Since late April, images and videos emerging from the protests in Tbilisi, Georgia, have stirred a range of emotions from disbelief to outrage. Hundreds of thousands of Georgians have taken to the streets in response to the controversial “Law...
The murder of George Floyd on May 25, 2020, triggered massive protests around the world against police violence and systemic racism.
Those events, in turn, prompted a surge in pledges from corporations, foundations, and wealthy individuals to advance racial equity...
Brandeis University is laying off dozens of employees, restructuring its business and social policy schools and cutting back its doctoral programs, among other steps, as it contends with significant “financial challenges,” the university’s leadership told employees in an email...
As some 70 rabbis and lay leaders from around the country gathered in Washington, D.C., for three days this week to offer collegial support and affirm their commitment to Israel in its war against Hamas, Rabbi Nolan Lebovitz found...
Activating together is a movement strategy for the long haul. Since the pandemic, community-based nonprofits and on-the-ground organisers have been continuously challenged to respond in crisis mode. While critical, creating spaces where they can build visions for systemic change...
Four years ago, the murder of George Floyd sparked massive protests around the world that focused attention on criminal justice issues. Yet, back in the U.S., where the activism started, a wave of political retrenchment is taking hold, rolling...
Last week, eJewishPhilanthropy covered the release of the long-awaited UJA-Federation of New York’s Jewish population survey. The results are full of important data that will be helpful in understanding the challenges facing the Jewish community and point us in...
In many parts of the United States, severe storms are expected during the winter, and that was certainly true this year as Ember, Finn and Gerri brought severe weather to much of the U.S. mainland. However, it is not as common to see...
