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*Scroll down to learn about and RSVP for upcoming CJJ events!*

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.

  • Monday, March 27, 2023 at 01:00 PM

    Passover and Immigration: The Power of Stories

    CJJ members have been invited to this community event by T'ruah. This event is not hosted by CJJ.

    Join T’ruah’s upcoming Passover webinar to prepare for your holiday, feel rooted in an ongoing commitment to immigration justice, and leave with a resource to use at your seder table.

    Passover and Immigration: The Power of Stories

    Register here for the zoom link

    What stories do we tell about our community’s exodus from Egypt? What stories do we tell about how our families moved across countries and oceans to arrive where they are today? And what are the concrete impacts that stories have on the way we make policy on immigration here in the U.S.?

    Explore these questions with me, Rabbi Matt Dreffin, T’ruah’s Manager of Rabbinic Education, and Hannah Weilbacher, T’ruah’s Director of Campaigns. Together we’ll engage in some meaningful learning and take action for immigration justice.

  • Monday, March 27, 2023 at 07:00 PM

    National Poor People's Campaign Training

    CJJ members have been invited to this community event by the Poor People's Campaign. This event is not hosted by CJJ.

    The Poor People's Campaign Co-Chairs, Rev. Dr. William J Barber II and Rev. Dr Liz Theoharis, are inviting all North Carolina justice-lovers to come to a Zoom meeting on Monday, March 27th, 7:00PM to 8:45PM. Did you travel to Washington DC on June 18th 2022 to be part of the Mass Poor People's and Low-Wage Workers' Assembly and Moral March on Washington and to the Polls? Or did you help others to attend? Or have you been active with the Poor People's Campaign in other ways and are committed to ongoing moral fusion organizing with the Poor People's Campaign? If yes, then please REGISTER HERE and come to this National PPC Training on March 27th.  
    Rev. Dr Barber and Rev Dr Liz will lead this Zoom Training, which will include information about the Moral Congress planned for June 2023 as well as leadership training. Also provided will be economic analysis and policy training from the Campaign policy team.  JOIN US this Monday, March 27. Click here to register.

    Many of us participated in the Moral Monday gatherings in 2013. We will be having a 10th anniversary Moral Monday Revival Rally in Raleigh on April 24. More details will follow but put it on your calendar now.

    Forward Together!
  • Tuesday, March 28, 2023 at 12:00 PM
    Zoom

    Kesher Connection

    Please join us for our inaugural Kesher Connection! 
    One Tuesday a month, we will be hosting an online forum for you to learn about current justice issues and CJJ's impact. Connect with CJJ volunteers across our great State. 
    This month, we will be discussing the state of the the State and having a Jewish conversation on themes of Passover and justice.
    RSVP below. We hope to see you!
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  • Wednesday, March 29, 2023 at 08:30 AM
    Downtown Raleigh

    Equality NC Advocacy Day

    CJJ members have been invited to this community event by Equality NC. This event is not hosted by CJJ.

    On March 29, we will be working with partners and advocates to bring LGBTQ+ folks and allies to the North Carolina General Assembly for a full day of advocacy.  We will be scheduling meetings with State Representatives and Senators to advocate against anti-LGBTQ bills and sharing our stories.

    Click here to register for the Equality NC Advocacy Day

    ENC does have some limited resources to support travel for those who may need it and we have the ability to support Trans and GNC folks through a separate fund given to by an amazing funder!  If you will need some support, please let us know. 

    ENC will be hosting 2 Advocacy Day Trainings. One on Tuesday March 21st at 6pm and another on Wednesday March 22nd, at 7pm, for all volunteers.  For those who can not join either of the calls we will send them a recording of the training and we will also have a short recap of the training during the breakfast on Advocacy Day. Everyone who registers with us to be there on the 29th, will get the link to the training. 

  • Friday, March 31, 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.

  • Saturday, April 01, 2023 at 10:00 AM

    SACReD Training - Chapel Hill

    CJJ members have been invited to this community event by SACReD. This event is not hosted by CJJ.

    SACReD – the Spiritual Alliance of Communities for Reproductive Dignity is an alliance of organizers, religious leaders, academics, and congregations working together to advance the causes of reproductive justice through congregational designation and community building programs.  You can find out more about SACReD here  They will be holding an in-person in Chapel Hill on April 1 from 10 -4. 

    You can register here for Chapel Hill: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/538024815707

    Scaled registration fees are: 

    Young adults (under 25) – no registration fee
    Individual – $25
    Professional (with prof dev funds) – $100 
    Congregational Registration – $250  

    Feel free to contact Angela Tyler-Williams, SACReD staff with any questions you have. 

  • Sunday, April 02, 2023 at 12:30 PM

    SACReD Training - Greensboro

    CJJ members have been invited to this community event by SACReD. This event is not hosted by CJJ.

    SACReD – the Spiritual Alliance of Communities for Reproductive Dignity is an alliance of organizers, religious leaders, academics, and congregations working together to advance the causes of reproductive justice through congregational designation and community building programs.  You can find out more about SACReD here  They will be holding an in-person in Greensboro on April 2 from 12:30 - 6 pm. 

    You can register here for Greensboro: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/539781118857 

    Scaled registration fees are: 

    Young adults (under 25) – no registration fee
    Individual – $25
    Professional (with prof dev funds) – $100 
    Congregational Registration – $250  

    Feel free to contact Angela Tyler-Williams, SACReD staff, with any questions you have. 

  • Sunday, April 02, 2023 at 03:00 PM
    Outdoor in Durham (RSVP for address)

    Passover Song Circle

    Tired of the same old version of Dayenu? No plans for Seder but you want to do something to honor the Passover season? Love to sing? None of the above?

    All are welcome to join us to honor Passover through song. No prior vocal training necessary! This session will be led by Eliana Light. Check out her work here: 

    RSVP below for location information.
    Cleaning out your house and got chametz? Bring it to share as a snack during the session. 
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  • Sunday, April 02, 2023 at 05:00 PM
    Zoom

    Cash Bail Elimination Panel

    Passover is a time we retell our story from slavery to freedom.  It is fitting at this time to tell the story about the current slavery of the cash bail system, and how economic and racial inequality leads to the loss of freedom, even before someone is proven guilty or innocent. Click here to register and receive the zoom link. Join NC Interfaith Cash Bail Reform Committee, RAC-IL, Temple Emanuel and CJJ for an online panel on cash bail elimination.

  • Tuesday, April 04, 2023 at 07:00 PM · 13 rsvps

    CJJ-West Democracy Rights Meeting 4-4-23

    Every year is an important year when it comes to voting and democracy rights. Carolina Jews for Justice statewide and in the west continues its work to promote voting to all who are and should be eligible. 

    On the first Tuesday of most months, the CJJ-West Democracy’s Rights workgroup will be meeting. Our next meeting is Tuesday, April 4th, starting at 7:00 pm. Come learn what you can do in our chapter/region and in the state. This month, Buncombe County Board of Elections Director Corrine Duncan has been invited to share the latest about voting from her perspective. 

    RSVP below to receive the Zoom link. If you have questions, call (828-768-4559) or email Ron Katz.

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