By: Alexandra Stein This piece originally appeared at PursueAction.org here. I came to Pursue’s Theatre of the Oppressed workshop with limited theater background (oh hey, high school Acting 1!), limited knowledge of Theatre of the Oppressed, and a lot of curiosity. This … Continue reading
By: Elise Goldin This piece originally appeared at PursueAction.org here. As someone who is both involved with theater and in the middle of my year as an AVODAH Corps member in Brooklyn, Pursue’s event hosting the Theatre of the Oppressed workshop was a perfect combination. … Continue reading
By: Liza Behrendt This piece originally appeared at PursueAction.org here. Jewish law obliges us to look out for the health of others, even at considerable sacrifice. One rabbi in Babylonian Talmud Nedarin advises us to visit the sick 100 times a day, … Continue reading
Elise Goldin is an Evanstonian recently transplanted to the wonderful city of New York. Co-founder of Jewish Solidarity with Native American People (JSNAP) and a member of Young, Jewish, and Proud, Elise loves working on issues of social justice. She also enjoys … Continue reading
Leia Grossman is an AVODAH Alum who has worked at UNICEF in the Child Protection Section, earned a Master’s Degree at NYU’s Gallatin School of Individualized Study, and helped build the Pursue community as a City Team member. She is … Continue reading
By: Eli Wykell This piece originally appeared at PursueAction.org here. Let me give you a glimpse of my past few weeks: Last Saturday I joined 100,000 of my fellow Wisconsinites to express dismay at our governor’s plan to dismantle collective … Continue reading
When you’re working for justice in an often unjust world, it’s easy to feel isolated and alone. The sense of fighting an uphill battle can be overwhelming, even for those of us who work professionally in the Jewish social justice … Continue reading
It’s not hard to find symbols of social justice in Chanukah. There’s the triumph of individual freedom over censorship and oppression; the reminder, as we light candles, that we can act as a shamash in our own communities; and there’s … Continue reading
These last few weeks have seen a flurry of media stories on the suicides of young Americans following acts of hate and harassment for their presumed sexual orientations. In tandem with this reported epidemic, hatred aimed at individuals based on … Continue reading