NCJW Weekly Advocacy Wrap-Up:
Friday, August 19, 2022
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Notice to Members:
NCJW Was Hacked, Repair Ongoing
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Friends,
Our accounts were hacked on Monday, so our website, phone number, and email address are not currently working correctly. Please do NOT try to reach NCJW through the normal channels.
We do have a temporary email address where you can reach us:
If you want to reach a particular board member, please use your directory to contact them directly.
We will send out another notice when any/all of the above channels are fixed.
Thank you for your patience.
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In this issue...
GET OUT THE VOTE from Home
Active Shooter/Threat Training Sunday, August 21 – Temple Beth Shalom, Long Beach
Whither the Court from UCLA Law Tuesday, August 23
Tell the Senate Appropriations Committee to Support Social Media Transparency
Women’s Inequality Day
Let's Power the Polls
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GET OUT THE VOTE – from Home! |
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We are writing Postcards and Vote Forward Letters!
We are writing postcards to Virginia to be mailed in September and Vote Forward letters to Florida for mailing in October.
Both Vote Forward’s letter writing and Reclaim Our Vote’s postcard campaign are designed to reach voters in the congressional districts and states where boosting turnout will have the biggest impact on election outcomes, with a particular focus on reaching historically underrepresented voters in Black, Asian, Latino, and Native American communities.
If you have already participated in Vote Forward, log in at https://votefwd.org and pick the Florida “social” campaign marked with an "S".; print out your letters and addresses.
If you have not participated in Vote Forward but would like to do so, please email ncjwglbwoc@gmail.com with attention Deb in the subject line.
We have envelopes for anyone who wants them! We can provide letters and addresses too if you can’t print.
We also have postcards with instructions and addresses. Contact Co-VP Advocacy Deb Lelchuk at ncjwglbwoc@gmail.com and let us know if you’d like to help Get Out the Vote from home!
SAVE THE DATE: You can join us in person again (outside) at a home in Long Beach on Monday, September 12 at 4 pm. Contact Chana Ham-Rosebrock at her phone number in the directory to rsvp or email ncjwglbwoc@gmail.com.
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Active Shooter/Threat Training
Sunday, August 21, 3-5 pm
Temple Beth Shalom, Long Beach
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Active Shooter/Threat Training
Sunday, August 21, 2022 3 pm, Temple Beth Shalom, Long Beach
Temple Beth Shalom is hosting an Active Shooter/Threat Training intended to help community members BECOME TRAINED, EQUIPPED, AND EMPOWERED. Please join us to learn some of the crucial tools and practices proven to SAVE Lives! This training is free and open to the community.
For more information, contact Brook Brounley at 562-426-6413 or office@tbslb.org.
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Whither the Court from UCLA Law
Tuesday, August 23, 5-6:30 pm, reception to follow
In-person and Hybrid
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You're invited to join UCLA Law for the annual Whither the Court to review the Supreme Court's most recent term and its implications for lawyers, academics, and community members.
The Center on Reproductive Health, Law and Policy's Cary Franklin is a featured panelist who will discuss Dobbs and the future of abortion.
Register here for virtual
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Tell the Senate Appropriations Committee to Support Social Media Transparency |
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This State Action comes from the Jewish Public Affairs
Committee of California
The racist mass shooting in Buffalo, NY – which resulted in the tragic deaths of 10 Black civilians – was yet another manifestation of online hate.
Evidence has emerged that the suspect was a white supremacist motivated by the virulently racist and antisemitic ‘Great Replacement’ conspiracy theory – the very same hate that inspired the shooters in Pittsburgh, Poway, El Paso, and Charleston.
Time and time again, we have seen how online hate has festered into violence in physical spaces. And with a new generation consuming more of their news, content, and information from social media, now is the time to act.
Government mandates and oversight are necessary, AB 587, authored by Assemblymember Jesse Gabriel helps fight online hate by requiring that social media platforms report their hate content policies.
AB 587 is facing a major hurdle in the Senate Appropriations Committee. We need to urge the committee chair, Senator Anthony Portantino, and the members of the committee, to pass this bill and not water it down.
Tell Chairman Portantino and the Appropriations Committee to support AB 587 and not water it down – demanding big social media platforms #StopHidingHate
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Women's Inequality Day
Friday, August 26
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August 26, the anniversary of the certification of the 19th Amendment, is often known as Women's Equality Day.
This year, we're partnering with the League of Women Voters, YWCA, and other organizations to observe Women's Inequality Day by demanding that our government not only represent us but include us as equals. Learn More.
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Poll workers are the backbone of fair elections.
The people who take your name, check your signature, help you with registration, and keep your local polling place running smoothly on election day ensure that every election is safe, fair, and efficient.
Across the country, election administrators are already reporting poll worker shortages. NCJW is partnering with Power the Polls to sign up poll workers and help protect the process of our democracy.
In the 2020 election, 700,000 people like you stepped up to help. This year, we’re hoping to beat that. Become a poll worker in your community, helping ensure every vote can be cast and counted.
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