Equal Justice Under the Law Archives - Jews United for Justice

In Action Alerts, Affordable Housing, Baltimore, MD, Economic Justice for Working Marylanders, Equal Justice Under the Law, Fight For $15, Immigration, Maryland State, MD Economic Justice Action Alerts, MD Equal Justice Action Alerts, Montgomery County, MD, Police Accountability, Renters' Rights, Water is a human right

Posted April 9, 2019

We made it through the Annapolis session!

The General Assembly session ended on Monday night. Now it's time to reflect on all that we’ve accomplished this year, and how our work continues.

By Sam Baltimore

In Baltimore, MD, Equal Justice Under the Law, Maryland State, Montgomery County, MD

Posted April 2, 2019

Action Alert: Justice for Incarcerated Marylanders!

We're in the final week of the General Assembly session, and Annapolis needs to hear from you about justice for our incarcerated community members!

By Sam Baltimore

In #TestimonyTuesday, Baltimore, MD, Economic Justice for Working Marylanders, Equal Justice Under the Law, Maryland State, Montgomery County, MD

Posted March 26, 2019

Report: How I Learned to Testify

JUFJer Carol Stern has written lots of testimony for the Maryland General Assembly this year, and she's here to tell you that you can too!

By Rianna Lloyd

In Baltimore, MD, Economic Justice for Working Marylanders, Equal Justice Under the Law, Maryland State, Montgomery County, MD

Posted March 26, 2019

Report: JUFJ and Jamie Raskin at Oseh Shalom

JUFJer Michael Amster reflects on taking action with JUFJ and Congressman Jamie Raskin

By Sam Baltimore

In Baltimore, MD, Economic Justice for Working Marylanders, Equal Justice Under the Law, Fight For $15, Immigration, Maryland State, Montgomery County, MD, Renters' Rights

Posted March 20, 2019

Action Alert: Justice for Workers, Renters, Immigrants, & Incarcerated People!

We're in the final weeks of the General Assembly session, and Annapolis needs to hear from you about justice for workers, renters, immigrants, and incarcerated people!

By Sam Blau

In #TestimonyTuesday, Baltimore, MD, Equal Justice Under the Law, Maryland State, Montgomery County, MD

Posted March 5, 2019

#TestimonyTuesday: Samantha Blau, Mandatory Minimums

My name is Samantha Blau, and I am an educator, a resident of Baltimore, and a leader with Jews United for Justice, an organization of 5,000 Jews and allies in Maryland who are working for [...]

By Kayla

In Equal Justice Under the Law, Immigration, Maryland State, Montgomery County, MD

Posted December 21, 2018

Bonimot Tzedek Guest Post: Kayla

In November, I had the chance to speak to about 30 members of the Montgomery County delegation to the Maryland state legislature, including Senator Jeff Waldstreicher and Delegate Marc Korman, [...]

By Bennet Wilcox

In Baltimore, MD, Equal Justice Under the Law, Police Accountability, Racial Equity

Posted October 24, 2018

People’s Town Hall: The work isn’t over at BPD

More than three years after the murder of Freddie Gray, the Baltimore Police Department still needs to overhaul its department policies and culture to protect poor, Black, and Brown Baltimoreans [...]

By Bennet Wilcox

In Baltimore, MD, Equal Justice Under the Law, Police Accountability, Racial Equity

Posted September 21, 2018

Tell Delegates to Respect Our Votes!

This lame-duck Delegation should not select the chair for the Delegates we vote into office who haven't even taken their seats yet.