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• Reminder to Contribute to the E-Newsletter!!!
Ideas for what could go in the newsletter are:
- Job Postings
- Articles about you or the work you're doing
- Updates on your life
- Community events wherever you live
- Resources that you would like to share with other alums
- Anything else that you can think of.
So, I am aiming to have these done by the 1st of each month and if you send me information, I promise to include it. I hope to hear from you soon!
Take care, Lauren lauren@jewishorganizing.org
Alumni Committee Updates
WE HEAR YOU!!!
JOI Alumni Discussion Series
After many 1:1’s and conversations, the JOI Alumni Committee has organized a discussion series to get us through the winter. All of these discussion subjects have come from you and we appreciate your ideas and creativity regarding alumni programming. We hope you come out for and enjoy this first, in hopefully many, programmatic series!! SO, SAVE THESE DATES!!!
‘What Happened To Our Idealism’ New Years Party!!!
Saturday, January 20, 2007
6 pm -10 pm
Start the New Year off right by enjoying this facilitated discussion with other alums by answering the question, “what happened to our idealism?” There will be a potluck dinner with discussion and then a chill, dance party with cocktails provided by JOI. Don’t miss this opportunity to reflect and re-evaluate on our work and lives & then let loose and celebrate!!
Location & Facilitator(s) TBA
Young, Jewish & Left Film Screening and Discussion
Sunday, February 11, 2007
Co-Sponsored with the Workmen’s Circle
A celebration of diversity, Young Jewish and Left weaves queer culture, Jewish Arab history, secular Yiddishkiet, anti-racist analysis, and religious/spiritual traditions into a multi-layered tapestry of Leftist politics. Personal experiences from many of today’s leading Jewish activists reframe the possibilities of Jewish identity. It presents a fresh and constructive take on race, spirituality, Zionism, queerness, resistance, justice, and liberation.
Time & Location TBA
Spring into Organizing: Organizing Skills for Non-Organizers
Tuesday, March 20, 2007
7 pm -9 pm
Would you like to use your organizing skills at your non-organizing job but aren’t sure how? Do you have negative or positive feelings around having a non-organizing job? Could your volunteer activities benefit from your organizing skills? This is an opportunity for alums, from all jobs and professions, to discuss their feelings and experiences around organizing. Some alums remain paid organizers after JOI but the reality is that these jobs are hard to find and maintain. This discussion will focus on how to enable you to utilize your organizing skills in whatever you are doing. Let’s discuss…Location & Facilitator(s) TBA
Sweeten Your Life with Jewish Ritual
Friday, May 18, 2007
6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Learn how to incorporate Jewish ritual into your every day life & celebrate Shavuot with JOI alums and friends!!! Even if you are not staying up all night, come eat ice cream and cheesecake with us and share the practices that are important to you.
Location & Facilitator(s) TBA
Bagels, Lox & Lefties
Sunday, July 22, 2007
12 noon – 2 pm
Come learn and discuss the history and present state of the Jewish Left, while preparing ourselves for the Tisha B'av fast over brunch! Are you a Jewish Left history junkie? Did you always want to know more about historical figures, such as Emma Goldman? Do you feel that there is a Jewish Left movement? Do you feel connected to it? If not, how can we connect this rich history to our present day lives and activism?
Location & Facilitator(s) TBA
*War Resisters League: Field Organizer
*ACE: Alternatives for Community & Environment: Development and Major Gifts Coordinator
Women, Action & The Media Conference (Boston, MA)
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