Amanda Berman, executive director of Zioness, said, “There is no reasonable comparison between lobbying entities like the NRA and the fossil fuel industry––organizations focused on leveraging influence to generate profit––and a nonprofit organization advocating for the security of a marginalized community. There are approximately 14.5 million Jews on the face of the earth––about 6.5 million …
Many went online to send support to the actor including Empire creator Lee Daniels, African-American Rights Group theGrio.com, the Anti-Defamation League and Jewish progressive group Zioness, among others.
By January 2018, I had serious concerns about comments made by the national co-chairs, Linda Sarsour, Carmen Perez, Tamika Mallory and Bob Bland, now operating as Women’s March Inc. But this march was locally organized, led by the inspiring Mercy Mergenfield. I came carrying a Zioness poster to show my support for women’s rights, civil …
“Your speech is inhibited by this concept that any words you say may offend somebody, and we have to get over that. We have to say look we’re doing the best that we can,” Siemionko said. “I have to be careful with my wording because it will get picked apart. That’s the society we live …
Helpful Resources (from the author at the bottom of her article): Zioness Teach-In Discusses Difficulties in Being Progressive Zionist
