This is a short list of web resources for you to gather more information about this year’s NFTY Social Action Theme, Kach et Hakoach V’chazarah – Take the Power Back. Keep checking the NFTY website for new resources and programming ideas, as it is updated throughout the year. If you have any resources, programs, or social action projects you’re interested in sharing with other NFTYites, please contact nftysavp@urj.org.
Religious Action Center's Advocacy Resources
http://capwiz.com/rac/issues/?style=D&) and (http://rac.org/advocacy/specialresources/
The Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism is the political arm of the Reform Jewish movement and provides extensive information on a number of social justice issues, including background information, the reform movement’s stance (if applicable), and relevant legislation or events.
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
http://naacp.org/
The NAACP strives to ensure the political, educational, social, and economic equality of rights of all persons and to eliminate racial hatred and racial discrimination
Anti-Defamation League
http://www.adl.org/
The ADL aims to secure justice and fair treatment to all citizens alike and to put an end to unjust discrimination. The immediate object of the League is to stop the defamation of the Jewish people
American Civil Liberties Union
http://www.aclu.org/
The mission of the ACLU is to preserve the individual rights guaranteed to each citizen in the Constitution
American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee
http://www.adc.org/
ADC is a grassroots civil rights organization, which welcomes people of all backgrounds, faiths and ethnicities as members. ADC is committed to defending the rights of people of Arab descent and promoting their rich cultural heritage
Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation
http://www.glaad.org/
GLAAD is dedicate to promoting and ensuring fair, accurate and inclusive representation of people an events in the media as a means of eliminating homophobia and discrimination based on gender identity and sexual orientation
Center for the Prevention of Hate Violence
http://www.preventinghate.org/
A non-profit organization that develops and implements training and educational programs to assist businesses, non-profit organizations, schools, colleges, law enforcement agencies and other institutions to prevent bias, harassment and violence
Jewish Community Relations Council
http://www.jcrc.org/
Through education, community collaboration and advocacy, the JCRC works towards a more just society and a strong, vibrant Jewish community –both in the United States and in Israel
SocialAction.com's Advocacy Tools
http://www.socialaction.com/advocacy/advocacy.shtml
SocialAction.com is published by Jewish Family & Life, a non-profit Jewish publisher. A central resource location for Jewish social action information on the web to both organizations and individuals looking for ways to make a positive impact on the world
Why Advocacy is Central to Reform Judaism By Rabbi Marla Feldman
http://rac.org/_kd/Items/actions.cfm?action=Show&item_id=1655&destination=ShowItem
Speak Truth to Power: A Guide for Congregations Taking Public Policy Positions
http://rac.org/pubs/saresources/power/
Additional Resources:
Contemporary Jewish Ethics and Morality: A Reader by Elliot Dorff and Louis Newman
Love Your Neighbor and Yourself: A Jewish Approach to Modern Personal Ethics by Elliot Dorff
Jewish Dimensions of Social Justice: Tough Moral Choices of Our Timeby Albert Vorspan and David Saperstein
New York Times Article: Reported Drop in Surveillance Spurred a Law
By: Eric Lichtblau, James Risen and Mark Mazzetti August 11, 2007
