NCJW Weekly Advocacy Wrap-Up: May 28
We are excited to share that NCJW CEO Sheila Katz will be speaking at the White House Jewish American Heritage Month event today, May 28th at 10am PT.

The event invitation is below. Please RSVP to receive details on how to join us.

Sincerely,
Barbara Shipnuck, President
NCJW Greater Long Beach & West Orange County
Our own Harriette Ellis is being honored by CLUE
Thursday, June 3 at 5:30 pm

This year's Giants of Justice will be a wonderful online celebration honoring champions in the movement for dignity and economic justice for all. Your support fuels the organized, connected interfaith movement for justice.
RSVP today and help build a society that prioritizes equity and compassion over economics and profiteering.
The Long Beach Independent Redistricting Commission invites you to learn about the 2021 redistricting process and provide testimony about your Community!

Meetings Will Cover:
  • Redistricting Basics
  • Communities of Interest
  • Online Mapping Tool
  • Opportunity to Speak about Your Community

Meetings Begin:
Wednesday, June 2nd, 2021 at 6:00 PM
 
Stream the meetings online:
 
How to Get Involved
Please visit the Redistricting website to sign up to speak at a meeting, submit a Community of Interest Form, or submit a map of your community.

Sign up for updates: bit.ly/RedistrictLB2021
 
To learn more, please visit www.longbeach.gov/redistricting.
If you have any questions, please contact the City Manager’s Office bradley.bounds@longbeach.gov (562-570-6787)
Celebrate World Refugee Day with a Drive-in Movie
Sunday, June 20 at 5:30 pm

Please join the Orange County Jewish Coalition for Refugees and bring your family and friends to The Mess Hall in Tustin for a fun, socially-distanced drive-in movie to celebrate World Refugee Day 2021. We will be showing the film, The Good Lie, starring Reese Witherspoon. Snacks and dinner, as well as raffle tickets, will be available for purchase. Proceeds will help OCJCR continue to assist refugees and asylum seekers. Tickets are limited to the first 120 registrants.

National Council of Jewish Women (NCJW) works all day, every day to advance policies and efforts that have a direct effect on the most vulnerable populations in the United States. In this email, find our top three actions you can take immediately to make a difference.

Sign our two pledges to show your support for expanding abortion access and for getting yourself and helping to get others get vaccinated. Additionally, we are supporting the EACH Act, a bill that would restore abortion coverage in federal health insurance programs. Read below, and click all three links to make your voice heard!

Want to go further? Check out ncjw.org/act to take action on more issues to improve the lives of women, children, and families.
The issue: Every year, there is a major barrier to abortion care in bills that fund the government. This barrier is known as the Hyde Amendment and it denies abortion coverage to anyone enrolled in federal health programs such as Medicaid, Medicare, and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP).
The good news: The Equal Access to Abortion Coverage in Health Insurance (EACH) Act would end these dangerous and discriminatory coverage bans.
Our task: Urge your lawmakers to support the EACH Act. TAKE ACTION NOW

The issue: The COVID-19 pandemic has taken a deadly toll worldwide and has disproportionately affected women. But, it is women who make up a large percentage of the “vaccine hesitant” in our country.
The good news: Life-saving vaccines are now available to the majority of Americans. In Jewish tradition the commandment of Pikuach nefesh — the saving of life — is the most important and supersedes all other laws. We each have the opportunity to save not only our own lives, but the lives of others by getting vaccinated and helping others to do so as well. TAKE ACTION NOW
The issue: The Supreme Court has taken a case that has the potential to overturn Roe v Wade, the landmark case that protects the right to an abortion in the United States. At least 24 states are poised to immediately restrict access to abortion if that happens, which would lead to millions of vulnerable pregnant people struggling to find services, being forced to travel long distances, and spending significant funds they may not have to secure abortion care.
The good news: The Constitution — and public opinion — are on our side! Since 1973, the Supreme Court has affirmed and reaffirmed the constitutional guarantee that each person has the right to choose abortion.  TAKE ACTION NOW