Jane Califf

Jane Califf is a retired educator and passionate community activist. Her activism dates back to her teenage years when she participated in the Youth Marches for Integrated Schools during the Civil Rights Movement and protested against nuclear bomb testing alongside her mother. As an elementary school teacher in the 1960s, she actively worked to improve the education system in New York City, participating in various movements, including the Teachers Committee for Peace in Vietnam.

In the 1970s, Jane co-founded the Anti-Displacement Committee in Brooklyn, advocating for tenant rights and preventing unfair evictions. Her commitment to education continued into the 1980s and 90s, where she served as an adult education literacy instructor, a teacher in an alternative high school, and the Director of Outreach in the Department of Urban Education at Rutgers/Newark N.J.

Drawing from her extensive teaching experience, Jane authored a book titled "How to Teach Without Screaming, Inspiring Stories, Insights, and Strategies to Help You and Your Students Thrive."

In more recent years, she has actively participated in the NJ Peace Action and the environmental movement, particularly focusing on addressing the climate crisis caused by fossil fuel pollution. As the secretary of 350NJ-Rockland and the coordinator of the Bloomfield Citizens Solar Campaign, she strives to implement solar panels on public buildings and schools in her NJ town. Jane sees this project as a way to provide hope to the youth for a sustainable and peaceful future.

Married to fellow activist Ted Glick, both are proud parents to their son and daughter-in-law, who are inspiring filmmakers, along with their 3-year-old son. Jane continues her commitment to making a positive impact on the world even in her retirement.