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Pictures from the 2010 JOI Siyyum/Graduation

Here are some photos taken at the JOI Siyyum and Graduation a couple weeks ago by Maglen Kaiser. It was an inspiring afternoon full of storytelling and celebration. Thanks to everyone who was able to join us!

Alumni and Fellows March in Pride Parade

The rains on Saturday didn’t stop JOI Fellows and Alumni from marching in the Pride Parade with Keshet and the Workmen’s Circle. Their enthusiasm was captured in Sunday’s Boston Globe!

Eliza Parad, current Fellow, is on the far left and Liz Manlin, JOI 08-09, is on the far right.

JOI Alumni Reflections Featured on Repair the World Blog

Click here to check out a great blog post featuring four JOI alumni and their thoughts thoughts and perspectives on how community organizing has shaped them as practitioners of tikkun olam.

Importance of alumnus work highlighted in New York Times

Dan Gelbtuch (JOI 07-08) and the teens he works with as part of Youth Force at the Dorchester Bay Economic Development Corporation have been working hard on the issue of youth jobs for months. Click here to read recent coverage of the issue in the New York Times and

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Save-the-Date, JOI Siyyum, June 27, 2010

Join us in celebrating our 2009-2010 Fellows and the work that they’ve done this year.

Location: 126 High Street

Date: June 27, 2010

Time: 3-5 PM

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Dessert will be served

RSVP to: rherst@jewishorganizing.org

If you are unable to attend, please consider making a donation in honor of the Fellows. Click here to support their work!

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Pictures from the 2010 JOI Siyyum/Graduation

Alumni and Fellows March in Pride Parade

JOI Alumni Reflections Featured on Repair the World Blog

Importance of alumnus work highlighted in New York Times

Save-the-Date, JOI Siyyum, June 27, 2010