About Washington Institute 2025: Together We Rise
Together We Rise
Raise your voice in our nation’s capital May 18–20, 2025.
Join National Council of Jewish Women for a transformative three-day experience where we will build our skills, celebrate our achievements, and amplify our voices.
At this three-day experience, you will:
- Deepen your knowledge of today’s most pressing issues
- Strengthen advocacy and leadership skills
- Connect with changemakers
- Honor impactful leaders
- Network with people from across the country
- Celebrate the NCJW movement
- Take your message to Congress
Washington Institute Schedule
Schedule is subject to change
Sunday, May 18
Foundation & Focus – Aligning from Within
9:00 am – 6:00 pm
Registration
11:00 am – 6:00 pm
Feminist Marketplace
1:00 pm – 2:30 pm
Washington Institute Opening
3:00 pm – 3:45 pm
Business Model Breakout
4:00 pm – 4:45 pm
Business Model Breakout
5:30 pm – 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:15 pm – 9:30 pm
Washington, DC premiere of Colleyville and Panel
Monday, May 19
Celebration, Recognition, & Impact – Honoring Leaders & Driving Change
7:00 am – 8:30 am
Breakfast
8:00 am – 12:00 pm
Registration
8:00 am – 12:00 pm
Feminist Marketplace
8:30 am – 10:30 am
Cohort Gatherings
10:45 am – 11:45 am
Workshop Options:
- Preparing for Politically Motivated Attacks Workshop
- Bridging the Gap: Real Relationships Across Difference Workshop
- Digital Organizing 101 Workshop
12:00 pm – 2:30 pm
Lunch
Section Leader Awards
Changemakers Plenary
2:45 pm – 4:00 pm
Lobby Day Prep
6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
RiSE UP! Celebrating Extraordinary Leaders
(Ticket included in Washington Institute registration)
Tuesday, May 20
Action & Advocacy – Amplifying our Voices
6:00 am – 8:00 am
Help Desk
6:30 am – 8:00 am
Breakfast
7:45 am
Travel to Capitol Hill
8:30 am
Group photo
9:00 am – 2:00 pm
Lobby Visits
2:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Closing Program
Speakers and Panelists
Ariana Abadian-Heifetz
Engagement Manager, KONU
Josh Albert
Associate Partner, KONU
Anna Aurilio
Federal Campaign Director, Economic Security Project
Rep. Rebecca (Becca) Balint
(D-VT)
Ellen Buchman
Chief Field Engagement Officer, NCJW
Rabbi Charlie Cytron-Walker
Rabbi, Temple Emanuel, Winston-Salem, NC
Rep. Diana DeGette
(D-CO)
Angela Ferrell-Zabala
Executive Director, Moms Demand Action
Rep. Lois Frankel
(D-FL)
Rep. Laura Friedman
(D-CA)
Paula Garret
NCJW Board Director
Laura Monn Ginsburg
President, NCJW
Fatima Goss Graves
President and CEO, National Women’s Law Center
Brittany Hacker
Bolder Advocacy Counsel, Alliance for Justice
Margaret Huang
President and CEO, Southern Poverty Law Center
Rep. Sara Jacobs
(D-CA)
Sheila Katz
CEO, NCJW
Emily Kuvin
NCJW Board Director and Washington Institute Co-Chair
Rep. Jennifer McClellan
(D-VA)
Dani Menkin
Producer, Colleyville
Tim Mooney
Senior Counsel, Alliance for Justice
Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton
(D-DC)
Dr. Deitra Reiser
Founder, Transform for Equity
Sen. Jacky Rosen
(D-NV)
Beth Salamon
NCJW Board Director and Washington Institute Co-Chair
Liz Schrayer
President, Schrayer & Associates
Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz
(D-FL)
Sen. Elissa Slotkin
(D-MI)
Francoise Stovall
Senior Strategist, Greater Good Strategies
Maya Wiley
President and CEO of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights and The Leadership Conference Education Fund
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Washington Institute 2025: Together We Rise includes a special event on Monday, May 19: RiSE UP! Celebrating Extraordinary Leaders.
During this unforgettable evening, NCJW will honor trailblazing champion for women, children, and families Senator Cory Booker.
A ticket to RiSE UP! is included with Washington Institute registration.
Individual RiSE UP! tickets are also available for purchase.
Very special thanks to the sponsors of
Washington Institute 2025: Together We Rise.