Tag Archives: Education
Learn to Fight Injustice: Avodah Partners with JOIN for Justice to Host Leadership Trainings Across US
What does it take to be a trailblazer in the Jewish social justice movement? Avodah is excited to announce a new partnership with JOIN for Justice to sponsor a national series of leadership trainings in cities across the … Continue reading
Making Education More Accessible
By Ivan Porto “Open the email” “I can’t–I’m scared. What if I didn’t get in?” “Well, If you don’t open the email, we’ll never know. Just open the email and we’ll find out!” A calm Friday morning suddenly became nerve-wracking. … Continue reading
A Call to Wake
By Hannah Rich My stomach turned as I picked up the phone. “No, I will not be taking a job at your education start-up… Yes, I know that it is an incredible opportunity… Thank you, I appreciate the offer… This … Continue reading
The School-to-Prison Pipeline
Maggie Yates, from Spokane, WA, attended Macalester College, where she majored in Anthropology and International Studies. As a New Orleans Corps member, Maggie serves as an Education Advocate at the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), which uses litigation, education and other forms of … Continue reading
Back to School
Liz London is from New York City. She graduated from Vassar College in May of last year after concentrating in creative writing. As a Chicago Corps member she works as a Program Assistant at America SCORES Chicago, a soccer, creative writing and … Continue reading
Sharing
Ana Forman is from Orinda, CA and attended the University of California, Davis. As a Washington, DC Corps member she is working as a Volunteer Coordinator and HIV Prevention Educator at Metro TeenAIDS which works to prevent the spread of … Continue reading
New Life, New Conceptions
Rosa Gaia Saunders is from Edmonton, Alberta and attended McGill University. As a Chicago Corps member, she works as a Program Assistant at Free Spirit Media which provides education, access, and opportunity in media production to over 500 underserved urban … Continue reading