Join the Progressive Taxation team as we leverage our success in the Prop 30 phase of our campaign for greater wins in taxation equity and investment in California’s commonwealth. The committee is currently educating themselves about taxation and budgeting, so now is a great time to get involved. Meetings occur on the first Thursday of each month.Email Susan for more information and to RSVP: slubeck@bendthearc.us
Biblical text is often cited as the basis for excluding or stigmatizing LGBT people from the circle of human concern, and too often is used with the purpose of provoking hate and condemnation. But the loudest voices in the conversation are often the least knowledgeable. What DOES Biblical text say about same-sex relations? Join us for an in-depth discussion of Biblical texts, in both Hebrew and English, as we challenge the myth of Biblical homophobia.
Biblical text is often cited as the basis for excluding or stigmatizing LGBT people from the circle of human concern, and too often is used with the purpose of provoking hate and condemnation. But the loudest voices in the conversation are often the least knowledgeable. What DOES Biblical text say about same-sex relations? Join us for an in-depth discussion of Biblical texts, in both Hebrew and English, as we challenge the myth of Biblical homophobia.
Join Bend the Arc in supporting our partner for social justice by attending JYCA's annual gala. The gala features a silent auction, amazing youth speakers, dinner & more. Performance by Sara Felder. Jewish Youth for Community Action (JYCA) is in its 18th year of providing Jewish youth with the tools they need to be the next generation of Jewish activists (i.e. future Bend the Arc-ers).
We are mobilizing Bay Area Jews as a visible presence alongside immigrant communities. This is a crucial time to show that there is a grassroots constituency for immigration reform. Email Miriam for more information: mgrant@bendthearc.us
Please join Bend the Arc for our upcoming action for just immigration reform. There will be an opportunity to share our personal or familial immigration stories and to reflect on how our own realities tie into the dominant narrative surrounding immigration reform. We will be meeting and taking photos at the Chinatown Gate: cross-streets Grant Ave and Bush Street. For more information or to RSVP, email slubeck@bendthearc.us.
Despite the do-next-to-nothing 113th Congress, bipartisan immigration reform appears to be moving forward, if haltingly.
President Obama’s proposal, which would open a path to citizenship for 11 million undocumented immigrants in the country, was met mostly with praise in January when it was unveiled. Support came from key Republican and Democratic lawmakers as well as Jewish groups, such as the American Jewish Committee, the Religious Action Center for Reform Judaism, the Anti-Defamation League and B’nai B’rith.
Members of different religious communities throughout the city came together for a “Faith Summit on Poverty in San Francisco” this week, hoping to develop a shared vision and advocacy plan for addressing issues like hunger and homelessness at the local level.
Partners at the daylong event on April 23, held at Providence Baptist Church, included the S.F.-based Jewish Community Relations Council, the San Francisco Interfaith Council and United Way of the Bay Area. The summit was modeled on Fighting Poverty with Faith, a national campaign that aims to cut poverty in half by 2020.
Jerry Muller, an expert on the history of capitalism, explains the disproportionate success of Jews in capitalist economies and why anti-capitalism and anti-Semitism have frequently been linked. This event is free.
Thank you for planning to join us at a May Day rally for immigration reform.
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