FROM: December 17, 2024
Hello! Welcome to the JVP newsletter. These newsletters typically go out every Monday and include actions that JVP Chicago, JVP National, and other allied groups around Chicago are up to, educational resources, and important internal/committee specific updates. If you have an item that you’d like featured in the next newsletter, please add it to our submission doc here or reach out to Charlotte Rosen on Signal or by email (charemrosen@gmail.com).
UPCOMING JVP CHICAGO EVENTS & ACTIONS
JVP Virtual Mass Meeting - this Thursday!
Thursday, December 19th 6:30-8 PM CT, Register here!
The last time we gathered as a full membership, we weren’t sure what the outcome of the U.S. election would be. We were gearing up to push for an arms embargo, an effort that resulted in 19 senators historically voting to block arms sales to Israel. Now, we’re over 400 days into the U.S-backed, Israeli genocide of Palestinians with an election outcome that signals rising authoritarianism. So if you’re feeling hopeless or uncertain about how we move forward together once Trump takes office — you’re not alone. That’s why we’re gathering: to soberly assess the shifting terrain, get clear on strategy, and get organized for the next phase of the work.
This is an excruciating political moment as all of us witness deepening genocide and ethnic cleansing in Palestine, and rising fascism and repression of the Palestine movement in the U.S. Organization and relationships matter the most in this moment. We need to be together. And we're grateful to be joined by movement leaders and partners: Linda Sarsour from MPower Change, Soheir Asaad from RAWA, and Chicago activist & scholar Barbara Ransby, as well as member-leaders from Ohio, NYC, DC, Iowa, Bay Area, and more.
Here’s what the meeting will focus on:
⏺️Grounding: Getting clarity on what’s happening in Palestine and the wider region, and get grounded together in JVP's theory of change.
⏺️Strategy: Hear from JVP leadership and members about which strategies to end the genocide will make the most sense as Trump takes office, and learn how to get involved and take action.
⏺️Prepare for repression: Learn how we stay together in this moment and refuse to be divided, feel connected to a whole organization of people who are in this struggle with you, and refuel ourselves to keep going.
Register here!
Contact your senators and representatives regarding the Antisemitism Awareness Act and the Nonprofit Killer Bill!
Please reach out to your senators and representatives and encourage them to vote no on two bills that will target and repress the Palestine solidarity movement. Use JVP’s easy outreach tool here.
JVP Hanukkah Party - December 28th
Date: Saturday, December 28 (new date!)
Location: Provided upon registration
Time: 6 PM to 9:00 PM
Join us for our annual Hanukkah party potluck! Be inspired as we warm up and rededicate ourselves to the work of liberation. This will be a great chance to meet other JVP folks and see some of the work our committees are doing. Friends and children welcome! Please RSVP here and let us know what you’ll be bringing to share. Latkes, applesauce & sour cream will be provided.
Support JVP-Chicago!
Support JVP-Chicago with a donation here! Your contribution will help pay for action materials, meetings, trainings & other events. A donation of $18 or more, or at least $3 monthly makes you a dues-paying member of JVP National. Members receive opportunities to participate in national conversations, calls & working groups.
JVP CHICAGO RESOURCES
JVP Chicago Calendar - Speaker Request Form - Cohorts
JVP NATIONAL RESOURCES
Action Items - JVP National Newsletter - Become a Dues-Paying JVP Member