The 2018 JFREJ AWARDS

JFREJ’s New Sister Organization

JFREJ Updates

We Will Outlive Them

Art, music, and culture have always been part of Jewish life, of Jewish resistance, of Jewish organizing, and of movements for justice. We are blessed, . . .

JFREJ in the Media Roundup

Here are some of the ways the JFREJ community has responded to the massacre in Pittsburgh and other incidents of antisemitism in recent weeks. Rafael . . .

Audrey Sasson on CounterSpin, November 2nd, 2018

JFREJ Executive Director Audrey Sasson appeared on CounterSpin, a production of Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting (FAIR), to discuss the media’s . . .

Leo Ferguson on NPR’s On The Media

Leo Ferguson, Movement Building Organizer at Jews For Racial & Economic Justice (JFREJ) appeared on WNYC’s On The Media, distributed nationally . . .

Commit to the Community Safety Pledge

Download the Community Safety Pledge [PDF] for the text below PLUS suggestions for how to work with your community to implement this pledge. Whoever . . .

The Future of Police Accountability

Register for the November 13th Membership Assembly HERE! Listen to our webinar recordings: What is Invest/Divest? What’s Next for New York’s Movement . . .

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JFREJ ON TWITTER

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
@Ocasio2018

Amazon hiring former NYC Councilmembers to be their lobbyists doesn’t change the fact that they are trying to tramp… t.co/NPR336KHTh

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6 hours ago

MPower Change
@MPower_Change

Outrageous. At today's @NYCCouncil hearing, @Amazon exec @b_huseman affirmed the company's tech support for Trump's… t.co/FUx8nq08o2

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6 hours ago

Jews for Racial & Economic Justice
@JFREJNYC

WOW. @b_huseman of Amazon says they’re “happy to talk about” how they will “participate in this process,” but won’t… t.co/dbcaPDcUep

6 hours ago

Jews for Racial & Economic Justice
@JFREJNYC

.@BenKallos: Will you comply with labor standards and ensure your employees do not work more than 8 hours a day?… t.co/Je7Kds75iG

8 hours ago

Make the Road NY
@MaketheRoadNY

#BREAKING: Community leaders just dropped a banner inside of NYC Council to say loud & clear: #NoAmazonNYC! ✊🏽… t.co/h9eHqhn1bw

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8 hours ago

Zachary Lerner 🍊🐿
@ZacharyLerner

#amazonanswersnyc All this talk about hiring NYC residents but there are zero guarantees. We dont just need program… t.co/7PLdj3YU6s

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JFREJ ON FACEBOOK

LIVE @NYCCouncil is holding its first hearing on the @Amazon #HQ2scam. There’s no excuse for handing billions to a company that exploits workers, collaborates with ICE, and will displace our vibrant Queens communities. #AmazonAnswersNYC #NoAmazonNYC

Make the Road New York
🚨HAPPENING NOW: Today, at the steps of City Hall and before the City Council hearing on Amazon, labor leaders, community members and amazon workers will join groups across New York City to speak out against the #HQ2Scam and Amazon’s poor and demanding working conditions in facilities in the NY area. ... See MoreSee Less

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Powerful words from behind our menorah lights by JFREJ honoree Marisa Franco and Mijente. ... See MoreSee Less

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