Double Booked: Continuing the Fight to Support our Working Families
Support a Strong Climate Agreement
The UN Climate Summit, set to take place in New York City on September 23rd, is meant to catalyze action on climate change and mobilize political will for a strong global climate treaty at the Paris 2015 United Nation Framework Convention on Climate Change
Protecting the Right To Vote
Opening a New Book: Lessons From Parashat D'varim
Chasidic tales. The foolish but pious people of Chelm. Folklore. Myths. The Jewish people is a people of storytellers.
Opening a New Book: Lessons from Parashat D'varim
Chasidic tales. The foolish but pious people of Chelm. Folklore. Myths. The Jewish people is a people of storytellers. We use stories to make our points, identify moral and ethical responsibilities, and connect ourselves to an ancient tradition. Each time we hear a story, we find ourselves in it. Maybe we don’t always do this consciously, but each of us is looking for that connection; that meaning; that relevance.
Support a Strong Climate Agreement
Protecting the Right to Vote
“Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.” -Martin Luther King Jr.
In 1965, change was in the air.
40 Years of Fighting to End Workplace Discrimination
In 1974, two members of the House of Representatives, Reps. Bella Abzug (D-NY) and Ed Koch (D-NY), introduced a bill entitled the “Equality Act of 1974″.
Reform Jewish Leader Praises Administration Plan to Bar LGBT Discrimination in Federal Contracts
In response to reports that the administration will ban discrimination by federal contractors against LGBT workers, Rabbi David Saperstein, Director of the Religious Action Center, issued the following statement:
“We are elated by the reports of the
Sexual Violence on College Campuses
College students nationwide are uniting in the fight to prevent and penalize sexual attackers on their campuses. The Obama Administration has taken a “strong stance” on the issue. The White House has created a Task Force to Protect Students from Sexual