Interfaith Seder

For the third year in a row, JVP DC held our interfaith Passover Seder, dedicated to freedom for everyone by using a blend of traditional and contemporary readings, poems, and songs to shed new light on Passover as the story of a liberation struggle relevant to oppressed people the world over. In addition to Rabbi Joseph Berman leading the seder, we were honored to have Reverend Graylan Hagler of Plymouth Congregational United Church of Christ and Imam Ali Siddiqui of Interfaith Action for Human Rights join us. Photos by Jammal Najjab, Michelle Bercovici, and Chase Carter
 

So You Wanna Go on Birthright? A Panel Discussion

Several JVP DC members lent their stories and analysis to this panel discussion, organized by Georgetown Students for Justice in Palestine, about how the Taglit-Birthright Israel program functions within American and Israeli systems to oppress Palestinians. If you want to learn more about the subject, read: Questioning our Birthright, an op-ed by Chase Carter & Julia Wedgle; Those without a Birthright, an op-ed by Palestinian students at Tufts University; Whose Birthright? a zine by Tufts JVP; Birthright: A Primer, a zine by Tufts SJP.

#NoToBoth: DC to Jerusalem #BuildMovementsNotWalls

In response to the nomination of David Friedman as ambassador to Israel and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's visit to the White House, JVP - DC Metro joined with local Arab and Muslim organizations as part of a national day of action to send a clear message of resistance: We oppose Trump and Netanyahu's parallel agendas of racism, bigotry, and Islamophobia, David Friedman's nomination, and any plans to move the US embassy to Jerusalem. Speakers included: Linda Sarsour, Reverend Graylan Hagler, Rabbi Joseph Berman, Phyllis Bennis, Kareem El-Hosseiny, and others. Photos by Leah Muskin-Pierret