events and announcements

YMORE Spring Action: May 16

On Wednesday, Massachusetts State Rep Kay Khan, as well as Governor Deval Patrick, are invited to stand with 300 urban and suburban youth from the Greater Boston area at the Cathedral Church of Saint Paul at 138 Tremont street. Teens from the YMORE Coalition (Youth of Massachusetts Organizing for a Reformed Economy) will ask their legislators to commit publicly to restore funding for summer jobs for teens and to support municipal and state-level policies that reduce diesel emissions. (Read more - link opens in a new window)

Join us for our 68th Annual meeting!

Join us as we celebrate the values that bring our community together, and present the Warren B. Kohn Award for Excellence in Jewish Communal Service to JCRC's Associate Director Nahma Nadich! (Read more)

JCRC Applauds President Obama for Affirming Civil Rights of Gay and Lesbian Americans

We applaud President Obama for his historic statement affirming the civil rights of gay and lesbian Americans. As advocates for marriage equality in the first state to allow same sex couples to marry, we are heartened to see the President embrace this critical civil rights issue. We are hopeful that his statement will serve as a catalyst for more states to grant full equality to their residents. (Read more)