Bend the Arc: Jewish Action
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We are uniting a movement of progressive American Jews and allies fighting for justice for all. www.bendthearc.us
Mazel tov to Abdul El-Sayed on winning the Michigan primary! We’re proud to share his progressive vision for a country where all can thrive and afford healthcare. If he wins the general in November, he will break ground as our country’s first-ever Muslim senator.
Fourteen years ago today, the deadliest act of anti-Sikh hate in our nation’s history occurred in Oak Creek, WI. A white supremacist gunman with neo-Nazi ties attacked the Sikh Temple of Wisconsin, ultimately leading to the deaths of seven sangat members and wounding others.
Hey, pass it on! AIPAC is not a Jewish organization! Thanks for @bendthearc.bsky.social for this vital information.
"As we mourn the attack, we are appalled that legacy Jewish organizations have erased the Asian victim entirely and used the violence as an opportunity to further a narrative of fear about New York City’s mayor." Read our full statement after the attack on the Upper West Side.
After UWS attack, Jewish groups need moral clarity amidst our pain
New statement from Jamie Beran from @jewishaction: After UWS attack, Jewish groups need moral clarity amidst our pain
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"As we mourn the attack, we are appalled that legacy Jewish organizations have erased the Asian victim entirely and used the violence as an opportunity to further a narrative of fear about New York City’s mayor." Read our full statement after the attack on the Upper West Side.
After UWS attack, Jewish groups need moral clarity amidst our pain
New statement from Jamie Beran from @jewishaction: After UWS attack, Jewish groups need moral clarity amidst our pain
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TOMORROW 🗓️ 📢 : Whatever your position on AIPAC, talking about its influence can be a challenge for Jews and non-Jews alike. We can inadvertently fuel antisemitism, or face false accusations of antisemitism that confuse our communities. Join a training tomorrow:
How to talk about AIPAC without fueling antisemitism
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To mourn and honor the lives Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, Johan Sebastian Guerrero, and all others who have been brutally and senselessly killed by ICE in the last weeks (and months, and years), last week Bend the Arc joined a multifaith vigil in New York City. We demand an end to ICE's violence.
To mourn and honor the lives Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, Johan Sebastian Guerrero, and all others who have been brutally and senselessly killed by ICE in the last weeks (and months, and years), last week Bend the Arc joined a multifaith vigil in New York City. We demand an end to ICE's violence.
On Tisha B’Av, the saddest day of the Jewish calendar, we allow ourselves to grieve. We open up our hearts to feel tragedies from our history and tragedies that exist today. But we don’t grieve alone. 1/
Grief and rage as painful images emerge from Madison, WI. One thing is clear: Corey Ruiz should be alive. There is no justification for this violence. And each and every life taken by police — each one a universe — is a grim reminder that for so many in this country, safety is not a reality.
Tonight also begins Tisha B'Av, the saddest day in the Jewish calendar. Watch Bend the Arc's Eli Williams-Szenes speak about the resonance of Tisha B'av and our grief over ICE's deadly violence and attacks on our safety.
Justice for Lorenzo! Justice for Johan! Justice for all! ICE Out! Saturday, join or host nationwide vigils to honor Lorenzo's and Johan’s lives and the lives of all who have been killed by ICE and to demand accountability NOW. RSVP and find an event near you linktr.ee/Justice4Lore...
Justice for Lorenzo! Justice for Johan! Justice for all! ICE Out! Saturday, join or host nationwide vigils to honor Lorenzo's and Johan’s lives and the lives of all who have been killed by ICE and to demand accountability NOW. RSVP and find an event near you linktr.ee/Justice4Lore...
Today, Bend the Arc was proud to help launch the End the ICE Age campaign alongside @ramirez.house.gov and our partners. The evidence is clear: ICE’s continued presence means grave harm for our communities. Congress must pass the Melt ICE Act now.
Congresswoman Delia C. Ramirez@ramirez.house.gov · 2w agoToday, surrounded by activists and organizers, we demanded an END to the ICE age, an end to family separations, an end to our children being tormented, and an end to our communities being terrorized.
Today, surrounded by activists and organizers, we demanded an END to the ICE age, an end to family separations, an end to our children being tormented, and an end to our communities being terrorized.
Dreamers came here as children. They've built lives, families, and careers in the U.S. for decades. They deserve permanent protection, not a constant threat of detention and deportation. Congress must pass the bipartisan American Dream and Promise Act now, before more families are torn apart.
Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia Leads 200 Colleagues in Reintroducing the Bipartisan American Dream and Promise Act
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia (D-TX-29) reintroduced the bipartisan A
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We're proud proud to endorse @peggyflanagan.bsky.social for U.S. Senate !🎉 “Peggy Flanagan is the progressive fighter this moment demands,” said Jamie Beran, CEO of Bend the Arc. “She understands that Jewish safety is bound up with the safety and freedom of all our neighbors." Read more ⬇️
Bend the Arc Endorses Peggy Flanagan for U.S. Senate
Bend the Arc Endorses Peggy Flanagan for U.S. Senate
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Members of Singing Resistance Great Neck, @bendthearc.bsky.social LI, @uucsr.bsky.social, @greatneckdems.bsky.social and @beaconfordemocracy.bsky.social at a rally on 7/17 - part of a national coordinated weekend of action organized by @de-icecitizensbank.org. GOOD TROUBLE LIVES ON!
We're proud proud to endorse @peggyflanagan.bsky.social for U.S. Senate !🎉 “Peggy Flanagan is the progressive fighter this moment demands,” said Jamie Beran, CEO of Bend the Arc. “She understands that Jewish safety is bound up with the safety and freedom of all our neighbors." Read more ⬇️
Bend the Arc Endorses Peggy Flanagan for U.S. Senate
Bend the Arc Endorses Peggy Flanagan for U.S. Senate
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TONIGHT: Lorenzo Salgado Araujo and Johan Sebastian Guerrero should still be alive. Instead, their families are mourning while fighting for the truth, accountability, and justice. Join the national call this evening to honor their lives and demand justice. RSVP below:
Justice4Lorenzo&Johan: Day of Action & Accountability Movement Call · Disappeared in America
On Tuesday, July 7, Lorenzo Salgado Araujo was shot and killed by an ICE agent in Houston, Texas. He was a dad driving a work van with his crew when he was gunned down. Then on Monday, July 13, ICE un...
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Yet another heartbreaking and unfortunately foreseeable tragedy. This doesn't need to happen. How many more lives will be destroyed before Congress takes action to address the problem they've abundantly funded? The evidence is clear: ICE's continued presence is a threat to all of our safety.
Miami Herald@miamiherald.com · 3w agoNEW: A 28-year-old man died Tuesday morning following an encounter with Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Homeland Security Investigations agents in St. Augustine, marking the third death involving ICE in a week.
“It’s a shanda. It’s a shame.” Monday in Newark, Bend the Arc’s CEO @jamieberan.bsky.social joined leaders from across faiths to speak against ICE’s violence and the corporations that enable it. 1/
Yet another heartbreaking and unfortunately foreseeable tragedy. This doesn't need to happen. How many more lives will be destroyed before Congress takes action to address the problem they've abundantly funded? The evidence is clear: ICE's continued presence is a threat to all of our safety.
Miami Herald@miamiherald.com · 3w agoNEW: A 28-year-old man died Tuesday morning following an encounter with Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Homeland Security Investigations agents in St. Augustine, marking the third death involving ICE in a week.
“It’s a shanda. It’s a shame.” Monday in Newark, Bend the Arc’s CEO @jamieberan.bsky.social joined leaders from across faiths to speak against ICE’s violence and the corporations that enable it. 1/
ICE has shot and killed two people in less than a week, in Texas and in Maine. We know about this violence because it happened outside, where neighbors were there to witness it. We often do not find out what happens to those ICE abducts until much later, if ever.
Just to be VERY clear— Trump has no authority over our elections. And this desperate power grab does nothing to change that. We will choose our leaders, and we will decide our future.
ProPublica@propublica.org · 4w agoNEW: Trump’s decision to push out the last remaining members of the federal Election Assistance Commission — two Democrats and a Republican — allows him to try to nominate members who may be more amenable to his demands. by @jenafifield.bsky.social
Congressman Goldman may have moved on after smearing the immigrant owner of Poetica Coffee shop with antisemitism to advantage a failed reelection. But the owner is still dealing with threats it caused. White powder. Car bomb arrest. Trump DOJ. www.usatoday.com/story/news/2...
How a Brooklyn coffee shop got caught in a political firestorm
Poetica Coffee made a post criticizing Congressman Dan Goldman right before his NY primary race. What followed were protests and death threats.
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His name was Lorenzo Salgado Araujo. And he is another neighbor who was killed on our streets by ICE. We’ve heard DHS claims that those they’ve murdered have used their vehicle as weapons before. And that’s why we can’t take anything they say at face value.
250 years ago, the nation's founders affirmed that all are “created equal, endowed by their creator with certain unalienable rights.” They echoed the Jewish concept of b’tzelem Elohim — that we are all created in the divine image. But in the U.S., this promise was, and remains, an aspiration. 1/