Avodah

When our DC Corps Members need a good cup of coffee or a place to get some work done, they have their favorites. Corps Member Oscar’s pick? Zeke’s Coffee—their go-to “work-from-home not-from-home” spot where, as he puts it, they’re “constantly running into each other and tapping each other on the shoulders to surprise each other there.”

DC locals and Avodah alumni, where were your go-to spots during your service year? Drop your city and favorites below!

Promise of Justice Initiative is one of our placement partners where Avodah Corps Members serve. PJI is currently litigating VOTE v. LeBlanc, a class action lawsuit against Angola Prison for the dangerous and degrading practice of the “Farm Line,” a practice rooted in slavery that forces incarcerated people to labor in the fields under armed supervision, in extreme heat, and under threats of punishment.

Yesterday’s ruling confirmed that these conditions are unconstitutional, but the court refused to order lasting protections. Modern day forced labor cannot be normalized. Dignity does not disappear at the prison gates.