Mobilizing communities to take leadership in bold climate campaigns through education and reducing carbon footprints.
The Jewish Climate Action Network works through education, activism, and organizing to add an urgent and visionary Jewish voice to the climate crisis. We have nodes in various states.
Jewish Climate Action Network seeks to:
- Sound out an urgent and visionary Jewish voice on the crisis of climate change.
- Build relationships with environmental and justice leaders in Jewish and other communal organizations.
- Inspire and mobilize Jewish communities to take leadership and participate in bold climate campaigns
- Develop and provide informational resources to allies working on climate change action
JCAN-MA STATEMENT ON ANTISEMITISM AND DEMOCRACY
We are deeply alarmed that colleges and universities — long-standing centers of free thought and robust debate — are increasingly facing pressure from the federal government to silence any campus discussion about the Middle East that challenges narrow, nationalistic narratives. Intimidation and censorship stand in contrast to core Jewish ethical values including the sanctity of open dialogue, the commitment to intellectual inquiry, and shomer adamah (the protection of the Earth). We are outraged by the arrests or disappearing of people without due process. We strongly applaud the statement* by a broad coalition of national Jewish organizations recognizing that the pretext of “combating antisemitism” is being used primarily as a cudgel to suppress free speech and defund universities. We are outraged by the cancellation of vital research projects, a dangerous move that threatens critical work needed to address the challenges of our shared future. Silencing scholars not only erodes academic freedom but also undermines the pursuit of a more just and sustainable world. As Governor Pritzker of Ilinois recently stated: Let me say this to Donald Trump: “Stop tearing down the Constitution in the name of my ancestors,” he said. “Do not claim that your authoritarian power grabs are about combating antisemitism. When you destroy social justice, you are disparaging the very foundation of Judaism.”
*Source: https://jewishpublicaffairs.org/press-release/jewishcommunalstatement/
*Source: https://jewishpublicaffairs.org/press-release/jewishcommunalstatement/
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