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
AIPAC's strategy uses confusion to shield itself from criticism behind smokescreen antisemitism. in a democracy, where power lies with the people and not the ultra-wealthy and their super PACs, we need the skills to talk about and respond to this strategy. Learn more at tomorrow's training!
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.
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...
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.
“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/
The midterms around the corner, and Trump's attacks on our communities and our democracy intensifying. But our Jewish resistance is fighting back. Help support our movement in the urgent in the fights ahead. Donate today: www.bendthearc.us/eofy26
Here is is protesting ICE in Washington DC alongside Bend the Arc in February.
We’ve been proud to stand with him, including at Bend the Arc actions in the streets. And we can’t wait to see him in Congress.
Brand Lander knows that Jewish safety is inextricably linked to the safety of all of our neighbors. We're inspired by his victory speech last night:
Mazel tov to our friend @bradlander.bsky.social on winning his election in NY-10! Brad is a steadfast, moral, and powerful Jewish voice who shares our vision of a country where all are safe and free.
On Juneteenth, the murders of Goodman, Chaney, and Schwerner, and when the law is not enough. We can’t assume that our rights will protect us. Instead, we have to assume that we must fight to protect our rights. And even when we make progress, we cannot stop fighting for it.
As Jews, we will not be used as Trump’s excuse to deport people without due process and erode the democracy that keeps all of us safe. Free Salah Sarsour.
Dear @govsherrill.bsky.social, it's time to go back to Delaney Hall ICE Detention Center. 🧵
We are watching the right cynically use antisemitism (real, exaggerated, or made up) to attack their opponents, free speech, democracy, immigrants, unions, and more. All while they continue to push dangerous policies, and defund healthcare and social services, for millions of Americans.
Antisemitism is a real threat. We will dismantle it alongside our neighbors and all who are threatened by white nationalism. Not by dismantling our democracy. Our CEO @jamieberan.bsky.social testified before Congress last week about antisemitism, Jewish safety, and the well-being of our community.
Trump's "antisemitism task force" leader saying the quiet part out loud: "Let's take a real issue (antisemitism) and use it to target pillars of democracy (like free speech and unions)." We will not trade our rights, or our neighbors' safety, for their false, smokescreen promises of Jewish safety.
The celebration highlighted what we can build together — across differences, and even when we feel divided — in NYC and across the nation. Thank you to everyone who made the night so special, from the organizers, to the rabbis, to the chefs and bakers. Chag Shavuot Sameach!
As the nation’s largest domestic-focused progressive Jewish advocacy organization, our members have been coming together to organize from across denominations and political difference for decades to build a country where Jews and neighbors are safe and thriving.
We were also honored to witness our friend and New York Jewish icon, Ruth Messinger, honored by Mayor @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social
We were thrilled to celebrate an early Shavuot, and Jewish American Heritage Month, this week at Gracie Mansion. Our CEO @jamieberan.bsky.social spent time with @mayor.nyc.gov Zohran Mamdani, our friend @bradlander.bsky.social lander, and a wide range of Jewish New Yorkers.
Remembering the groundbreaking Rep. Barney Frank today. May his memory be for a blessing.
"The future for this country that is safest for Jews is the future of this country that is safest for everyone.” Bend the Arc CEO @_jamie_beran testified before Congress today. Antisemitism is a real threat. It must be dismantled, and it must not be used as a smokescreen for dangerous policies.
Our CEO @jamieberan.bsky.social is testifying before Congress this morning about antisemitism, Jewish safety, and the health of our community. Tune in LIVE at 10:15am E.: www.youtube.com/live/U6Apbu9...
Promises made. Promised kept. A clip of from our Riverdale chapter leader, Madeline, conveying then candidate @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social's promise to boost hate crime prevention funding by 800%. Thank you @mayor.nyc.gov for including this in the budget.
WATCH 📺 Why do Jews demand: ICE OUT? Bend the Arc CEO @jamieberan.bsky.social spoke at the mass mobilization in New York last week, led by Bend the Arc and @truahrabbis.bsky.social, about why our Jewish history and values lead us to take a moral stand against ICE’s cruelty.
As if all that isn’t enough, Trump + GOP are trying to funnel 140 billion more to ICE and Border Patrol at a time when Americans are struggling to stay housed, fed, employed, and healthy – but we won’t look away, we won’t be silent, and we will continue to fight back. 📍 Southfield, Michigan 15/16
ICE alone has stolen $75 billion from our kitchen tables — almost nine times their annual budget. Right now, deadly ICE detention centers hold more than 70,000 people on average, with a goal of adding 3,000 people per day. 📍Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts 14/16
But we know who is siphoning our resources: the Trump regime and its enablers in Congress —to the tune of $170 billion, the largest immigration enforcement funding surge in all of American history. 📍The Bronx, New York 13/16
Claiming immigrants are siphoning resources they don’t work to earn, while kidnapping them from their literal places of work. Pretending immigrants don’t pay taxes, while locating them using IRS tax payment records. 📍 Burlington, Vermont 12/16