Dear Friends and Supporters,
A huge thank you to the many volunteers who turned out to help the Hope not hate campaign in Dagenham. Not only did the BNP make no gains in the borough, it also lost all 12 council seats it had previously held. The campaign was a great example of people from all walks of life coming together in common cause to say, these sort of politics have no place in our society. It made all of us at JCORE proud to have been involved and we are planning to do more with Hope not hate in the very near future.
At the same time we will continue to try and redress the negativity around asylum and immigration issues that dominated the election. A promise to end child detention for immigration purposes is a tremendous start, but a fair and cohesive society must have at its heart a commitment to a fair asylum system.
We will scrutinize any new legislation and remind this government that justice and fairness also applies to refugees and immigrants .
Edie Friedman
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LADY JAKOBOVITS
With the sudden death last week of Lady J, as she was widely known, JCORE has lost not only a patron but also a great friend. She was a most extraordinary woman, a survivor of the Holocaust, whose capacity to be actively concerned for others knew no bounds. Though she was utterly committed to orthodox Judaism, she was not confined by it: she was keen to join our Black Asian Jewish Forum and took great interest in what everyone was up to, attending meetings whenever she could. She was a model for being true to who you are, but at the same time embracing and taking delight in the wider world.
We shall miss her greatly.
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 Wednesday 16th June at St Paul's Church, Long Lane, Finchley N3 2PU (Free parking) 6.30-10pm
Last year's event was such a big hit that we're doing it again. Come and sample a huge range of beauty treatments, from paraffin hand-wax to hot stone massage, at incredibly reasonable prices.
You'll also get a goody bag and a cocktail, and a chance to win beauty vouchers. Proceeds will be shared between JCORE's refugee mothers and toddlers project and the JCC's Darfuri women's mentoring scheme.
Click here to find out more and book your place and your therapies.
We also need volunteers to help on the night and to bake cakes beforehand.
In association with the Jewish Community Centre for London. |
 JCORE Support
We urgently need babygrows and shopping trolleys for the New North London drop-in and other centres for destitute asylum seekers. Please email Caroline if you can help. |
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 The Jewish Council for Racial Equality
Registered Charity 281236
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