New Gun Violence Prevention Law in MA: How We Helped Make it Happen
Domestic Violence Awareness Month is Ending - but VAWA Has Yet to Be Renewed
Congress failed to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act in April. While the law itself remains intact, reauthorization has served as an essential mechanism for advocates to revise and improve the law as we learn more about how to address domestic violence.
Let’s Make Background Checks on Guns Universal
- One in three people in the U.S. know someone who has been shot;
- On average, 32 Americans are murdered with guns every day and 140 are treated in an emergency room for gun-related injuries;
- Every day, about 51 people take their own life with a gun and 45 people are shot or killed in a gun accident.
It’s Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Here are 3 key reasons we need to renew VAWA.
Thirty years ago, Congress first officially designated October as Domestic Violence Awareness Month.
Mourning the Death of James Brady
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Attend the 2019 RAC Ohio Lobby Day in Columbus
Announcing the Recipients of the 2019 Irving J. Fain Social Justice Award
The Commission on Social Action of Reform Judaism (CSA) is proud to present the Irving J. Fain Social Justice Award, in recognition of congregations leading excellent and impactful social justice programming and initiatives.
What the RAC has Accomplished in 5779
At the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism, equality and justice are core to everything we do. Nowhere is this truer than our U.S.-based state projects, where local congregations have come together to achieve substantial victories over the past year.
Reform Jewish Movement Calls on Senate to Reject Nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh
Reform Jewish Movement Calls on Senate to Reject Nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh
Today, the Reform Jewish Movement adds its voice to those calling on the Senate to reject the nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the U.S. Supreme Court.