Voting rights are a priority for NCJW and our allies across the country. Click here (https://www.ncjw.org/act/action/support-the-for-the-people-act-s1-in-the-senate/) to call your U.S. Senator and ask for support for the For the People Act.

Or join Jews across the country who will be meeting virtually with their U.S. Senators to advocate in support of the For the People Act and the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act as part of the Reform Movement’s Racial Justice Campaign. These two bills will protect the right to vote and dismantle an unequal system that has long prevented every voice from being heard in our democracy. Meetings with Senators from 19 states have already been scheduled. 

California congregations will meet virtually with Senator Alex Padilla’s Office on Monday, August 2 at 12 pm and with Senator Dianne Feinstein’s Office on Thursday, August 5 at 10 am.

Register for the meeting with Senator Padilla’s Office August 2 at 12 pm (participants will join at 11:30 am): rac.org/Padilla-mtg

Register for the meeting with Senator Feinstein’s Office August 5 at 10 am (participants will join at 9:30 am): rac.org/Feinstein-mtg

The City of Long Beach is exploring the idea of establishing a Woman’s Commission, joining Berkeley, Carson, Compton, Glendale, Los Angeles, Pasadena, Santa Monica and West Hollywood. Three significant things have recently occurred: 1) there is a majority of women on the Long Beach City Council, 2) The Long Beach Human Relations Commission has refined their focus and, simultaneously, opened the door for a Women’s Commission, and 3) The California Women’s Commission has recognized the overwhelming circumstances women face and the extraordinary compounding demands of covid. 

The Human Relations Commission will be presenting the following panel discussion. Questions will be welcomed and public comment to follow.  Your comments and support would be wholly valuable and appreciated. After the presentation, HRC will be voting on endorsing a Women’s Commission and presenting a letter to the City Council for consideration. Here is the link for the meeting: https://tinyurl.com/Panel4CW

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Go to https://votefwd.org/ncjwca Log in or sign up, but don’t adopt any voters on this screen. Go to View All Active Campaigns and select the Social Campaign

We're writing and stockpiling 1.5 million letters to voters in Virginia in advance of the general elections on November 2. Virginia’s odd-year elections tend to serve as a bellwether for the midterm elections, so boosting turnout is crucial.

FIRST WAVE: We start with a “vote by mail” letter wave, and stockpile those letters until we mail on Saturday, September 18, right when absentee and early in-person voting begin.

SECOND WAVE: When all of those letters are written, we’ll roll out a wave of “please vote” letters, and stockpile those letters until the Saturday, October 16 mail date.

Questions? Email: advocacy@ncjwlongbeach.org

Save the Date: August 28 March On for Voting Rights.

On Saturday, August 28, March On, SEIU, National Action Network and the Drum Major Institute are organizing a “March On for Voting Rights” to demand that legislatures across the country end their push for restrictive voting laws and that Congress pass the For the People Act and the John Lewis Voting Rights Restoration Act. These critical bills will ensure free, fair access to the ballot for every American voter. Marches will be held in Atlanta, Houston, Miami and Phoenix, where voting rights are under attack, and in Washington, DC, where Congress is debating voting rights legislation. To learn more about the March On for Voting Rights, visit www.marchonforvotingrights.org. Stay tuned for how to get involved with NCJW!

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