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Vigil at Alligator Alcatraz
The Workers Circle has been organizing Florida people of faith and conscience to hold weekly vigils outside Alligator Alcatraz, the notorious state-run detention camp that has been headlining news for its inhumane conditions. Join us for this important moral witness.
Talk To Your Sheriff Movement Call
Trump thinks he can deputize local law enforcement to do his bidding. We’re building a movement to prove him wrong.
Phone Banking to Georgia
Join the Workers Circle to call Black voters in Georgia with crucial early voting information before the primary on May 19th.
Build Power: Start a Democracy Circle
Join the Workers Circle to learn how to build grassroots power to demand the democracy we need.
The International Workers Order: From Popular Front to Cold War
How did the International Workers Order navigate Jewish and leftist political communities and organize for justice before, during, and in the wake of the second World War?
Phone Banking to Georgia
Join the Workers Circle to call Black voters in Georgia with crucial early voting information before the primary on May 19th.
Walking Tour: Exploring Asian and Jewish Histories in the Lower East Side
Walking tour participants will explore historic sites reflecting Asian American and Jewish American experiences in this iconic NYC neighborhood, with an emphasis on vital immigrant and labor organizing histories.
Phone Banking to Georgia
Join the Workers Circle to call Black voters in Georgia with crucial early voting information before the primary on May 19th.
Freedom Vigils Movement Call
Are you looking for a peaceful, powerful way to oppose this administration’s cruel attacks on immigrants and horrific human rights abuses?
If so, join us for The Workers Circle Freedom Vigils Movement Call.
How to be an Effective Advocate
Each month, Effective Advocate provides a chance for us to gather with a warm community for updates on how current events are affecting our democratic system, learn about key federal legislation, and train on concrete actions you can take as an advocate for a better and more beautiful world.
Walking Tour: Exploring Asian and Jewish Histories in the Lower East Side
Walking tour participants will explore historic sites reflecting Asian American and Jewish American experiences in this iconic NYC neighborhood, with an emphasis on vital immigrant and labor organizing histories.
History of the Progressive Musical Benevolent Society of New York
Discover the story of the Progressive Musical Benevolent Society, a cornerstone of New York’s Yiddish musical community. Founded by immigrant klezmer musicians, the PMBS evolved from a labor union into a mutual aid network and, eventually, a burial society. Drawing on Dan Carkner’s archival research and Dave Levitt’s family history, this talk explores its origins, purpose, and the notable figures who shaped its legacy.
Phone Banking to Georgia
Join the Workers Circle to call Black voters in Georgia with crucial early voting information before the primary on May 19th.
First Fridays
First Fridays is our 30-minute monthly, social justice briefing and community building event.
Let There Be Yiddish / Zol Zayn Yidish Presents: An Online May Day Sing-Along
Join klezmer musician Deborah Strauss and Yiddish teacher Kolya Borodulin for a May Day get-together with songs, stories, and dance in Yiddish and English.
Phone Banking to Georgia
Join the Workers Circle to call Black voters in Georgia with crucial early voting information before the primary on May 19th.
Preserving Democracy — NYC: Weekly Vigil
These weekly gatherings bring together anyone who wants to join with others to oppose the threats to our democracy, rights and well-being from the Trump Administration's attacks. Together, we say, democracy, not autocracy! Each week will feature different speakers. Come with your sign and an electric candle or cellphone as we light the way for our democracy in this crucial hour. Look for the Workers Circle “Demand Democracy” sign when you arrive. If you can, let us know you plan to join us.
Vigil at Alligator Alcatraz
The Workers Circle has been organizing Florida people of faith and conscience to hold weekly vigils outside Alligator Alcatraz, the notorious state-run detention camp that has been headlining news for its inhumane conditions. Join us for this important moral witness.
New York Workers Circle School Manhattan Open House
Join us for an Open House on Sunday, May 3.
May Day March NYC
International Workers’ Day, or May Day, is the day the world celebrates the bravery of workers throughout history who have sacrificed for safety, dignity and justice on the job.
We'll gather to rally in Washington Square Park and march down Broadway in solidarity to Foley Square.
Jews Demand: ICE OUT of NYC!
On April 30, Jews around the country will gather to demand ICE OUT. We stand with immigrants and reject ICE brutality and violence. We want ICE out of our schools and workplaces, out of our parks and streets, out of our places of worship, and out of communities everywhere. Grounded in our sacred teachings, we will make the moral case that this system is both a failure of policy and of conscience, and that it does not have to be this way.
Jews Demand: ICE OUT of DC!
On April 30, Jews around the country will gather to demand ICE OUT. We stand with immigrants and reject ICE brutality and violence. We want ICE out of our schools and workplaces, out of our parks and streets, out of our places of worship, and out of communities everywhere. Grounded in our sacred teachings, we will make the moral case that this system is both a failure of policy and of conscience, and that it does not have to be this way.
