee's agenda.
Join JUFJ to watch the Senate Finance Committee as they hear testimony on the Time to Care Act of 2021 (SB211). The hearing starts at 1:00 PM, but we don't know the exact time bills will be heard. Sign up to get an email notification when the bill is next on the committee's agenda.
Please join the Social Action Committee of Adat Shalom, the Tikkun Olam Commission of the Reconstructionist Movement, and JUFJ for a discussion on ending mass incarceration.
Join JUFJ for our virtual DC 2021 Kickoff! The JUFJ community will come together to talk about the issues we’ll be focusing on in 2021, how you can get involved, and how our Jewish values inform our work.
Sign up to join our next Racial Equity and Policing Team meeting.
Join JUFJ to watch the Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee as they hear testimony on the Governor's Role in Parole Act (SB202). The hearing starts at 11:00 AM, but we don't know the exact time bills will be heard. Sign up to get an email notification when the bill is next on the committee's agenda.
Join JUFJers from across Baltimore to discuss our ongoing issue campaign work. We will share updates for all the local campaigns, as well as the Maryland statewide campaigns that need local attention, and brainstorm on how to move the work forward.
Join JUFJ to watch the Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee as they hear testimony on the repeal of the Law Enforcement Officers' Bill of Rights (SB627). The hearing starts at 11:00 AM, but we don't know the exact time bills will be heard. Sign up to get an email notification when the bill is next on the committee's agenda.
Join JUFJ's Montgomery County team virtually as we watch the County Council hearing on a vital bill that would remove police officers from Montgomery County high schools.
