Detroit Jews For Justice

RSVP to upcoming events at www.detroitjewsforjustice.org/events. See you soon!

This meeting will include a presentation from No New Jails.

More info coming soon!

Southeast Michigan Jobs with Justice (SEMJWJ) is coordinating this year's Labor Day march. You're invited to march with the DJJ contingent. Details about timing, meetup location, and parking are forthcoming. RSVP below to stay in the loop.

SEMJWJ proposes that marching in large numbers in this year’s Detroit Labor Day March can mark the first step toward a labor-community unity, as inspired by Jim Hightower and Sen. Paul Wellstone’s motto, “We all do better when we all do better.”

Imagine: “We All Do Better When …"

• “we raise the minimum wage”
• “when everybody has health care”
• “when unions are stronger"
• “when we create Green Jobs”
• “when everybody has clean, affordable water"
• “when we have justice for all”

RSVP below for updates about the march!

Join us for DJJ's Inaugural Myra Wolfgang Awards Evening

Thursday, September 19th, 6 - 9PM

NextEnergy 461 Burroughs, Detroit

DJJ is establishing the Wolfgang Awards to honor those who have shown principled tenacity in pursuit of justice. Thank you for joining us for this evening and for the long haul. We can do so much more with your generous support and belief in our work.

Myra Wolfgang, "The Battling Belle of Detroit"

The Jewish Historical Society of Michigan (JHSM) describes Myra Wolfgang as one of the nation’s first women union organizers. A child of Eastern European immigrants, Wolfgang was training at art school during the Great Depression when she had to turn to labor organizing out of necessity. Wolfgang played critical roles in the Woolworths' strike, in several organizing drives throughout Detroit's service industries, and eventually Michigan's first minimum wage law. We are blessed to stand on her shoulders.

This year, we're honoring Selma Goode & Sylvia Orduño

Selma Goode has organized students, mothers, grocery workers, and fellow Democratic Socialists. Sylvia Orduño has deep roots as an anti-poverty advocate and organizer for water, housing, and environmental justice. We are moved by their fierce leadership and are thrilled to host them as honored guests, and as our local movement heroes. 

Ticket Information

We offer our volunteers a comp'd ticket. Please contact our Organizer for Culture & Resources to sign up for a volunteer role.

Join our Host Committee!

Place an Ad in the Program Book 

See more details about ads and the process for placing an ad here.  The deadline for placing an ad is August 19th.

Can't Make It to the Awards? 

We would still really appreciate your help to make the event a success!  Here are three ways to support us without attending:

• Be a member of the Host Committee - we'd be delighted to have you even if you can't attend! See above for details.
• Place an ad or a shoutout in the program book - see above for details.
• Sponsor someone who can't afford a ticket - just buy a ticket above, then email Valeriya and say that you'd like to donate your ticket. 

Gratitude to our Growing List of Sponsors

Our sponsors make this event and our long-term sustainability possible. We are deeply grateful for their belief and investment in our work, and we are humbled by their leadership in our community. 

Black Dog Farms

Dr. Roslyn Abt Schindler

Your gift over $36.00 on the occasion of the Wolfgang Awards to Detroit Jews for Justice via our fiscal sponsor, Congregation T’chiyah, a tax-exempt 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, is tax-deductible as allowed by law.