Courtney Cooperman

Courtney Cooperman

Courtney Cooperman (she/her) is a former Eisendrath Legislative Assistant (class of 2020-2021). She grew up in Short Hills, NJ, as a member of Congregation B’nai Jeshurun. Following her time at the RAC, Courtney joined the National Low Income Housing Coalition, where she is the project manager of the Our Homes, Our Votes campaign. Courtney graduated from Stanford University with a BA in Political Science and interdisciplinary honors in Ethics in Society. Her honors thesis explored the relationship between homelessness and political equality. Courtney is currently pursuing an MA in Public Policy with a concentration in Philosophy & Social Policy at George Washington University.

Hands holding sprouts and dirt

Environmental Injustice and the Legacy of Redlining

Courtney Cooperman
Although Judaism frames our responsibility to care for the planet in forward-looking terms, our commitment to environmental protection requires that we look backwards, too. This Earth Day, we must consider the connection between historic injustices, who bears the burdens of environmental harm, and solutions to correct these injustices.
Person holding sign that says There is No Planet B

From Pain to Purpose: Mourning for the Earth on Tishah B’Av

Courtney Cooperman
On Tishah B’Av, as we grieve for the Earth and the countless lives lost to climate change, we must also harness our power to limit the scale of future tragedy. Even as we feel the effects of climate change in our daily lives, we still have the chance to stave off worst-case scenarios.
Red Chinese flag and blue Uyghur flag lying atop one another

From Empathy to Action: Raising Our Voices for Uyghur Freedom

Courtney Cooperman
This Passover, we turn our attention to the plight of the Uyghur Muslims in China, one of today’s most horrific human rights crises. Roughly 12 million Uyghurs live in Xinjiang Province, a region in northwestern China.