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JALSA Information: 2005-12-18
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Periodic update from the Jewish Alliance for Law and Social Action. Monday, December 19, 2005. Letter to the Editor:. No ideology in upgrading schools. Appeared in the Boston Globe, Sunday 12/18/05. Dismissing the commitment to equal educational opportunity as "liberal nonsense" is a tragic misunderstanding of how essential public schools are to providing children of all backgrounds and abilities with the skills they need to achieve their potential. Jewish Alliance for Law and Social Action. Equal Marria...
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JALSA Information: 2005-12-04
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Periodic update from the Jewish Alliance for Law and Social Action. Thursday, December 08, 2005. Wal-Mart Subsidizes a Charter School Near You. NEWS FROM CITIZENS FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS . Contact: Paul Dunphy, Marilyn Segal December 8, 2005. Robert Greenwald's expose on Wal-Mart, "The High Cost of Low Price," continues to be shown widely in Massachusetts. Moveon.org has devoted a section of its web site to listing area screenings and provides information on how to schedule a show. Could it be fairly said tha...
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JALSA Information: 2007-07-22
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Periodic update from the Jewish Alliance for Law and Social Action. Wednesday, July 25, 2007. Legislative Letter on Telecom Tax Exemption. Jewish Alliance for Law and Social Action. July 25, 2007. RE: In support of closing the Telecom Tax Loophole. JALSA is part of a coalition of civic, educational, labor, and human services organizations working to close the Telecom Property Tax Loophole because we believe that a tax system that is fair increases public confidence in government and benefits our citizens.
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JALSA Information: 2007-01-07
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Periodic update from the Jewish Alliance for Law and Social Action. Friday, January 12, 2007. Mapping Out Our Future: What Shall We Seek in Fair and Affordable Housing. Keynote Address to 5th Annual Meeting of JALSA by David Harris, Managing Director of the Charles Hamilton Houston Institute for Race and Justice, Harvard Law School (Jan. 7, 2007). It is hard to imagine, but if the court’s decision follows as predicted by the nature of those oral arguments just three years after we observed the 50th anniv...
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JALSA Information: 2006-02-05
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Periodic update from the Jewish Alliance for Law and Social Action. Monday, February 06, 2006. 20/20 Runs Ideological Attack on Public Education. John Stossel continues right-wing presentation. Academic findings and considerable media reporting, from Florida to Arizona to the Northeast, have shown that many, many charter and voucher schools are educationally adrift and financially mismanaged. Yet of the thousands of charter and voucher schools in the country, the program selected only schools with re...
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JALSA Information: 2006-12-31
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Periodic update from the Jewish Alliance for Law and Social Action. Tuesday, January 02, 2007. Equal Marriage Opponents Use Intimidation and Blackmail. Legislators who are lawyers are being threatened that the BBO complaint process will be used if they do not vote on the initiatives. What ever happened to "freedom of conscience" for lawmakers? Since current leadership of the BBO could never respond to potential complaints, the following letter was sent by former bar counsel and assistant bar counsel.
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JALSA Information: 2006-01-01
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Periodic update from the Jewish Alliance for Law and Social Action. Wednesday, January 04, 2006. President Bush believes he has right to bypass torture law. Bush could bypass new torture ban. Waiver right is reserved. By Charlie Savage, Globe Staff January 4, 2006. WASHINGTON - When President Bush last week signed the bill outlawing the torture of detainees, he quietly reserved the right to bypass the law under his powers as commander in chief. Click here for the full article. Posted by JALSA at 1:24 PM.
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JALSA Information: 2007-03-18
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Periodic update from the Jewish Alliance for Law and Social Action. Thursday, March 22, 2007. Coalition for Comprehensive Immigration Reform letter. March 9, 2007. Dear President Bush and Members of Congress,. As the debate on immigration reform begins in earnest in the 110th Congress,. The undersigned organizations urge you in the strongest possible terms. To enact workable comprehensive immigration reform this year. Our message. Is simple: get it done, do it right, and make it work. System requires a b...
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JALSA Information: 2007-01-21
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Periodic update from the Jewish Alliance for Law and Social Action. Tuesday, January 23, 2007. JALSA Calls for Congressional Reclaim of Constitutional Responsibilities Relative to any Military Deployment. In 2001, Congress gave President Bush an Authorization for the Use of Military Force to combat those responsible for the 9/11 attacks, and the President has used that authority to wage war in Iraq, which was not responsible for the attacks. Posted by JALSA at 12:36 PM. JALSA Health Issues Blog.
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JALSA Information: 2005-11-13
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Periodic update from the Jewish Alliance for Law and Social Action. Saturday, November 19, 2005. Seven Jewish Social Justice Groups Oppose Alito. Seven Jewish Organizations have indicated their Opposition to the Nomination of. Judge Samuel Alito for Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court. Judge Alito is an activist judge who legislates from the bench, often limiting legislative efforts that would end discrimination and protect individuals. We ask that our Senators take seriously their right and duty...
