Recently United Interfaith Action, a current JOI placement organization, hosted a press conference to kick-off of the parent-teacher home visit project in New Bedford, MA. It was attended by the Mayor, Superintendent, the Teacher’s Union president, and 3 school committee members, along with UIA leaders from Our Lady of Assumption a Cape Verdian Parish and Tifereth Israel the synagogue in New Bedford, and students, parents, and the 16 teachers who are going to start . . . → Read More: Dan Lesser Organizes for a Parent-Teacher Home Visit Program
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JOI Alumnus Miriam Leibowitz (JOI Class of 02/03) is the Program Coordinator of Re/Storing Nashville, a program of Community Food Advocates. She is organizing Tennessee residents who live in food deserts around accessibility to quality and healthful food. Recently, an Emerson Hunger Fellow who worked closely with Miriam, and who is a campus coordinator for the Interfaith Youth Core, was profiled in a video about their work together with food desert resident leadership in . . . → Read More: Re/Storing Nashville Creating Equity in Food Deserts Last night, the Greater Boston Interfaith Organization hosted an “action” with all 4 of the candidates for Massachusetts Governor. JOI staff and Fellows were proud to be counted among the over 1200 people who were there. Each institution that is present announces their name and the number of people they brought Ilana Lerman, JOI 09-10, prepping with the YMORE teens before the start of the action One of the most exciting pieces . . . → Read More: Because of Organizing Efforts, Gubernatorial Candidates Commit $8 million for Youth Jobs To start off their Community Organizing Fellowship year, the new Fellows participate in a 5 day long orientation retreat. This year, they took action together and were part of a a voter registration drive with the Massachusetts Immigrant and Refugee Advocacy Coalition. On August 26th, there was a big naturalization ceremony at Faneuil Hall and the Fellows were there to greet the new citizens and help them register to vote. In total we registered . . . → Read More: Orientation Retreat Voter Registration Drive A native of Madison, Wisconsin, Liz Aeschlimann recently graduated from Carleton College with a degree in Cognitive Science. She has been involved in human rights education and advocacy in rural Thailand and Eastern Kentucky, and spent last summer compiling profiles of Kentuckians creating a more diverse, sustainable economy. Liz will be working with United Interfaith Action in New Bedford and Fall River.
Pen Bruskin joins the 2010-2011 . . . → Read More: Introducing the 2010-2011 Fellows! |
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