She works for the Workmen's Circle down the way. It's like five minutes from us. She does organizing around young Jewish social justice activities. So do we.
This past week, she and I went to a May Day rally together. We talked about our fundraising campaign for the local Muslim community's new Roxbury mosque. We went to a discussion of a group called the Jewish Organizing Initiative where we talked about building power for progressive young Jews both within the larger Boston Jewish community and in Massachusetts politics more generally. And this Sunday we're co-sponsoring a discussion about anti-Semitism on the left and how to address it, with a really thoughtful speaker coming to present.
But what I like about Lauren -- and the real reason for my appreciation -- is that through this organizing and community-building work, we've become great friends. Over the past week I was having tough times with my girl, and Lauren both took care of me and offered to play with Danielle to make her feel better. We're having a game night tonight. And tomorrow we're going to Jamaica Plain's Wake Up the Earth festival with a bunch of other kids, helping to raise some $ for some good liberal causes and (I hope) eating some fried dough.
In conclusion, Lauren rocks.
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