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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 organized a Jewish community letter to Congress opposing the SAVE Act, a federal voter suppression bill that would disenfranchise tens of millions of eligible American voters.
The Workers Circle organized a Jewish community letter to Congress opposing the SAVE Act, a federal voter suppression bill that would disenfranchise tens of millions of eligible American voters.
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 Applauds the Re-Introduction of the Transformational Democracy Reform Package, the Freedom to Vote Act
The Freedom to Vote Act is a vital democracy package that would create national standards to ensure every American can cast their ballot freely no matter their zip code or political party. It will establish safeguards to prevent election sabotage. It will ban gerrymandering and ensure districts are drawn fairly. It will shine a light on dark money in elections.
Workers Circle Releases Statement from CEO Ann Toback in response to Supreme Court Decision in Moore v. Harper
“Today’s Supreme Court decision in Moore v. Harper is a resounding victory for American Democracy and American voters. The Court reaffirmed the checks and balances that have been hallmarks of our government for more than 200 years.
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: