March 5, 2021
A Day in the Life: Hood River JVs
Michaela, Marly, and Ryan speak on their experiences as JVs serving in Hood River, OR.
Dear Friends of JVC Northwest,

Welcome to the first issue of Roots and Branches: A JVC Northwest Community Newsletter! These newsletters will help you stay up-to-date on all things JVC Northwest, as well as provide a platform for our community members to share service, justice, and equity-centered resources with one another. Thanks for reading!
Second JV Priority Deadline for the ‘21-22 Service Year - March 10

We’re always looking for young adults interested in service with JVC Northwest. Do you know a college, parish, or other community where we should reach out? Let us know! Write recruiter@jvcnorthwest.org with your suggestions.
Social justice call to action!
President Biden campaigned on abolishing the federal death penalty, and now it’s time for us to see to it that his administration fulfills that promise. Jesuits.org has provided ways to get involved. Click here to take action. 

Did you know that Hollaback! provides free bystander intervention trainings?

Join us in advocating for more humane immigration and environmental policies. Join Ignatian Solidarity Network for Ignatian Family Advocacy Month. 
Have an opportunity to share? Send it to pgerigscott@jvcnorthwest.org
Job Opportunity
Cristo Rey Dallas College Prep
Dallas, TX
Community Event
Solidarity on Tap
with Ignatian Solidarity Network
March 24, 6PM PT/9PM ET
Find more opportunities on our website: jvcnorthwest.org/opportunities-and-resources/
What's broadening your horizons and stretching your perspectives?
Send your recommendations to pgerigscott@jvcnorthwest.org. For this month’s issue, we’re featuring materials that our staff diversity, equity, and inclusion small groups are working through.
All the Real Indians Died Off and 20 Other Myths about Native Americans
by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz and Dina Gilio-Whitaker
Me and White Supremacy: A Guided Journal
by Layla Saad
Indigenous In Plain Sight |Gregg Deal | TEDxBoulder