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| Waking Up to Environmental Justice |
October 15, 2021 |
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After decades working on social justice issues that are people-centered, Rabbi Jennie Rosenn began to recognize one issue emerging as a common driver: climate change. Yet, within the Jewish American community, she saw little engagement and coordination. She decided it was time for a new organization that would amplify the voices of faith-based activists calling for change and organize public-interest issue campaigns to increase pressure on lawmakers to pass climate change policies. This week the organization and its affiliates are working hard to press U.S Senators to use the reconciliation process to send the infrastructure spending bill to President Biden’s desk.
Rabbi Jennie. Founder & CEO of Dayenu, a new organization mobilizing the American Jewish community to confront the climate crisis with spiritual audacity and bold political action. Rabbi Rosenn has spent more than two decades leading Jewish non-profit organizations, advocating for social change, and creating dynamic new initiatives at the heart of the Jewish social justice movement. Before founding Dayenu, she served as vice president for community engagement at HIAS, where she built a robust Jewish movement responding to the global refugee crisis.
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