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As part of our commitment to creating a more just, fair, and compassionate North Carolina, we are dedicated to making CJJ events accessible and welcoming to all participants! These are some of the practices we employ to support this effort:

  • Live Captioning — Live captioning is available for all participants, which can be activated by clicking the CC button in the bottom of your screen. Participants can hide/show the captions and adjust their size in the settings button found in the caret to the left of the CC button. 
  • Visual Descriptions — The first time a person speaks, we invite them to provide a brief visual description of themself to enable full engagement from people who can’t see. Note: Descriptive accuracy is not a goal here. Please describe yourself as you want others to see you and with whatever information you want others to know about you.
  • Pace — We ask that all speakers speak slowly and that in our conversations we minimize crosstalk (i.e. not interrupting or talking over each other). Similarly, we encourage participants to use the chat feature lightly, as a tool to enhance or resonate with what is being shared.

If there are other things we can do to further support your participation, please email [email protected], and we will connect with you directly.

Please also take a moment to familiarize yourself with our Community Norms & Expectations (available here) in advance of any CJJ event. CJJ seeks to create a culture that models the just and liberated world we’re fighting for and minimizes the replication of oppressive systems, structures, behaviors, and dynamics. These guidelines aim to support us in enacting these values.

Finally, most CJJ events continue to happen virtually so as to support our individual and collective health and safety. For in-person events, please review our new in-person event guidelines before attending.

  • Friday, September 22, 2023 at 11:00 AM

    UU Action Hour

    Since May of 2020, Rev. Lisa of the Unitarian Universalist Justice Ministry of NC and friends/partners, including CJJ!, have gathered on Fridays to take action and experience the joy and power of community. Every Friday at 11:00am there's a recap of the past week and an opportunity to take action on the issues impacting our state and country. And there is always great music to help us feel the justice movement in our bones!

    ALL are welcome! Over the past two years, our Friday Action Hour community has grown to include justice partners like The People’s Budget Coalition, The Poor People’s Campaign, NC Justice Center, ProChoice NC and many more! 

    Sign up here if you wish to receive the Weekly Friday Action Hour Email that will include a promo of the week's actions, the Zoom link, and the link to the Actions Google Doc. If you can't make it on Fridays, you can still take action at any time by checking out the Weekly action list.

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  • Friday, September 29, 2023 at 11:00 AM

    UU Action Hour

    Since May of 2020, Rev. Lisa of the Unitarian Universalist Justice Ministry of NC and friends/partners, including CJJ!, have gathered on Fridays to take action and experience the joy and power of community. Every Friday at 11:00am there's a recap of the past week and an opportunity to take action on the issues impacting our state and country. And there is always great music to help us feel the justice movement in our bones!

    ALL are welcome! Over the past two years, our Friday Action Hour community has grown to include justice partners like The People’s Budget Coalition, The Poor People’s Campaign, NC Justice Center, ProChoice NC and many more! 

    Sign up here if you wish to receive the Weekly Friday Action Hour Email that will include a promo of the week's actions, the Zoom link, and the link to the Actions Google Doc. If you can't make it on Fridays, you can still take action at any time by checking out the Weekly action list.

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  • Saturday, September 30, 2023 at 10:00 AM

    WNC Pride Festival Procession

    Join as we march together carrying the Carolina Jews for Justice banner on Saturday*, Sept. 30.  We'll gather at 10 am for the procession.  RSVP below to let us know you'll be coming!  Here's more information about Blue Ridge Pride.

    **CJJ recognizes and respects the many ways members of our community observe Shabbat. We also acknowledge that when working in coalition with our non-Jewish partners there will occasionally be events falling during the hours of Shabbat which might present a challenge and choice for our members. We fully support individuals who decide to participate or not participate at this event due to their own level of observance or comfort.

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  • Sunday, October 15, 2023 at 03:00 PM
    Well Fed Commmunity Garden in Apex, NC

    Confronting the Climate Crisis & Cultivating Spiritual Courage

    This interactive workshop in partnership with the Raleigh Dayenu Circle is part of an emerging field of climate spiritual adaptation work, anchored in practices from The Work That Reconnects by Joanna Macy. Grounded in Jewish wisdom, song, and courageous conversations with one another, it offers a unique opportunity to process climate grief, cultivate active hope to build our a livable, just future, and a pathway forward to bold, systemic action.

    Register at this link for the upcoming workshop. Have questions or want to bring Dayenu's Spiritual Adaptation work to your community? Reach out to us at [email protected]

    **We ask that participants strive to be present for the full workshop.**

    Check out the other events from Raleigh's Dayenu Circle, the first in North Carolina. 

    Shabbat Farm Dinner on Friday, September 22nd 6:30 - 8:30 pm, at the Well Fed Community Garden

    If want to receive Dayenu Raleigh notices, please write Anya Gordon [email protected].

     

  • Wednesday, October 25, 2023 at 07:00 PM
    Reuter Center in Asheville, NC

    Jerry Sternberg shares "Tales of Asheville from an ol' Jewish country boy”

    Jerry Sternberg, third generation Ashevillian will regale us with "Tales of Asheville from an ol' Jewish country boy”. Jerry has earned this right at the age of 93 (b. 1930) and proudly announces that he is the oldest living Jewish native, born in Biltmore hospital, in Biltmore Village, who still lives in Asheville.

    He “grew up” on Depot Street, working after school alongside his father’s employees in the scrap metal and hide business and observing the “technique“ of deal making. After graduating from UNC Chapel Hill, he enlisted in the Navy, became an officer, and served in both Europe and the Far East during the Korean War. When he returned to Asheville he resumed working for his father until 1962 when he opened a surplus, salvage, and trash hauling business.  Not one to retire, Jerry still has as a commercial real estate development and investment business.

    Throughout his career Jerry has been involved in philanthropy, locally and nationally. One of his proudest accomplishments was serving on the "young leadership council“ of the United Jewish Appeal.  During the 1960's, this involved traveling the country with a team raising millions of dollars to rescue Jews from hostile countries and help resettle them in Israel.

    Jerry has been writing a column in the Mountain Xpress called "the Gospel According to Jerry" for the past 30 years.  Recently this has included a series of articles about growing up Jewish in the small town of Asheville.

    Space is limited, so please register below.

     

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