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Although I try to stay informed about state and local politics, I have often felt as though I was missing the sort of nuts-and-bolts knowledge needed to be as effective in taking action as I [...]

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Read a leader's reflection on our recent Intersession Interest Session, which focused on police-free schools,

Police do not keep our children safe in school, and they have harmed too many Montgomery County students already. Tell the County Council and County Executive to support truly Police Free Schools.

Budget season just ended in Montgomery County! While the final budget reflects many of our priorites, the County Executive and County Council passed a budget that continues to invest in policing, [...]

Shavuot is the Jewish holiday celebrating the harvest and the day the Jewish people received the Torah at Mt. Sinai. Shavuot is traditionally celebrated with a tikkun leil, or a night of [...]

It’s budget season in Montgomery County! This is an opportunity to envision a Just Recovery for our County -- a recovery that provides dei machsoro, resources sufficient for each person’s needs, [...]

This past Friday, March 26, 2021, the Montgomery County Police Department released body camera footage from a horrific incident in January 2020. The footage, which was nearly an hour long, [...]

Our partners at Bonimot Tzedek are asking for social workers to replace police in Montgomery County Public Schools

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