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Alan van Capelle honored among ‘Forward 50’

Steve Lee, Editor11 years ago02 mins

Alan van Capelle was honored today by the Jewish Daily Forward as one of the “Forward 50,” – the newspaper’s annual much-watched list of notable and newsworthy American Jews – in acknowledgment of his career-long activism for social justice and his rising profile in national progressive politics. As the CEO of Bend the Arc: A…

Bend the Arc: ENDA, long-overdue, a critical step toward greater equality

Steve Lee, Editor11 years ago03 mins

Today, Alan van Capelle, CEO of Bend the Arc Jewish Action, issued the following statement on the Senate’s consideration of the Employee Non-Discrimination Act: “Discrimination and intimidation at the workplace is the adult version of schoolyard bullying. It’s wrong, yet through years of inaction, we’ve allowed it to continue to this day. Firing someone based on their…

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Alan van Capelle honored among ‘Forward 50’

Bend the Arc: ENDA, long-overdue, a critical step toward greater equality