Change Your World. Pursue Justice. If Not Now, When? PDF Print E-mail

Or Tzedek is the teen social justice initiative of the Jewish Council on Urban Affairs (JCUA). Through hands-on service, teen-led projects and education about Jewish values and social justice, teens learn about challenges facing diverse urban communities and respond in action.

     

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Or Tzedek Summer Program

Available 2009 Dates:
July 5 – 12
July 26 – Aug 2

Teens spend 8 days with Or Tzedek and gain a lifetime of experience, perspective and memories. Watch Video!

 

 

 

About JCUA

The Jewish Council on Urban Affairs combats poverty, racism, and anti-Semitism in partnership with Chicago’s diverse communities.

Visit www.jcua.org

Summer Program Video

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Social Justice Spotlight

WindmillWhy is the environment a hot social justice issue?

Environmental justice proponents generally view the environment as encompassing "where we live, work, and play"; thus, the movement seeks to redress inequitable distributions of environmental burdens (pollution, industrial facilities, crime, etc) and access to environmental goods (nutritious food, clean air & water, parks, recreation, health care, education, transportation, safe jobs, etc).

Find out more about the issues in the Toolkit.
 

Events

For more info about any listed events contact Asaf: 312-663-0960 x110

2009 Summer Programs:

Advanced Activism:
June 14-21, 2009

Or Tzedek Summer Program:
July 5 - 12, 2009
July 26 - August 2, 2009

End of Summer Reunion:
In late August. Exact time and date will be announced

For JCUA’s events calendar click HERE

 

 

 

 


 

 

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Jewish Voices for Justice

It is not your obligation to complete the task, but neither are you free to desist from it.

Rabbi Tarfon
Perkei Avot, 2:21




If I am not for me,
who will be?
If I am for myself alone,
what am I?
And if not now,
when?

Hillel




The sad truth is that most evil is done by people who never make up their minds to be good or evil.

Hannah Arendt




And a stranger shalt thou not oppress; for ye know the heart of a stranger, seeing ye were strangers in the land of Egypt.

Exodus, 23:9




The world is a dangerous place, not because those who do evil, but because of those who look on and do nothing.

Albert Einstein




And if your brother becomes poor and his means fail him with you, then you shall strengthen him, be he a stranger or a settler, he shall live with you.

Leviticus, 25:35