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Campaign stop in Phoenix for President Trump draws large crowds of supporters - Northeast Valley News - February 2020

​Pro-refugee resolution passes Arizona Senate after push from local activists - Cronkite News - February 2020

Protests planned for Trump rally in Phoenix at coliseum - February 2020

Arizona Jews for Justice, a Jewish social justice organization, will be joining Puente for the "Reject Hate" protest and march... "Our faith drives us to be people who stand up for the morality of what’s right," Eddie Chavez Calderon said. "The Jewish people know what it feels like to be marginalized and oppressed."

Arizona Jews for Justice honors pastor, state rep as allies - Jewish News of Greater Phoenix -
​January 2020

Arizona Jews for Justice and AZ Resist host vigil outside of ICE field office - Downtown Devil - December 2019
"We now see that in this upcoming holiday season, ICE has ripped away families and has not allowed them to spend their holiday season with family members,” said Eddie Chavez, who is the campaign organizer for Arizona Jews for Justice.

Interfaith vigil held after mass shooting - Phoenix Jewish News - August 2019

'We must demand change': Phoenix leaders call for action at vigil honoring shooting victims - Arizona Republic - August 2019
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Lights For Liberty Candlelight Vigil - North East Valley News - July 2019

Progressive Churches Challenge the Hard-Line Conservative Evangelical Narrative on Immigration - REAL News Network
​ - July 2019

Immigration Detention Center Conditions Cause Massive Outcry  - REAL News Network - July 2019

​More Details Emerge About Horrible Conditions at Immigration Detention Centers - REAL News Network - July 2019

Trump Is Dumping Asylum Seekers on American Streets—but Solidarity Activists Are Fighting Back - The Nation - July 2019

Phoenix groups denounce border and immigration detention conditions - AZ Daily Mirror - July 2019

Arizona se suma al llamado para cerrar centros de detención - Telemundo - July 2019

Fred Barlam, a member of Arizona Jews For Justice's Steering Committee & the Co-Chair of Arizona Jews for Justice's Voter Registration Committee,  speaks against police brutality! - June 2019 - 12 News Phoenix

New generation of dreamers gears up for fights, hopes for wins - June 2019 - Arizona Mirror

Jewish social justice groups hold rally at ICE field office, protest deaths of six children - Jewish News of Greater Phoenix -
​June 2019

"Welcoming the stranger with hot food, scissors and applause" - LA Times - June 2019

Migrants Stranded By ICE Get Help From Underground Network  - AJ+ - May 2019

Jewish volunteers assist asylum seekers - Jewish News of Greater Phoenix - May 2019

B’nai David-Judea Brings Aid to Arizona Asylum-Seekers - Jewish Journal - Jan. 2019 

Arizona Jews for Justice Helps Asylum Seekers Released from Detention Centers - Jewish News of Greater Phoenix - Jan. 2019

Despite the recent hate crime attacks, the Phoenix community stays unified - State Press - Oct. 2018

Rallying Against Trump, These Are Not Your Parents’ Orthodox Rabbis - Ha'aretz - Aug. 2018

Welcoming The Stranger Is A Core Principle Of Judaism - New York Jewish Week - June 2018

Valley Jewish groups stand in solidarity with Dreamers - Cronkite News - March 2018

​Arizona Jewish Groups Rally Today to Support Dreamers - Public News Service - Feb. 2018

Passover guides serve up a side of social justice for the seder table - Times of Israel - March 2017

Jewish Groups’ Efforts to Help Refugees Continue - Jewish News of Greater Phoenix -  Feb. 2017

A Call to Welcome Refugees - Jewish News of Greater Phoenix - Nov. 2016