Tikkun Olam

Tikkun Olam Committee Meeting | Second Tuesday 7pm via Zoom

Join the Tikkun Olam Committee every second Tuesday of the month to discuss ways to get involved with Tikkun Olam projects. Come ready to work for justice together!

Zoom Meeting ID: 868 8482 3678 Passcode: JUSTICE

Email Sasha, Tikkun Olam Chair, for more info.

Ongoing Tikkun Olam Efforts at KHN

Support Afghan & Other Refugees

Donate to support local resettlement organizations:
Jewish Family Service
Afghan American Community of Washington
Afghan Health Initative

Buy wish list items:
JFS Refugee & Immigrant Services’ Amazon Wish List

Volunteer:
Contact Kara Schoonmaker to let her know you are interested in joining a KHN volunteer effort to support incoming refugees.

Support Our Sponsored Family — Ongoing

Please support our sponsored family! Donations needed.

The family needs a variety of household, food, clothing items, and gift cards. Please contact execdir@khnseattle.org to find out how you can help.

Support Detained Migrants: Things Busy People Can Do

Donate to support AidNW (Advocates for Immigrants in Detention) in Tacoma
Volunteer weekly or monthly at AidNW’s Tacoma Welcome Center
Collect backpacks, jackets, clothing and toiletries and deliver to AidNW
Train and volunteer to offer support (“accompany”) to local migrants as they navigate local institutions. Sign up to accompany migrants via The Action Network, or contact Briana Brannan (Church Council of Greater Seattle) for more information
Raise money for the Fair Fight Bond Fund for detained immigrants
Donate airline miles to migrants through Miles 4 Migrants

FOOD JUSTICE:
Serving lunch at WIN White Center

Join in the Welcome Table as KHN prepares meals for our West Seattle neighbors.

Casseroles and hearty fare are menu favorites! (If you are able to stay to volunteer after you drop off food, or have questions, please contact Lavinia.)

2023 WIN LUNCHES

Saturdays March 25th, May 27th, September 9th, Decemeber 9th

Food drop off between 11:15-11:30AM at the kitchen window of the

Body of Christ Church in White Center: 1320 SW 102nd St, Seattle, WA 98146

Thank you to Lavinia for organizing us for this important mitzvah!

For more information, please email WIN Luncheon coordinator Lavinia Touchton. Thank you!

Supply Collection

KHN and Alki UCC will continue to collect donations of food, hygiene and personal items for people in need for distribution on Saturdays in White Center. The donation box is in the KHN lobby. The list of requested items is below.

Do you work at a place like Costco? Starbucks? Safeway? If you have the connections or personal wherewithal to get any of these items in bulk, please let us know at tikkunolam@khnseattle.org.

This is the list of requested items:

soap, deodorant, feminine hygiene products
toothbrushes, toothpaste, floss
socks, hats, gloves, reading classes
fleece blankets
flashlights
cloth shopping bags, gallon Ziplock bags
fruit cups, protein bars, custard cups, bags of snack mix
pens, word search books, decks of cards
markers, crayons, coloring books, generic gifts for children

Past Events

Below are some of our past or annual KHN social justice focused activities!

WIN Luncheons

Annual Warm Clothing Drive | Annually in December

2nd Annual Driedel Dash to Benefit HIAS | Kislev each year!

Every Vote Counts | Voter Engagement Summer Fall Annually

Annual Food Drive | Rosh Hashanah to Yom Kippur

KHN Uygher Information & Action Event

On May 25th, 2020, KHN’s Tikkun Olam Committee presented a special Information & Action event with a panel led by Professor Sandra Silberstein of the University of Washington. Join KHN members and friends in the greater community to learn about the current and growing violence against the Uygher Muslim population in China, and how we can act to ensure a world without genocide.

Live Greener: Greener Cleaners

Jewish Disability Justice Month Kabbalat Shabbat

Yom Kippur Afternoon Social Justice Workshop 5781: A Conversation with Eric Ward

A nationally recognized expert on the relationship between authoritarian movements, hate violence, and preserving inclusive democracy, Eric brings over 30 years of leadership in community organizing and philanthropy to his roles as Western States Center’s Executive Director, Senior Fellow with Southern Poverty Law Center, and Senior Advisor with Race Forward. Since Eric took the helm in 2017, Western States Center has become a national hub for innovative responses to white nationalism, antisemitism, and structural inequality, towards a world where everyone can live, love, worship, and work free from fear. Eric is the author of multiple written works credited with key narrative shifts, including “Skin in the Game: How Antisemitism Animates White Nationalism.”

KHN Talks BLM