The Latest from Fellowship
Fellows Fight for Food Justice
Current organizing fellows Jenny Msall and Joel Wool not only fight for change on the job, but work for food justice in their spare time. Both Jennie and Joel serve on the board of the Dorchester Community Food Co-op, a … Read More
Expanding a Jewish Organizing Fellowship from a Community Organizing Point of View
This article originally appeared on Repair Labs. Introduction JOIN for Justice, formally know as the Jewish Organizing Initiative, has run a Jewish organizing fellowship in Boston for 15 years. Over these years, 150 young Jewish adults have learned the arts … Read More
Rest and Celebration
In the course of the JOIN Fellowship year, we offer Jewish Organizing Fellows many tools to build their organizing skills. At the 2012 Siyyum/Graduation, Helen Bennett spoke eloquently about the need for rest and celebration in the life of an … Read More
Breaking Records at Game Night
Jewish Organizing Fellows Rachie Lewis, Sam Dreyfus, and Eli Latto brought community members together at a Game Night Fundraiser last week, raising nearly $1,000 towards their fundraising goal. Contestants played games to vie for prizes supplied by other Fellows. Prizes … Read More
Fighting for Laid Off Workers
Jewish Organizing Fellow Phoebe Gardener and her placement organization Centro Comunitario de Trabajadores (Community Worker Center) in New Bedford, MA, made local news last week when they gathered to protest the firing of workers flagged as immigrants. The workers were given … Read More
