Workers Circle Joins National Coalition of Civil Rights Organizations to Defend Communities, Resist Government Retaliation, and Reaffirm Commitment to Justice for All

April 21, 2025

We, the undersigned nonpartisan civil rights organizations representing millions of people of every background in every zip code across America, exist to serve our communities, protect rights, and advance opportunity for all. Today we face a campaign by the government to silence and isolate us, stop us from doing our jobs, and hurt the people we serve. The administration has made clear it will attack organizations that speak truth to power, defend the vulnerable, petition and sue the government, preserve and share knowledge, and fight for our freedoms. They want us to fight alone, hoping we’ll stay silent as others are targeted. Not us.

Today, we commit to stay united in our shared vision for opportunity, prosperity, dignity, belonging and for the rights and justice necessary to ensure them.

We represent people who are Black, White, Latino, Asian and Indigenous, from cities, suburbs, and rural communities, people with disabilities, LGBTQ+ people, workers, women, immigrants, and people of all ethnicities, faiths, ages and backgrounds. Our organizations exist because all people need and deserve:

Good healthcare

Dignity at work, fair wages, and the right to join a union

Freedom to learn our full history and celebrate our cultures

Access to high-quality public schools, colleges, and universities

Housing we can afford

Access to a lawyer and to see a judge when we have been treated unjustly

Clean air and water in our communities

The right to vote and have our votes counted

Freedom from discrimination, no matter our identity

Enough food to eat

Care for our loved ones

The freedom to decide when or how we start or define family

Privacy and the protection of our most sensitive information

Read the full letter here.

About the Workers Circle

Celebrating its 125th anniversary in 2025, the Workers Circle is a national Jewish social justice organization founded by Eastern European immigrants who came to the United States fleeing autocracy and persecution and seeking democratic freedoms and economic opportunities. That history drives the organization’s work for an inclusive democracy and social equality today. Through strategic and impactful social justice initiatives, vibrant Yiddish language classes and programs, and interactive educational activities, the Workers Circle powers a growing multigenerational community of 150,000+ activists creating meaningful social change, building transformative coalitions and demanding a multiracial multicultural democracy for all. Learn more at www.circle.org.

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