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NFJC Members,
Happy New Year! I hope you all had a wonderful holiday break. As we start the new year, remember that the work we do is important.
We help raise awareness and seek solutions to injustices happening across the country. Our regions face similar struggles and remember we can rely on one another, we are stronger together. Feel free to connect with your peers from the different regions for support. Contact information can be found on the NFJC roster for each region.
I would also like to take the opportunity to remind you of some of the benefits of being a member of NFJC.
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Mentoring Program: NFJC facilitates mentorship relationships between individuals in our affiliates by matching mentors and mentees, and providing suggested best practice guidelines for the mentorship. This opportunity is available for multiple positions within our organizations.
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Nonprofit Learning Lab: NFJC is a member of the Nonprofit Learning Lab. As a member you have access to a wide-range of trainings. For more information on being able to register for a training please reach out to your Executive Director.
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All Member Meetings/Affinity Groups: In 2025 we have two scheduled calls, one in March and another in May. Calendar invites with zoom links have been sent out. As the date gets closer topics will be shared.
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Sharing Calls: more information coming soon.
Here's to a successful 2025!
Rene Petties-Jones
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Member News
This is your space to share news from your organization
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EXECUTIVE/BOARD SHARING CALL
Mark your calendars! The first Executive/Board Sharing Call of 2025 will take place on January 8, 2025 at 2:00am KST | 9:00am PST | 10:00am MST | 11:00am CST | 12:00pm EST. We will have some guest speakers joining us on the call.
The speakers will talk about some of the nuances that may be impacting many of our regions as we begin the new year. We have guests: Betsy Constantine, President, Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo, Shatorah Roberson, Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, and Emily Nguyen, Executive Director, Weitz Family Foundation. They will share their thoughts, perspectives, and ideas for how to begin navigating our new normal based on information they are hearing in their professions.
Be sure to join us for this rich discussion!
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RALLY IN
WASHINGTON D.C.
Members of the Garden State Equality team rallied for trans rights in D.C.on December 4, 2024 as the Supreme Court heard arguments in U.S. v. Skrmetti.
This landmark case will decide whether laws banning gender affirming care for transgender youth violates the Equal Protection Clause of the Constitution. The decision about what sorts of care are best for trans youth must remain between them, their families, and their doctors.
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75TH ANNUAL COMMUNITY TRIBUTE DINNER
Michigan Roundtable for Just Communities is preparing for the 75th annual community tribute dinner. The tribute dinner will take place on April 3, 2025. As part of celebrating their 75-year journey they are inviting 2,000 supporters to donate $75 each to empower their mission.
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BREAKING BREAD/BREAKING BIAS POTLUCK
On December 8, 2024, Mosiac Miami along with other organizations in the area got together for their second Annual Break Bread / Breaking Bias Potluck!
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MIAMI ART WEEK
KICK OFF
Mosaic Miami and their Executive Director, Matt Anderson kicked off Miami Art Week by moderating a talk with photojournalist, Alon Skuy. Skuy reflected on how he has captured post apartheid South Africa through the voice of James Baldwin at IPC Art Space.
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BUILDING BRIDGES
Mosaic Miami in partnership with Breakthrough Miami brought community leaders to connect with over 60 high school students from diverse backgrounds to learn about issues, discuss potential solutions and work in collaboration to form a capstone around a specific issue.
Topics included: Climate Change/Environmental Sustainability, Education Equity, Housing Insecurity/Homelessness, LBGTQIA+, Reproductive Rights, Venture Tech Equity and Voter Access.
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ORGINS
North Carolina for Community and Justice (NCCJ) is proud to introduce Origins: Stories of American Democracy and Civil Rights, their new cohort program for adults (18+) launching in January 2025.
How have ordinary people leveraged their power to help America continuously live up to the ideal of a country by the people, for the people? Through dialogue and travel, Origins: Stories of American Democracy and Civil Rights will explore some of the movements that have helped shape American democracy.
The program spans a 5-month period and is comprised of six 2-hour long sessions and one 4-day trip to Atlanta, GA, Selma, AL, Birmingham, AL, and Montgomery, AL.
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VOLUNTEER CAMP STAFF
Anytown Leadership Camp is taking volunteer Camp Staff applications.
Deadline to apply is January 31, 2025. Interviews will be held in February-March 2025.
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BE THE LIGHT
The California Conference for Equality and Justice (CCEJ) recently moderated a panel discussion for the ‘Be the Light: Long Beach Interfaith Gathering’ with Bill Sive, Rabbi Scott Fox, Dr. Ozgur Koca, and Dr. Rohit Passi.
Jolie Handler presented awards for the Evelyn Linden Baldwin Youth Creative Writing Contest, and one of the winners was a CCEJ Building Bridges alum from their November camp!
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TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADERSHIP
Inclusive Communities is taking application for their Transformational Leadership: Tools for Divergent Thinking for Tomorrow’s Workforce program. The program will start on January 29, 2025.
Transformational Leadership is crafted for leaders at every level. The program consists of five enriching sessions, in which participants will delve into crucial topics such as identity and authenticity, the business impact of diversity, coaching for performance, assertive communication, retention and talent strategy, and operationalizing diversity in the workforce.
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BREAKING BREAD AND BARRIERS
On January 23, 2025, OneJax will be hosting their second session of their supper series, Breaking Bread & Barriers.
This session is titled, "Indivisible”. There will be a panel discussion about has our community—or nation—ever been truly indivisible? It feels as if we’re further apart than ever before, so how can we overcome the forces and ideologies that separate us? Can we respectfully seek to understand one another even when we hold different beliefs?
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#AIDE2024
Phil Armstrong, president and CEO of the Oklahoma Center for Community and Justice (OCCJ), spoke at the Catholic Charities USA #AIDE2024 event.
This event is part of the Catholic Charities USA premier disaster-training conference, held every December. This conference brings together local member agency staff with its disaster response experts and seasoned plenary speakers to help communities prepare for the unexpected.
Phil spoke to attendees about the Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921 and the lessons it holds for communities in crisis today and shared his insights into Greenwood Rising, with its focus on the stories of those who overcame unthinkable tragedy.
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THE BIG THREE
Community Tampa Bay Anytown Volunteers named CEO, Tammy Briant Spaulding, Program Coordinator, Maya Goldstein and Program Director, Quenita Oats, "The Big Three". Whether it is grilling food for volunteers or unloading a U-Haul, these three ladies are always willing to do whatever is necessary for their organization and community.
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OPEN HOUSE
On December 5, 2024, NCCJ of Greater Dayton held their annual open house. Community members were invited to stop by to enjoy snacks, connect with the team and learn more about the impact their organization had on the community in 2024.
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WHERE ARE NFJC AFFILIATES LOCATED? | |
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The NFJC is a network of organizations from across the country/world with years of experience, extensive knowledge, skills and expertise in the areas of human relations, social justice, community-building, and inter-group understanding. Founded in 2006, the National Federation for Just Communities was created by former NCCJ regional offices to sustain and advance our distinctive and award-winning work.
Check out the map below to see where our affiliates are located.
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