TJCC is launching a new and exciting Issues Discussion Series bringing together Jewish perspectives, current events and your opinions.

Last year, we held a number of very successful discussions on issues that included Gun Violence, Abortion, the War in Iraq, and Teen Dating and Abuse.  Join us this year as we grow the program to include discussions and rallies on Sudan and Homelessness.

Focus on Sudan:

Teen Articles and Resources

Have a facebook? Add the causes application to show support for the causes you're interested in! Or even start you own!

Topics such as animals, arts & culture, education, environment, health, human services, international, public advocacy, religion, and political campaigns. There are hundreds of causes you can choose from!  

• One click at www.thehungersite.com will help give food to people in the US and around the world!

• A click on their breast cancer site will help fund free mammograms for low-income women!

• A click on their child health site will help get free preventative and corrective treatments for children who could not otherwise receive them--all over the world!

• A click on their literacy site can give free books to children from low-income families!

• A click on their rainforest site helps preserve rainforest land in Ecuador, Mexico, Peru, Paraguay, and other locations world wide!

• A click on their animal rescue site provides food and care for rescued animals currently living in shelters!

  Check out their online stores to benefit causes even more! They're great for gifts! (each site has it's own store)

Other Clickable Sites:

• A click on the Por Los Chicos website will provide food for children in Argentina!

• You can help by clicking for causes at Care2's various websites! Check out their Global Warming Site, Seal Site, Oceans Site, Big Cats Site, Primates Site, Children Site, Pets Site, Stop Violence Site, and Breast Cancer Site!

It's free, so click often to help women, children, animals, and others in need!

Links to Explore

General

JALSA - The Jewish Alliance

Northeast Action

Suburban Justice

Community Change Inc.

United for a Fair Economy

Tolerance.org

Petition Online

United Nations

DoSomething.org

Hunger

The Greater Boston Food Bank

Gaining Ground

The Walk for Hunger

The Hunger Banquet

FreeRice.Com -- SAT prep with a twist

Extreme Global Poverty Flyer

10 Fun&Easy Ideas for Collecting Canned Food

Friends of the World Food Program

Por Los Chicos

The Hunger Site

Children

Cradles to Crayons

Children's' Clothing Exchange

Etgar L'Noar

The Friendship Circle

Best Buddies

Stand Up for Kids

Locks of Love

Make a Child Smile

Collect School Supplies for the Needy

The Child Health Site

The Literacy Site

The Children Site

LGBT

BAGLY

True Colors

Animals

MSPCA

Buddy Dog Humane Society

Save a Dog

The Animal Rescue Site

The Seal Site

The Oceans Site

The Big Cats Site

The Primates Site

The Pets Site

Environment

Stop Global Warming

Top 50 Things to Stop Global Warming

The Rainforest Site

The Global Warming Site

HA'ARETZ

THE JERUSALEM POST

ARUTZ SHEVA-ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS

YE'DIOT ACHRONOT

DRAMA

FREEDOM WRITERS (2007)

CROWN HEIGHTS (2002)

HOTEL RWANDA (2005)

BLOOD DIAMOND (2006)

GIRL, INTERRUPTED (1999)

DOCTOR ZHIVAGO (2002) or (1965)

RADIO (2003)

A RAISIN IN THE SUN (1961)

THIRTEEN (2003)

A WALK TO REMEMBER (2002)

WHAT'S EATING GILBERT GRAPE (1993)

WHITE OLEANDER (2002)

ALL THE PRESIDENT'S MEN (1976)

A CIVIL ACTION (1998)

CRASH (2005)

CORINA, CORINA (1994)

12 ANGRY MEN (1957)

INHERIT THE WIND (1999) or (1960)

PLEASANTVILLE (1998)

DOCUMENTARY

PAPER CLIPS (2004)

AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH (2006)

SUPER SIZE ME (2004)

Israeli-Arab Conflict (BBC)

Dennis Ross' "The Missing Peace"

and on Arafat's Death

Interviews with Thomas Friedman and Dennis Ross

War in Iraq

Jackson Browne "Lives in the Balance"

AntiWar.com

MichaelMoore.com

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THE BUSH RECORD
http://www.fred.net/tds/bushfail2004.html 

BOOKS:

AGAINST ALL ENEMIES: INSIDE AMERICA'S WAR ON TERROR
By Richard Clarke

TRUE LIES
By Anthony Lappe and Stephen Marshall with Ian Inaba (New York: Penguine/Plume) 2004

ATTACK POODLES AND OTHER MEDIA MUTANTS: THE LOOTING OF THE NEWS IN A TIME OF TERROR
By James Wolcott

GAG RULE: ON THE SUPPRESSION OF DISSENT AND STIFLING DEMOCRACY
By Lewis H. Lapham

WORSE THAN WATERGATE: THE SECRET PRESIDENCY OF GEORGE W. BUSH
By John Dean

WHAT'S THE MATTER WITH KANSAS? HOW CONSERVATIVES WON THE HEART OF AMERICA
By Thomas Frank

THE PRICE OF LOYALTY: GEORGE W. BUSH, THE WHITE HOUSE, AND THE EDUCATION OF PAUL O'NEILL
By Ron Suskind

HOUSE OF BUSH, HOUSE OF SAUD: THE SECRET RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE WORLD'S TWO MOST POWERFUL DYNASTIES
By Craig Unger

BUSHWACKED: LIFE IN GEORGE W. BUSH'S AMERICA
By Molly Ivins and Lou Dubose

AMERICAN DYNASTY: ARISTOCRACY, FORTUNE, AND THE POLITICS OF DECEIT IN THE HOUSE OF BUSH
By Kevin Phillips

LOSING AMERICA: CONFRONTING A RECKLESS AND ARROGANT PRESIDENCY
By Robert C. Byrd

BUSHWORLD: ENTER AT YOUR OWN RISK
By Maureen Dowd

IMPERIAL HUBRIS: WHY THE WEST IS LOSING THE WAR ON TERROR
By Anonymous

THE 9/11 COMMISSION REPORT: FINAL REPORT OF THE NATIONAL COMMISSION ON TERRORIST ATTACKS UPON THE UNITED STATES
By National Commission on Terrorist Attacks

RUNNING ON EMPTY: HOW THE DEMOCRATIC AND REPUBLICAN PARTIES ARE BANKRUPTING OUR FUTURE AND WHAT AMERICANS CAN DO ABOUT IT
By Peter G. Peterson

CRIMES AGAINST NATURE: HOW GEORGE W. BUSH AND HIS CORPORATE PALS ARE PLUNDERING THE COUNTRY AND HIJACKING OUR DEMOCRACY
By Robert F. Kennedy

HOW MUCH ARE YOU MAKING ON THE WAR DADDY? A QUICK AND DIRTY GUIDE TO WAS PROFITEERING ON THE BUSH ADMINISTRATION
By William D. Hartung

POLLS:

ZOGBY
www.zogby.com

RASMUSSEN
www.rasmussenreports.com/

Presidential_Tracking_Poll.htm

QUINNIPIAC
http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x271.xml