HIGHLIGHTED ACTION: 

The fact that there are 140 million poor and low-wealth people in a country this rich is morally indefensible, constitutionally inconsistent and economically insane. Join poor people and moral witnesses from across the country June 18, 2022 for the Mass Poor People’s Assembly and Moral March on Washington! On June 18, 2022, we rise together! 

RSVP here!

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The primaries are over, and now our work preparing for the General Election begins! November might seem like a long way off, but voter engagement takes time — we can't just ask people for their vote a few weeks before an election. As outside money continues to have an outsized influence on our elections, our "boots-on-the-ground" efforts to register, educate, and activate voters is all the more vital to the health of our democracy. We're also witnessing the increased influence of white nationalist ideologies in every branch of our government, threatening the rights and dignity of anyone deemed to be a threat to white Christian supremacy. As Jews, we know intimately the consequences of authoritarianism and tyranny, which is why we aren't waiting until November to roll up our sleeves for the sake of our democracy.

Please check out our Voting Rights Action Guide, and do everything you can to help register voters, let them know what is at stake, and support them in casting their ballots late this year. By remaining nonpartisan, CJJ is able to effectively engage with voters of all stripes who care about our Constitutional rights. Join us today!

CJJ's Voting Rights Action Guide serves to provide an overview of ways you can get involved in protecting and strengthening democracy. Check it out!

Please visit our list of trusted resources for ongoing learning and engagement, too.

Read more about our other efforts (and victories!) in our CJJ Statewide Voting Rights Workgroup 2021 Report.

Voting Rights are more important than ever in 2022, as the year brings both opportunities and threats. CJJ is working across the state to take on these challenges, partnering with voting rights organizations such as Democracy North Carolina, You Can Vote, Common Cause, All On The Line NC, Reclaim Our Vote, the Southern Coalition for Social Justice, the League of Women Voters, and the New North Carolina Project. Our goal is to engage CJJ members and create a community of CJJ activists working on the most important voting rights initiatives of our lifetime.

Our current work focuses on:

Voter engagement: CJJ understands that engaged voters make for a stronger democracy. We partner with dedicated voting rights group to register new voters, engage lapsed voters, and mobilize all voters to the polls for elections.

Access to the ballot: CJJ supports voting rights legislation and opposes legislation and policy that suppress voting. We also advocate for increased participation of disenfranchised and under-represented North Carolinians in elections.  

Civic engagement: CJJ Voting Rights’ efforts aim also at demystifying our government, supporting CJJ members and the broader community to increase their advocacy skills, take effective action, and mobilize citizens to vote. 

To join your local chapter's voting rights working group, please sign up below or contact our local team leaders directly:

• Ron Katz, CJJ-West Voting Rights Team Leader (also available by phone: 828-768-4559)
• Marilyn Hartman, CJJ-Durham/Orange County Voting Rights Team Leader
• Cole Parke-West, CJJ-Wake County Voting Rights Team Leader
• Linda Levy, CJJ-Charlotte Voting Rights Team Leader
• If you live outside of one of our established chapters, please contact Debbie Goldstein!

And for the next time you get to cast your ballot, Rabbi Laura Novak Winer created a prayer for voting:

Baruch atah Adonai, Eloheinu Melech haolam, shemeyzpeh me’itanu l’asok b’avodat exrachut ha-medina

Blessed are we who engage as citizens, upholding our values of freedom and justice and exercising our power to choose our leaders.