"#NewYork #lawmakers rolled a proposal for a 50-foot “#bufferzone” around #Jewish #dayschools and community centers into the state budget on Tuesday.

#SamSutton, a #Democratic state #senator who is Jewish, stated that “after the horrific incident outside #ParkEast #Synagogue, I became the first #legislator to introduce this proposal.”

“Today, buffer zone protections were included in the final #statebudget,” he said.

#NoamAbrahams, #Sutton’s communications director, told JNS that the proposal was included in the budget bill that’s being discussed in session.

“Although that means it hasn’t technically passed both houses yet, I’ve never seen a budget bill not pass once it was on the floor,” #Abrahams told JNS."

https://jewishpress.com/ny-legislators-add-buffer-zone-around-jewish-schools-into-state-budget-proposal/

"The #students crowded around the rink, shouting encouragement at the #robots racing to scoop up red- and blue-colored balls.

As the scoreboard showed the clock winding down, the robots scooted to park in a designated spot for bonus points at the end of the round.

The referee shouted out the score — 45 points for the blue team to red team’s 15 — and commanded the contestants, “Take your robots,” as the clock hit zero. The blue team cheered.

The event was an annual #robotics competition for #Jewish students held by the Center for Initiatives in Jewish #Education (#CIJE), a #nonprofit that boosts #science, #technology, #engineering and #math (#STEM) programs in Jewish #dayschools, as the field becomes more of a priority — and faces challenges — in the expanding Jewish #school system."

https://www.timesofisrael.com/214-robots-take-the-field-at-us-national-competition-for-jewish-schools/

Dr. Marie Wilson, former Commissioner, #truthandreconciliation Commission of Canada starts morning at #wicihitowinyxe .

There are 100s in conference room & she asked those who went to #residentialschools or #dayschools to stand up & be acknowledged. About 25 people stood.

Then, an experience I have never had before. Dr. Wilson asked #intergenerationalsurvivors to stand - I stood, alongside about 50 others, to be acknowledged.

She noted there were more intergenerational survivors in the room than survivors.

She spoke of the importance of our lived experiences, our knowing, and responsibility to ensure our history is never forgotten.

#Reconciliation is not just for and about Indigenous peoples. It is for everybody. We all own our past and we must all own our future.

Bearing witness to something important is Spiritual work, it is sacred work.

Through witnessing, the event is validated.

Witnessing calls for more than momentary physical presence. It calls on you to act. How will you remember this day?

Witnessing takes kind hearts, to feel the other.

We are survivors for life - we expect you to be witnesses for life.