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- This week AJWS released its annual report for 2011. This completely online edition had a major environmental impact, saving 30 tons of wood, 18,575 pounds of greenhouse gases and 23,443 pounds of solid waste from a printed version. Among the highlights of the report are a gallery of the year 2011 in photos, tales from AJWS grantees of 11 social justice victories in 2011, and (we’re proud to see) a mention of Pursue in the section about mobilizing and organizing young Jewish activists.
- The Conservative Movement took a step forward this week by authorizing guidelines for its 1,600 rabbis to officiate at same-sex marriage ceremonies. The Rabbinical Assembly’s Committee on Jewish Law and Standards, which sets Jewish law policies for the movement, came up with ritual procedures for two types of ceremonies, one more traditional than the other, and also for divorce proceedings. The unanimous vote in favor of the guidelines reflects their intent “to bring sanctity between people who want to build a Jewish home.” Read more →
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 On Sunday, May 20th, Pursue hosted its 4th annual Inside the Activists’ Studio (IAS) event in New York at the Elisabeth Irwin High School in the West Village. The event began with a panel discussion moderated by Tablet’s Sara Ivry. Following the panel, Pursuers participated in various social justice workshops and enjoyed art by Rachel Schragis. After a delicious dinner, the event closed with a performance featuring the evening’s emcee, Jenny Romaine. For a recap of the event, please click here.
Photos by Naomi Ellenson. Read more →
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- This past weekend, Pursue hosted Inside the Activists’ Studio in New York City, a dose of inspiration for change-makers in the community. The event coincides with a new exhibit that opened this month at the Museum of the City of New York, Activist New York. Chronicling 350 years worth of activist history in the city, a review of the exhibit in The Forward tied the spirit of these change-makers to the Jewish social justice organizations making strides today – including the 20+ that collaborated with Pursue to make Inside the Activists’ Studio happen.
- In this season of graduations, many words of wisdom about changing the world are being shared with new graduates. AJWS’s Ruth Messinger contributed by giving the baccalaureate sermon last week at a ceremony for graduating students at Elon University in North Carolina. She urged the graduates to take risks and, to make real change in the world, “recognize that each person on this planet is valuable and build coalitions across lines of race, class and religion.” A mentee of Ruth’s, Eboo Patel of Interfaith Youth Core in Chicago, delivered a similar message inspired by her commitment to interfaith cooperation at the Colgate University Baccalaureate.
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Pursue is overjoyed to bring you Justice and Jewish Thought: Summer School!
What is Justice and Jewish Thought?
Justice and Jewish Thought is a city-wide study program comprised of multiple small groups meeting simultaneously across the city over the course of eight weeks. The groups engage with a challenging curriculum that explores how various oppressions – such as race, class, gender, sexual identity, and anti-Semitism – intersect with and affect our identities as Jews, our Jewish practices, and our social justice work. The course presents a unique opportunity to build community with a small group of committed people while sharpening your analysis related to social change.
This program is participant-led. There are no external experts or teachers. Participants take turns hosting in their homes and facilitating the group discussions. For most participants, this structure combined with the curriculum itself, are what make the program both unique and meaningful. Read more →
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 Join this year’s Pursue City Team for a community scavenger hunt where Jews from a diversity of backgrounds will investigate questions of how we define our Jewish identities, how they fit within our 21st consumerist culture, how we understand our impact on the world, both at home and abroad, and how we can remain true to ourselves as righteous people of the book. Are we reaching our full potential?
We’ll explore the zany maze of artifacts and memorabilia at the Brooklyn Flea, hunt for objects that resonate and remind us of our roots and our values, and after our search, we’ll come together at a local bar for an exciting discussion of how we remain true to our tradition while navigating the ever-changing world around us. Read more →
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Jewish change-makers are inspired, motivated and fiercely smart. Jewish values urge us to question injustice, act, and take collective responsibility. Pursue sparks and sustains social change by channeling the unlimited passion and potential of Jewish change-makers
in their 20s and 30s into action for a more just world. Copyright 2010
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