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Zioness Open Letter to Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Pulling out of event honoring the late Yitzhak Rabin

Dear Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, There is so much about you that inspires, activates, and empowers so many American Jews, who overwhelmingly share your passion in the fight for social, racial, economic, gender and environmental justice. Your leadership means so much to young women, especially women of color, who could previously never see themselves as national …

Zioness Statement on Breonna Taylor Grand Jury Indictments

Just because the grand jury spoke, doesn’t mean we are done speaking for Breonna Taylor. The justice system didn’t mess this up. The justice system was designed to come to this conclusion. The justice system does not value all lives equally. That’s why we must declare, and commit, that Black Lives Matter. Breonna’s case demonstrates …

Zioness Statement on the Passing of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg

As Zionesses all over the country sat down to celebrate a new year, with new hopes and dreams, and new opportunities, we heard the news that Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the first Jewish woman on the Court, passed away at 87. She was a tireless fighter for equity and equality, overcoming decades of …

Zioness Statement on Bigoted Attacks on ADL

Zioness statement on bigoted attacks against the ADL – Anti-Defamation League (share with #ZionessSpeaksForMe) Today is the three year anniversary of the Unite the Right Rally, in which neo-Nazis with tiki torches stormed the streets of Charlottesville, Virginia chanting violent anti-Jewish and anti-Black slogans, and murdered an innocent woman, Heather Heyer. It’s also the three year anniversary of …

Zioness Statement on SCOTUS Ruling on ACA Contraceptive Mandate

Zioness is disheartened and angered by today’s SCOTUS decision. In determining that, under the Affordable Care Act, employers can invoke “religious freedom” to refuse to provide contraceptive coverage to employees, the Court puts the fate of thousands of women’s reproductive freedom and bodily integrity and autonomy at significant risk. There is no one––no politician, no …

Zioness Statement on NFL player DeSean Jackson’s Anti-Jewish Commentary

On Monday, NFL Player DeSean Jackson of the Philadelphia Eagles shared a vile antisemitic quote on his Instagram account, which was falsely attributed to Adolf Hitler. The quote began, “because the white Jews [know] that the Negroes are the real children of Israel and to keep [America’s] secret the Jews will blackmail America. [They] will extort America, …