Social Justice Initiatives

Social Justice Initiatives

RAC-NY's Campaign – Voting Rights
Make sure you are prepared to counter any attempts to sabotage the election. On October 22 at 8 PM ET, we will learn about what we can do to make sure no one vetoes our votes

Join us as we engage with experts working to safeguard the 2024 election: Wendy Weiser, Vice President for Democracy at the Brennan Center for Justice and Chris Crawford, Policy Strategist for Free and Fair Elections at Protect Democracy.

With Election Day just around the corner, every phone call we make and every text you send will give more people a voice in the decisions that impact our live. Join us on October 27 at 6pm Eastern to text Ohio voters in support of fair voting districts.

On October 29 at 6 PM Eastern, we will be calling voters in Pennsylvania to provide an encouragement and reminder to vote.

All of our Every Voice, Every Vote: Every Week events are open to all: we are trained by some of the strongest nonpartisan Get Out The Vote campaigns before taking impactful action. And you can find even more opportunities to act with your RA state organizing project here.

We are most effective when we show up together to call on our legislators to act. Just as we heed the call of the shofar, we will continue heeding the call of our Reform Jewish values to work toward racial justice. Sign up and commit to make calls today!

RAC-NY's Campaign – Reproductive & Equal Rights
The proposal, formerly known as the New York Equal Rights Amendment will be on the ballot in November. Join the effort to pass Prop 1 to enshrine our rights and reproductive freedoms in our state constitution. Initiate conversations with your fellow congregants, friends and neighbors to help secure abortion protection in New York as well as equal rights and freedoms without political interference.

Climate Change Campaign– Be a part of the Climate Covenant
You will be notified of specific efforts as we work to build a strong base of engagement and support so that we can do more to end climate change through education, advocacy and legislation reform.

What can you do?
To participate in one of these calls, please email Mara Silverstein. 

RAC-NY (Religious Action Center-New York) is the statewide social justice effort of the Reform Movement representing 99 Reform Jewish congregations and 150,000 Reform Jews throughout New York State. RAC-NY is focused on increasing the Jewish values of wholeness, justice, and compassion in New York state policy. 

HIAS, founded as the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society in 1881 to assist Jews fleeing pogroms in Russia and Eastern Europe, HIAS has touched the life of nearly every Jewish family in America and now welcomes all who have fled persecution. HIAS works around the world to protect refugees who have been forced to flee their homelands because of who they are, including ethnic, religious, and sexual minorities. For more than 130 years, HIAS has been helping refugees rebuild their lives in safety and dignity.