NCJW Weekly Advocacy Wrap-Up:
Friday, May 6, 2022
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In this issue...
Draft Supreme Court Opinion Leaked - NCJW Was Made for This Moment
Help Our Afghan Women Build New Lives
NEXT WEEK: Soledad Screening & Panel – May 12
Get Involved:
--Vote Forward Virtual Letter-Writing Event – May 12
--Make a Difference Day – Register Now for May 22
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Abortion Access is a Jewish Value |
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As you may have already heard, Monday night Politico published a leaked draft Supreme Court majority opinion in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization that explicitly overturns Roe v. Wade. The draft majority opinion, written by Justice Alito, openly overrules Roe and Casey, stating that “Roe was egregiously wrong from the start” and “we hold that Roe and Casey must be overruled.” This is an unprecedented leak from the Court that, if it holds, would reverse nearly 50 years of precedent and explicitly end federal constitutional protections for abortion. It’s also a threat to other basic civil and human rights, like the right to marry whom we love or access contraception, as they are rooted in the same constitutional right to privacy as Roe.
Remember though that abortion is still legal and people with appointments for abortions can still get them. As a community, we must hold both hold the devastating impending decision and help people who need abortions now access that necessary care.
Actions to take:
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Sign on to NCJW’s letter urging the Senate to support the Women’s Health Protection Act and share with your networks. Deadline to sign on is 5pm ET on Monday, May 9.
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Follow / repost NCJW on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram.
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Sign on to Planned Parenthood’s Petition: No abortion bans, PERIOD.
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Mobilize with Our Coalition Partners: NCJW is proud to join our coalition partners Planned Parenthood, UltraViolet, Liberate Abortion Coalition, and others, for a day of actions across the country to demand #BansOffOurBodies. If your Shabbat and Covid practices allow, sign up to participate in a local event.
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Join the Planned Parenthood national day of action at the Bans Off Abortion Rally on Saturday, May 14th, at 10 am in Santa Ana, CA
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Or Join Women's March Foundation, Planned Parenthood and partners for a national day of action in Downtown Los Angeles at City Hall, 200 North Spring, Los Angeles on Saturday, May 14th, at 10:00 a.m.
Support our Section’s Abortion Access and Reproductive Rights Fund by clicking here.
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Help Our Afghan Women Build New Lives |
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CALL TO ACTION: A generous donation is allowing us to move our Afghan Welcome Circle guests into their own apartment. We are confident that your continued generosity will help us to furnish and set up the apartment by their move in before the end of the month.
No items to donate? A Target Wish List is coming soon and monetary donations can be made at welcomecircle/donate and select Immigration Services Fund.
Your ongoing support is what makes this project happen!
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MORE TO DO
HIAS is still fighting to get the Afghan Adjustment Act passed. A new opportunity has arisen, but we need to move quite quickly. Some of you may know that the Biden Administration has requested additional funding for Ukraine, from Congress. Congress is debating the exact language of that funding bill now. And deep in the Biden Administration’s request for supplemental funding… lo and behold… was the Afghan Adjustment Act.
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OCJCR Film Series: Soledad
Thursday, May 12, 7pm
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You are invited to the final program in OCJCR's film series featuring Soledad: The story of a young woman from Central America who was imprisoned when she sought asylum in the U.S. Soledad set out on a perilous journey from her homeland after enduring horrific persecution where she was kidnapped, sex-trafficked, tortured and nearly killed.
Meet the amazing legal team who came to her defense during this screening and Zoom conversation on Thursday, May 12 at 7 pm.
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Vote Forward Virtual Letter-Writing Event
Thursday, May 12, 5 pm
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Vote Forward began with a batch of 1,000 letters that Executive Director Scott Forman wrote to voters in Alabama ahead of the special election there in 2017. Living across the country in California, this seemed like the best way to encourage Alabamans to vote in such a consequential election. Knowing he wasn’t alone in wanting to make an impact on an election happening outside of his home state, he set out to find a way to help people all over the country get involved to encourage participation in the democratic process.
Democracy functions at its best when everyone participates. Over the past five years, volunteers have sent millions of letters to voters encouraging them to vote in critical elections—including over 17 million letters during The Big Send in 2020.
These letters work, and that’s why this year, Vote Forward is bringing back The Big Send—the biggest letter writing program of the year—with a goal of sending 10 million letters to voters ahead of the midterm elections this fall.
To kick off the return of The Big Send, Vote Forward is hosting a virtual letter writing event on May 12 at 8pm ET / 5pm PT.
If you’re ready to write letters and have already participated in Vote Forward, you know the drill, log in at https://votefwd.org and pick the “social” campaign marked with an "S".
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Make a Difference Day
Sunday, May 22, 11:30 am
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Festivities and Check-in
11:30 am
Marina Vista Park
Make A Difference Day is back and is going BIGGER than ever!
There are more than 32 DIFFERENT PROJECTS that benefit Long Beach non-profits and we need all the help we can get. This year we are in need of almost 650, that's right, 650 volunteers to make the biggest difference in the community.
REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN! Some projects have limited spaces available, so register today.
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