As Evictions resume July 25, tenants who lost jobs to coronavirus evict Governor Hogan. This is an emergency action if no action is taken by Hogan before the 24th. Evictions are set to resume on July 25th.
Come join Montgomery County JUFJ's virtual watch party on the council's public hearing! The hearing will be on increasing funding for the Montgomery County Racial Equity Office. We will be starting at 1:00pm to discuss together before the hearing goes live at 1:30pm.
Join us to support Councilmember Julian Jones' hearing on his police accountability bill, #73-20.
Join us to support two police accountability bills: Bill 35-20 Fair Criminal Record Screening Standards, and Bill 27-20 Use of Force Bill.
Come join JUFJ Montgomery County to watch the county council's final vote on the property tax ballot question and proposed amendments to the county charter!
Join us to participate in JUFJ's Tisha B'Av actions. This year, we are mourning and organizing around contemporary tragedies: racist and inequitable policing, ICE's targeting of immigrant communities, and an affordable housing crisis exacerbated by COVID-19.
Join Progressive Maryland, Maryland PIRG, Common Cause Maryland, and JUFJ for an information session. We'll be discussing our efforts to fight big money in Maryland and an opportunity to establish the Citizens' Election Fund in Baltimore County.
The Campaign for the Fair Sentencing of Youth (CSFY) is pleased to host a legislative forum with co-sponsor Takoma Park Mobilization, and other Montgomery County grassroots organizations, on Ending the Extreme Sentencing of Maryland Youth.
Join JUFJ and Maryland legislators in the Police Reform and Accountability Workgroup.
Join JUFJ and Maryland legislators in the Police Reform and Accountability Workgroup.
Join community members from all around Baltimore City at "The People's TownHall" organized virtually by (CJSJ) to delve into a CommUNITY centered conversation on the current uprising launched by the murder of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and our very own uprising in Baltimore City, just five years ago after the murder of Freddie Gray; the importance of Local Control of Baltimore City's Police Department; repealing the Law Enforcement Officers Bill of Rights (LEOBR); and Baltimore Cities current Consent decree
Sign up to join our next Racial Equity and Policing Team meeting.
We can't wait until 2021 to address COVID-19. Demand a Maryland General Assembly Special Session now.
Join us to recap what happened with DC's budget, and to hear from organizers leading campaigns to support excluded workers, challenge police misconduct, and defund MPD. Together we'll learn about what's next in the fight to build a more just and equitable DC. We'll also review our Just Recovery campaign so far, discuss next steps, and take action.
Join JUFJ and Chizuk Amuno Social Justice Advocacy Committee for a Zoom conversation with Baltimore County Councilmembers Julian Jones and Izzy Patoka, to ensure that effective police accountability bills are passed in Baltimore County this year.
Join JUFJ’s Maryland community for an update on our ongoing response to the pandemic.
Join us this Thursday to text JUFJers about a statewide special session. We will be providing a training during the event, so no prior experience necessary!
This year, JUFJ has deepened our work to support Black and Brown-led community partners' calls to defund police in our region. This work is essential in the local struggle for racial justice, but in addition to concrete action, it also requires us to look inside our organization and ourselves to ask some deep questions. What roles do we have as individuals, and as part of predominantly, but not exclusively white Jewish organizations like JUFJ in being complicit with and/or resisting police power and presence? How do whiteness and Jewishness impact these relationships to policing?
This year's election in Montgomery County is not just about national races or electing officials — voters here need to fight two dangerous County ballot measures. Question B threatens public funding that pays for essential workers like firefighters, nurses, librarians, and bus drivers. Question D diminishes our voice in County government by reducing your Councilmembers from 5 to just 1. Join JUFJ and Councilmember Evan Glass for an inside look at the County ballot questions that we will be voting on in November.
Join us to learn about the upcoming police accountability bills in Baltimore County, and how to take action.
