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June 1 Call With Us

Call With Us: Protect LGBTQ+ Families and Defend True Religious Freedom!

29 May 2026
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In partnership with Keshet, this “Call With Us!” session will focus on the John Lewis Every Child Deserves a Family Act and what’s at stake for religious freedom, church–state separation, and civil rights. Register here! Children deserve safe, loving homes—and families deserve to be treated equally under the law. Yet in many states, taxpayer-funded agencies can refuse to work with LGBTQ+ parents and others, citing religious beliefs. This legislation would “prohibit discrimination on the basis of religion, sex (including sexual...
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Jews for a Secular Democracy Hosts Sold-Out Fundraiser

21 May 2026
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“Dana Nessel and Randi Weingarten joined JFASD leaders to discuss religious liberty, democracy and public education. The driving imperative of Jews for a Secular Democracy (JFASD) is “there is no religious liberty without the separation of religion and government, and that religious freedom is not free.” On April 26, JFASD hosted a sold-out fundraiser to support its work. “Jews for a Secular Democracy is Humanistic Judaism’s pluralistic social justice initiative, which seeks to bring diverse Jewish perspectives to the separation...
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Talk to your Sheriff

Talk to Your Sheriff

04 May 2026
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When local law enforcement becomes an extension of ICE, communities suffer. That is why Jews for a Secular Democracy is cosponsoring the Talk to Your Sheriff Movement Call on Monday, May 11 at 7 PM ET. We’ll join partners from across the country to learn how communities can demand accountability, protect constitutional rights, and push back against policies that endanger immigrant families. This work is part of the broader fight for democracy, pluralism, religious freedom, and church–state separation. RSVP: bit.ly/TTYSMovCall
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Is It Constitutional? You Be the Judge!

21 Apr 2026
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Join Jews for a Secular Democracy and NCJW Greater Miami for Is It Constitutional? You Be the Judge™! This webinar is an interactive and thought-provoking program from the National Council of Jewish Women’s You Be the Judge™ series and hosted by JFASD’s Florida initiative which is generously grant-sponsored by the Baugh Foundation.  While this program grows out of our Florida work, it will be relevant to people across the country, because the federal courts shape daily life nationwide and often...
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Public Education and Church State Separation: A Conversation with Randi Weingarten

Public Education and Church State Separation: A Conversation with Randi Weingarten

14 Apr 2026
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Join Jews for a Secular Democracy for a powerful and timely evening as we present our Constitutional Defender Award to Randi Weingarten—President of American Federation of Teachers (AFT), national education leader, and a steadfast advocate for public education and democratic values—and hear from her about her experiences defending church-state separation in schools. Register here! The Jews for a Secular Democracy (JFASD) Constitutional Defender Award is presented to outstanding individuals who embody the JFASD mission by bringing Jewish values to defend...
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Call With Us! April 20

Call With Us: Stop Book Bans and Censorship!

14 Apr 2026
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​As book bans accelerate nationwide and federal protections weaken, it’s time to move from conversation to action. April 20 is Right to Read Day, a day of action during National Library Week. Join Jews for a Secular Democracy’s Jewish Women and Religious Freedom in Pittsburgh Project on this important day for a special “Call With Us!”  focused on H.R. 7661, the so-called “Stop the Sexualization of Children Act.”​ INSERT GRAPHIC ​ This dangerous federal bill has already passed the House...
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Religious favoritism harms both believers and nonbelievers

14 Apr 2026
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People of all faiths and the nonreligious are equal under the U.S. Constitution. Vice President of Programs and Strategy Guthrie Graves-Fitzsimmons participated in webinar discussion about religious liberty sponsored by Americans United for Separation of Church and State. He was joined by Sam McGuire fromAmerican Atheists, Paul Golin from Society for Humanistic Judaism, and Tahil Sharma from theNational LGBTQ Task Force. Together, they challenged the assumption that religious freedom primarily belongs to people of faith, while church-state separation is treated...
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Tell Congress to Support Resolution 773 and Recommit to Church-State Separation

Call With Us! Tell Congress to Support Resolution 773 Recommitting to Church-State Separation

23 Mar 2026
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You can watch the full recording of this event on YouTube here. With the implementation of Project 2025 in full swing and Christian nationalist rhetoric and policy in full view under this administration, it is more important than ever that Members of Congress reaffirm their commitment to the separation of church and state.  Congresswoman Ansari has taken the lead on a House Resolution, co-sponsored by Congressman Huffman, Congressman Raskin that honors the foundational principle of separation of church and state,...
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