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Hey there,

If we haven’t met, hi! My name is Tali deGroot and I’m J Street’s Vice
President of Political & Digital Strategy. When I’m not fighting alongside
each of you for a better approach from Washington toward Israel-Palestine,
you can find me proudly rocking an analog flip phone, organizing the D.C.
"dumb phone" community and urging everyone in my life to spend less time
on their screens (and more time with one another!).

It’s a well-documented fact that social media is driving our society to
extremes, making it harder for us to listen to each other and find common
ground while fueling a loneliness crisis that spans generations.

As advocates for Israeli-Palestinian peace, we understand better than most
how the perpetual blame game and unwillingness to engage with those with
whom we disagree makes conflict resolution impossible, condemning us to a
horrific, intractable status quo.

[ [link removed]- ]That’s why I’m urging you to ditch the doom scrolling and join me and
thousands of other pro-Israel, pro-peace, pro-democracy supporters in
Washington, D.C. from February 28 to March 3! We’ll learn, advocate and,
most importantly, be in community together.

I’ve been active with J Street for nearly 15 years. Despite how exhausting
this work can be, convening with folks who share my values gives me the
hope and energy I need to keep going. 

I believe it’s a radical pro-democracy act to choose community over
division, gathering over loneliness and collective advocacy over
click-tivism. There is no saving our democracy without a true reckoning
with the corrupting nature of our devices, and that starts with each of us
choosing to look up from our screens and engage with our communities.

The only way we’ll make progress on advancing our values is by cutting
through the noise and really listening – so I hope you’ll join us to be
part of something special. 

[ [link removed]- ]Register today using the code "gather" for 30% off – don’t miss this
chance to recharge in real life with real people!

Onwards,

Tali deGroot
VP of Political & Digital Strategy, J Street


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