These are words that deeply connected to me and my family from our dear cousin, Rabbi Benjamin Barnett. So grateful for his clarity and grace here.
I want to emphasize that criticism of the nation state of Israel is not the same as criticism of Judaism, Jewish or Israeli people, much the same way as criticism of the American government is not the same as criticizing American people.
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Just 4 days. Quin's the greatest example that human beings are capable of redemption and reconciliation, deserving of mercy and grace. @GovAbbott can commute his sentence from death to life in prison. Share Quin's voice, sign the petition bit.ly/SaveQuin#SaveQuintinJones
Please focus your messaging on Quin’s particular case at this time and use #SaveQuintinJones. You can read more about Quin and his story at links in my bio. Share this petition with everyone you can and on every platform. He’s not asking for freedom, just to stay alive.
Quin’s family is modeling restorative justice, where harm is repaired, not perpetuated. It is the same position taken by the father of Thomas “Bart” Whitaker, to whom Gov. Abbott granted clemency in 2018. In 2007 Whitacker was convicted of orchestrating the murders... of his...
Please take a look at my other recent posts and sign the petition for Quintin Jones to be granted clemency at bit.ly/SaveQuin just 8 days to bring as much attention as possible to this case. Please share petition and this article wherever you can nytimes.com/2021/05/10/opi….
Join me and my family in supporting the Invest in Our New York act (IONY) investinourny.org. Script and numbers to call in the bottom of this thread. There's a state-wide coalition of orgs and luminaries advocating for the adoption of IONY's 6 progressive tax proposals...
into the NYState budget. (social justice orgs are organizing around IONY as a 'tax the rich" campaign, which it is. Others like saying it's a 'progressive tax' campaign, because we are indeed progressing towards more just practices, in this case towards a more just economy...
If you go to IONY's site investinourny.org and scroll down a bit and you'll see the proposals; flip thru them, the info is super clear and concise. And when you see how small the proposed tax increases are, and how easily they would yield $50 billion in new, much-needed...
It has come to our attention that certain individuals have been deeply disturbed by the perceived proximity of soup to feet. This is an optical illusion. My soup remained at a safe 5-8 inch distance from these mysterious feet. Kathryn and I believe in safe foot soup distances.
Join us in supporting Ashe Birthing Services a “small group of birth and postpartum doulas of color (based in the Bronx, NY)” The work of doulas is valuable AF. More in comments about the powerful vital work this group is doing. Please support if you can. gofundme.com/f/community-bi…
ABS provides “full spectrum services to the families we serve. We are an extension of our village, and we extend that to our clients. Our respective experiences as doulas and mothers have exposed us to the reality that doulas offer a level of care that is vital...
yet under-utilized, within U.S. maternal care. We especially focus on serving the people in our community since doula support can drastically impact birthing outcomes.....