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Events
Just Cause Eviction Study Meeting 2
September 20 | 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
In Montgomery County, landlords discriminate along lines of race, gender, sexual orientation, ability, and more — and they don’t have to explain themselves. To fix this, the Montgomery County State Delegation is considering legislation to protect tenants from unfair evictions. Join Delegate Jhean…
Sukkot Harvest Celebration
September 21 | 7:00 pm – 9:30 pm
Join JUFJ, along with partners Gather DC and OneTable, on an urban farm in Shaw to celebrate the season’s bounty with hands-on workshops and a farm-to-Sukkah feast grounded in the themes of the agricultural harvest festival. Amanda Herring, OneTable’s JOFEE fellow, Mollie Sharfman from GatherDC, and…
Struggle for Shelter: EVICTED Exhibit
September 23 | 11:30 am – 2:00 pm
Join JUFJ activists to observe Sukkot by learning about the housing crisis in our cities and our region. We’ll go on a guided tour of the EVICTED exhibit at the National Building Museum together, then discuss the exhibit and what it means to celebrate shelter when so many people can’t afford it.
Sukkot Shabbaton at Pearlstone
September 28 – September 30
JUFJ Baltimore is partnering with the Pearlstone Center on their inaugural Sukkot Shabbaton. JUFJ’s own Molly Amster will speak about Sukkot, water, and justice.
Campaigns
Paid Family Leave
No one should be forced to make impossible choices between caring for the people we love and earning the money we need.
Criminal Injustice Reform
Baltimore needs transformative justice, not corrupt and racist policing.
Immigrants’ Rights
MoCo immigrants have the same rights as everyone else. We’re standing with them.
