Let's Go (Fight Fascism) Brandon! A JCA fundraiser

Hello friends and family! This week I am raising money for Jewish Community Action, my place of work.

A lot of y'all may be unsure of what my job actually is- and let me tell you, it is pretty cool.

What do I do?

As the Combating Hate organizer, I have the incredible privilege of getting to educate people about fascism and the threats it poses to all of us. Yes that may sound scary or exhausting but seeing the real differences it makes for attendees is so uplifting and fantastic. In the last year I've run a dozen-plus trainings for nearly 1,000 people about the basics of these issues. This includes community groups, churches, synagogues, high school classes and even government agency staffs! Since I started in early 2020, I've trained several thousand people and done nearly 50 trainings!

What's the best part?

My absolute favorite part of this work is running our free quarterly book clubs, where we examine texts together over the course of weeks and apply what we learn to the real world. Just last month, the author of one of the books we have studied even joined us for an evening of conversation! 

What's next?

Next year I'm planning on bringing more authors, artists, researchers, activists, and even TikTok creators to share their stories, skills and talents with our members- and JCA can't do that without contributions from friends like you! After all, these incredible folks from around the country deserve to be paid!

Ok, but what else does JCA do?

JCA is not only important to me (having a job is nice!), the organization plays such an important role in building the just, equitable Minnesota that we all know is possible; From tenant organizing in our Housing Justice work, to fighting the injustices of our legal system through our Decriminalizing Communities work. With your donation, you will be supporting deep coalition building that helps makes our communities more resilient and connected in the fight against fascism.