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Standing Up to ICE Is a Moral Imperative.
In this powerful op-ed in The Progressive magazine, Ann Toback, CEO of the Workers Circle, draws a chilling parallel between her great uncle’s disappearance during the Holocaust and the current wave of ICE raids targeting noncitizen residents across the U.S. She exposes how federal agents, often aided by local sheriffs, are detaining immigrants without due process, and calls on communities to take action. Through the #DisappearedInAmerica campaign, Toback urges voters to pressure their elected sheriffs to stop cooperating with ICE, warning that these unconstitutional actions threaten not just immigrants — but the future of American democracy itself.
US must end complicity in Gaza’s Humanitarian Crisis
Since our founding in 1900 by Eastern European Jews who came to the United States seeking democratic freedoms and fleeing violence and persecution, again and again we have witnessed how the erosion of democratic norms enables systematic violence and expands conflict. The humanitarian catastrophe unfolding in Gaza right now is both a consequence of and contributor to a global crisis of democratic accountability.
Small Boise Group Tries to Leverage Big Changes for Democracy
A new Democracy Circle uses the model formed by the national Workers Circle movement
In response to the Supreme Court’s ruling in United States v Skrmetti, Ann Toback, CEO of the Workers Circle, released this statement:
Our hearts break today with the Supreme Court’s ruling on United States v. Skrmetti, which upholds a Tennessee ban on gender-affirming care for trans youth.
Workers Circle Joins National Coalition of Civil Rights Organizations to Defend Communities, Resist Government Retaliation, and Reaffirm Commitment to Justice for All
Standing united with millions across the country, we refuse to be silenced or divided as we fight for freedom, dignity, and opportunity for every person.
Ann Toback on iHeartRadio’s Lite FM – Honoring Selma and the Ongoing Fight for Democracy
Our CEO, Ann Toback, spoke powerfully about the Workers Circle’s trip to Selma for the 60th anniversary of Bloody Sunday — and why our fight for voting rights is as urgent as ever.
Listen Back: Ann Toback on Conversations on the Block with Pat Robinson
Our CEO, Ann Toback, recently joined Conversations on the Block on 94.7 and spoke with Pat Robinson to discuss vital democracy and voting rights work,
The Workers Circle joined an amicus brief supporting a Tufts student detained after campus protests, standing for free expression, due process, and student rights.
Jewish Organizations From Across the US Including the Workers Circle File Motion to Submit Amicus Brief in Support of Detained Tufts Student
The Workers Circle joins over 80 organizations in condemning authoritarian overreach of the Trump administration
The Workers Circle has joined a coalition of over 80 national and local organizations to sound the alarm bell about the Trump administration’s embrace of authoritarianism and attacks on our democracy.
The Workers Circle denounces the Trump administration’s abduction of Rumeysa Ozturk, a lawfully present Turkish Ph.D. student and Fulbright Scholar at Tufts, and calls for her immediate release.
On Tuesday, masked federal agents abruptly confronted Rumeysa Ozturk, a Turkish doctoral student at Tufts and a Fulbright scholar on the sidewalk, took her phone, and swept her into an unmarked vehicle. They refused to clearly identify themselves, showed no warrant or badges, and did not tell her why she was being arrested. Despite a court order that she remain in Massachusetts, she is being held in Louisiana in violation of the US Constitution’s guarantee of due process. Her student visa has been cancelled.
The Workers Circle condemns the arrest of Mahmoud Khalil and demands his immediate release.
We unequivocally condemn the arrest of Mahmoud Khalil, a Palestinian American permanent resident and Columbia University graduate student, by ICE without demonstrating a warrant, and we demand his release and the reinstatement of his green card immediately.
WORKERS CIRCLE CONDEMNS PRESIDENT TRUMP’S DAY ONE PARDON OF JANUARY 6 INSURRECTIONISTS
In pardoning loyalists whose actions were in support of his failed candidacy and who aimed to override the will of the voters, he has abandoned the cornerstone commitment to the peaceful transition of power that has defined our nation since its founding.
Upon the re-election of Donald J. Trump to the Presidency and a likely MAGA majority to Congress, Ann Toback, CEO of the Workers Circle released the following statement:
This is not the first time in history that fascists have risen to power through democratic means. We have seen it,resisted it, and overcome it before. We know that when we stand together, we can forge a way forward for freedom, even in the darkest of times.
Henry Winkler Receives Jewish Culture and Activism Award With Daughter Zoe: “We Are Still Here”
Henry Winkler Receives Jewish Culture and Activism Award With Daughter Zoe: “We Are Still Here”
The Workers Circle presented the honor to the father and daughter at a private cocktail ceremony in Calabasas on May 2, 2024.
Must a Jewish Nonprofit Choose Sides? The Workers Circle featured in The NY Times
In case you missed it, the New York Times featured a story about why the Workers Circle has been a force for democracy and human rights in the United States, and has been lighting the way for the Jewish people and “preserving Yiddish identity” for 123 years and counting.
Statement on the Criminal Indictment of Donald Trump for his Attempts to Overturn the Results of the 2020 Election in Fulton County, Georgia
On August 14, Donald Trump and 18 of his associates were indicted in Fulton County, Georgia on criminal charges for their efforts to overturn the 2020 election.
Statement on the Criminal Indictment of Donald Trump for his Attempts to Overturn the Results of the 2020 Election
On August 1, 2023, Donald Trump was indicted on four counts of criminal conspiracy for trying to overturn the results of the 2020 election.
The Workers Circle Responds to the Alarming Efforts to Undermine Democracy in Israel
The Workers Circle has been engaged in a comprehensive campaign to protect democracy and voting rights in the United States. As an organization rooted in Jewish culture and social and economic justice since our inception in 1900, we cannot remain silent about the alarming efforts to undermine democracy in Israel.
Not Above the Law Coalition Reacts to Trump Indictment in Classified Documents Case
Today, after Donald Trump was indicted by the Department of Justice on 37 counts stemming from seven felony charges for willfully retaining documents with national defense information, obstructing efforts by federal agents to recover the documents, and conspiracy, members of the Not Above the Law coalition released the following joint statement:
100+ GROUPS INCLUDING THE WORKERS CIRCLE REPRESENTING TENS OF MILLIONS OF AMERICANS LAUNCH CAMPAIGN CALLING ON CONGRESS TO REIN IN EXTREME SUPREME COURT
As this Supreme Court releases opinions trampling long-standing judicial norms and legal precedent, United for Democracy kicks off with a $1 million ad campaign and multi-state initiative to raise awareness about the Court’s impact on Americans’ lives and freedoms