Preserving Democracy — NYC: Weekly Vigil
These weekly gatherings bring together anyone who wants to join with others to oppose the threats to our democracy, rights and well-being from the Trump Administration's attacks. Together, we say, democracy, not autocracy! Each week will feature different speakers. Come with your sign and an electric candle or cellphone as we light the way for our democracy in this crucial hour. Look for the Workers Circle “Demand Democracy” sign when you arrive. If you can, let us know you plan to join us.
Vigil at Alligator Alcatraz
The Workers Circle has been organizing Florida people of faith and conscience to hold weekly vigils outside Alligator Alcatraz, the notorious state-run detention camp that has been headlining news for its inhumane conditions. Join us for this important moral witness.
Host a Stop ICE Warehouse Detention National Day of Action
On Saturday, April 25, communities across the country will come together for the Communities Not Cages National Day of Action — a coordinated, nationwide mobilization against the Trump administration's reckless expansion of ICE warehouse detention and its assault on the due process rights of immigrants and all Americans.
Textbanking to Virginia
Join the Workers Circle and the Center for the Common Ground to text Black voters across Virginia with crucial voting information needed to cast their ballots in the special election on redistricting.
Vigil at Alligator Alcatraz
The Workers Circle has been organizing Florida people of faith and conscience to hold weekly vigils outside Alligator Alcatraz, the notorious state-run detention camp that has been headlining news for its inhumane conditions. Join us for this important moral witness.
83rd Anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising
Join the Congress for Jewish Culture, YIVO, the Jewish Labor Committee, Friends of the Bund, and the Workers Circle for a in-person New York City-based commemoration of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising.
Textbanking to Virginia
Join the Workers Circle and the Center for the Common Ground to text Black voters across Virginia with crucial voting information needed to cast their ballots in the special election on redistricting.
How to be an Effective Advocate
Each month, Effective Advocate provides a chance for us to gather with a warm community for updates on how current events are affecting our democratic system, learn about key federal legislation, and train on concrete actions you can take as an advocate for a better and more beautiful world.
Movement Call: National Day of Action to Stop ICE Warehouse Detention
The Trump administration is converting warehouses across the country into mass detention facilities — and communities are already fighting back. Join Indivisible, Detention Watch Network, and Disappeared in America for a one-hour national training call where you will learn the tactics and strategies to host peaceful actions in defense of immigrants in your community on April 14.
Navigating Climate Justice Work: A Panel with Adamah on Campus, Avodah, and the Workers Circle College Network
Join Avodah, Adamah on Campus, and the Workers Circle for a panel discussion on navigating social justice careers with a focus on climate and environmental justice. You'll hear from our community members on their career trajectories, guidance for young people entering the organizing and non-profit field, and what it means to do this work rooted in Jewish values. Our panelists' work dives into the intersection between social justice and climate activism.
Vigil at Alligator Alcatraz
The Workers Circle has been organizing Florida people of faith and conscience to hold weekly vigils outside Alligator Alcatraz, the notorious state-run detention camp that has been headlining news for its inhumane conditions. Join us for this important moral witness.
Textbanking to Virginia
Join the Workers Circle and the Center for the Common Ground to text Black voters across Virginia with crucial voting information needed to cast their ballots in the special election on redistricting.
Phone Banking
Join the Workers Circle and the Center for Common Ground as we phone bank weekly to reach Black residents of Wisconsin with crucial voter registration information ahead of the Wisconsin Supreme Court Election on April 7.
Let There Be Yiddish / Zol Zayn Yidish Presents: An Online Passover Sing-Along
Join klezmer musician Deborah Strauss and Yiddish teacher Kolya Borodulin for a Passover get-together with songs, stories, and dance in Yiddish and English.
Vigil at Alligator Alcatraz
The Workers Circle has been organizing Florida people of faith and conscience to hold weekly vigils outside Alligator Alcatraz, the notorious state-run detention camp that has been headlining news for its inhumane conditions. Join us for this important moral witness.
First Fridays
First Fridays is our 30-minute monthly, social justice briefing and community building event.
Phone Banking
Join the Workers Circle and the Center for Common Ground as we phone bank weekly to reach Black residents of Wisconsin with crucial voter registration information ahead of the Wisconsin Supreme Court Election on April 7.
Vigil at Alligator Alcatraz
The Workers Circle has been organizing Florida people of faith and conscience to hold weekly vigils outside Alligator Alcatraz, the notorious state-run detention camp that has been headlining news for its inhumane conditions. Join us for this important moral witness.
New York Workers Circle School Passover Seder and Open House
Please join us for a secular seder that is interactive and joyful but also pauses for reflection. We will be both silly and serious, improvising skits on the ten plagues, hiding afikomen, and singing in Yiddish, while also considering what it means to see the liberation of the Jewish people as interconnected to the liberation of all peoples.