JFREJ RISK TAKER AWARDS in NYC! FUN! You should come!

Please join Jews for Racial and Economic Justice (JFREJ) for the 12th Annual Rabbi Marshall T. Meyer Risk-Taker Awards

Amy Goodman & Juan Gonzalez of Democracy Now! will MC the event and together we will celebrate the recent election victories and risk-takers who have been doing this work for the long haul and chart the course ahead.

This year JFREJ will be honoring:

Ann Cook: Long-time political activist & Co-Director of the Urban Academy in the Julia Richman Educational Complex.

Deborah Meier: Acclaimed educational reformer, writer, and one of the founders of the modern small schools movement.

Mikey Weinstein: a leader in the fight against the growth and spread of Christian evangelicalism in the military, Founder and President of the Military Religious Freedom Foundation.

Families for Freedom: A multi-ethnic grassroots organization run by and for immigrants facing and fighting deportation in the greater New York Area. They are also a leader in the New Sanctuary Movement.

When: Thursday, November 20th, 6-9pm | Reception 6pm| Program 7pm

Where: Congregation B'nai Jeshurun|257 West 88th Street (between Broadway and West End Avenue)

For additional information or to purchase tickets please contact Helena Tubis at helena@jfrej.org or 212.647.8966 x14