NCJW Weekly Advocacy Wrap-Up:
Friday, March 11, 2022
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In this issue...
HIAS Refugee Shabbat – Temple Israel – TONIGHT
NCJW Feminist Celebration of Purim – Tuesday 4:30 pm
OC Housing Advocacy Virtual Program – Tuesday 6 pm
LWV LB Program on Youth Resources –
Wednesday, March 16th at 6 pm
Learn More About Welcome Circles – Friday, March 18 at 10 am
NCJW Action Alert – Supreme Court – Momnibus
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HIAS Refugee Shabbat at Temple Israel
TONIGHT
Friday, March 11, 7 pm
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Following services, Temple Israel will welcome Joe Goldman, the Los Angeles-based Community Engagement Director for HIAS (Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society).
The focus will be on the current crisis in Ukraine and a Q&A session will follow.
All services are available in person as well. All members and guests should follow the Temple's advertised COVID protocols to attend in person. Masks are required in the Temple building.
Did you miss the HIAS Refugee Shabbat webinar on Sunday? If you would like to watch it now, or share it with your friends and colleagues, you can access the full recording here.
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Not the Patriarchy’s Purim: A Feminist Celebration
Tuesday, March 15, 4:30 pm
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Join NCJW CEO Sheila Katz, NCJW Scholar in Residence Danya Ruttenberg, and special guest April Baskin, founder of Joyous Justice LLC, for a feminist Purim celebration! We’ll nosh some Hamantaschen (purchase or bake your own) and hear an English megillah reading focusing on Vashti as the original silence breaker and Esther as our original #MeToo shero.
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Housing Policy Made Simple:
Making Room for New Housing
through Changes in Zoning
Tuesday, March 15, 6 - 7:30 pm
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In this session of Housing Policy Made Simple, Cesar Covarrubias from the Kennedy Commission, Elizabeth Hansburg from People for Housing/OC YIMBY, and Tim Shaw from the Housing Champions Advocacy Network will present information on the zoning changes that many cities in Orange County will need to make in the next year to implement their Housing Elements and meet their housing goals.
It is important that advocates mobilize quickly to support their city councils in making these changes that will enable the development of new supportive and affordable housing. Bring questions about your city and we’ll answer as many as we can!
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Panel Youth Discussion
Wednesday, March 16, 6:30 pm
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The LWVLBA Criminal Justice Reform Committee will host an
informative event via Zoom focused on resources for youth.
Panelists will include:
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Utilia Guzman rom BCC Justice Scholars, and training programs, Youth@Work, the Communities Beautification Project, and WIOA Youth Academies.
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Sonia De La Torre-Iniguez, Linda Nayeli Olmos from BCC Justice Scholars and Dr. Adrian Huerta of USC will speak about their work helping gang-associated youth get to college, "Expanding Pathways to Higher Education for System-Impacted Individuals: Phoenix Scholars and Justice Scholars".
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Carolyn Bell, Executive Director of the Long Beach Bar Foundation, will talk about the SHORTSTOP diversion, intervention, and prevention program for ages10-18.
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HIAS WELCOME CIRCLE
Friday, March 18, 10 am
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Learn More About Welcome Circles
NCJW GLB & WOC’s Welcome Circle for an Afghan refugee family was formally approved by HIAS on February 9th! We look forward to being matched with a family in the next few weeks, as more families are resettled from US military bases overseas. While we wait for our family, we have been attending many informational and training webinars online, to learn more about cultural, legal, and other issues. If you’re curious about what a Welcome Circle is, or how you might help as a volunteer, register for the Welcome Circle Information Session being hosted by HIAS and the Orange County Jewish Coalition for Refugees on Friday, March 18 at 10 am.
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It may be Women's History Month, but as you know, National Council of Jewish Women works all day, every day, to advance policies and efforts that directly affect women, children, and families in the United States. In this email, find our top three actions you can take immediately to make a difference.
Last month, President Biden nominated Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the US Supreme Court. If confirmed, Judge Jackson would be the first Black woman and the first public defender on our nation’s highest court. Urge your senators to confirm Judge Jackson to the Court.
Despite outspending other countries on health care, the United States has a high maternal mortality rate, particularly for Black women and other pregnant people of color. The Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act of 2021 attempts to tackle this crisis head on. Urge your lawmakers to support the Momnibus Act today.
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The Issue: The US Supreme Court is the highest court, serving as the last word on our rights. With Justice Breyer’s retirement announcement, President Biden has the opportunity to nominate a justice who is not only fair, independent, and qualified, but who would bring much needed diversity to the Court.
The Good News: President Biden nominated Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court. If confirmed, Judge Jackson would be the first Black woman in history to sit on the Court.
Our Task: Urge your senators to confirm Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the United States Supreme Court.
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The issue: The United States holds the grim distinction of the highest maternal death rate amongst developed nations, with Black moms dying of pregnancy complications at three to four times the rate of their white counterparts.
The good news: The Black Maternal Health Caucus are working to combat this devastating public health disparity through the Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act of 2021 (HR 959) is composed of twelve individual bills that address every aspect of the maternal health crisis by making critical investments in social determinants of health and digital tools.
Our task: Speak out for Black mothers and Black babies by urging your lawmakers to support the Black Maternal Health Momnibus today!
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