We are proud to announce a groundbreaking effort by the Jewish Organizing Initiative in collaboration with the Jewish Funds for Justice/ Progressive Jewish Alliance to expand our work to the national level and introduce exciting program expansions across the country. We will build hundreds of top quality Jewish organizers in lay and professional positions inside and outside of the Jewish community, transforming and strengthening individuals and institutions as they work for a more just . . . → Read More: Countdown to a New Vision

Andrew (with the green bass) rocks out with the band. Photo courtesy of Hot Molasses.

This is an excerpt of a blog written by Leah Koenig for the Repair the World blog. Check out the rest of the post here!

The Boston-based band, Hot Molasses is known for two things: its raucous rock and roll sound, and its commitment to social action.

This past January, Hot Molasses teamed up with Moishe/Kavod House . . . → Read More: Andrew Cohen and Hot Molasses Rock Out for Justice

There are a number of alumni and Fellows who have been working on youth organizing in the City of Boston and also out in the suburbs.  Dan Gelbtuch, JOI 07-08 said “After making a commitment at the Youth Issues Forum and the Greater Boston Interfaith Organization’s (GBIO) Gubernatorial Action the Governor has written our request for 8 million dollars for the Youth Works line item into the budget he just released.  This commitment is . . . → Read More: Thanks to organizing $8 million in Mass budget for youth jobs

Eliza Parad, JOI Alumnus 2009-10, was quoted in the Boston Globe last week.  She is currently working as a tenant organizer at the Chelsea Collaborative, a former Fellowship Placement organization.  Eliza was at the statehouse for a rally of housing advocates supporting new Massachusetts legislation aimed at keeping people in their homes.  The new rules would build on legislation passed last year that required lenders to wait 150 days before they could foreclose on . . . → Read More: Eliza Parad Quoted in Boston Globe on MA Foreclosures

In the last few weeks a couple of alumni have been blogging about their experiences with JOI.

First Chava Hassan, JOI class of 05-06, wrote this great post on the Repair the World blog: http://werepair.org/blog/organizing-for-change/3911

Then just today Julie Aronowitz, JOI class of 07-08, was profiled on the Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies blog: http://theseandthose.pardes.org/?p=1607

We’re excited to be entering the . . . → Read More: Alumni Blogging about JOI!