WESTFIELD, NJ — Six protesters, including four clergy members, who were holding a sit-in at Congressman Leonard Lance’s office in Westfield to support “Dreamers” were arrested Monday, according to Westfield police. The Rev. Ann Ralosky and Rev. John Rogers of First Congregational Church in Montclair, Rabbi Elliott Tepperman of B’nai Keshet in Montclair, Rabbi Faith Joy Dantowitz of B’nai Abraham…
Job Title: Community Organizer Organization: Faith in New Jersey Location: South Jersey (Camden, Gloucester, Burlington, Cumberland & Atlantic Counties) Faith in New Jersey is a network of clergy and congregations working with our allies to advance a racial, immigration and economic justice agenda across the state. …
By Laura Benshoff January 12, 2018 Listen 1:58 Advocates of the New Jersey proposal tout safety as a main advantage, arguing that unlicensed drivers have not been tested on the rules of the road and are less likely to have car insurance. (Andy Kazie/Bigstock) Without a driver’s license, it’s hard to get around, to open a bank account, or to…
EVESHAM — A complaint filed against a man accused of harassing a pastor after he stood up to racism has been put on hold, but support for the reverend is in full swing. Ryan Paetzold, reverend of the Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in Audubon, Camden County, reported earlier this month that he was harassed online by a man who identified himself as a…
Trump’s decision to end DACA for 800,000 young adults pursuing higher education and working to help their families is simply heartless. Donald Trump has a long history of demonstrating to the world not everyone matters. In many cases, he has shown the lives of Black, Brown and poor immigrants and undocumented people matter the least. Donald Trump and leadership in…
We want to thank Pastor Brenda Lumzy-Hick of Mount Calvary Missionary Church in New Brunswick and Rabbi Abraham of Temple Sholom in Scotch Plains for hosting our grassroots leadership trainings over the weekend. This was a powerful moment for people of different faith traditions and moral values to gather together and learn key organizing principles and ways to build more…
NEWARK — At 15, Erich Kussman landed himself in a New Jersey juvenile correctional center for six months on marijuana possession charges. He still recalls the jail’s “deplorable conditions” and his constant state of fear. But Kussman is hoping New Jersey’s next governor will change the tide. Now a 37-year-old Somerville resident, Kussman joined clergy members and faith-based organizations on the Hall…
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NEWARK — The Union City grandfather who galvanized clergy leaders across the state — including the Archbishop of Newark — to fight his deportation, will be able to stay in the U.S. for at least another two months. Immigration officials gave Catalino Guerrero a 60-day extension Friday morning as they review his request to stay his deportation order. The news came as 100 supporters…