NCJW Weekly Advocacy Wrap-Up:
Friday, July 1, 2022
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In this issue...
NCJW Abortion Access Remains Our Highest Priority
Welcome Circle Update: Help Our Afghan Women Find Jobs
UCI Law: Supreme Court Term in Review
Walk with Jewish Long Beach at Long Beach Pride
Celebrate Naomi Steinfeld's Honor at SCIC Gala
The White House Supports Abortion Rights
NCJW California Shares Victories
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NCJW Abortion Access Remains Our Highest Priority |
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This is absolutely devastating.
We discussed an array of actions to take with National Council of Jewish Women (NCJW) and help preserve abortion access across the United States, regardless of one’s zip code.
Top five things to do right now:
Join the Torah of Abortion Justice with NCJW Scholar-in-Residence Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg for an in-depth teaching on Jewish sources on reproductive freedom on Thursday, July 14 at 1:30pm ET. (By attending today’s briefing, you’re automatically RSVPed and will receive the Zoom link by email.)
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Welcome Circle Update: Help Our
Afghan Women Find Jobs
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In the spirit of our tradition's imperative to welcome the stranger, so many in our community have generously stepped up to support the young ladies NCJW has welcomed from Afghanistan.
Now that they've settled, we're hoping you can help us find them meaningful employment in Long Beach. Hameeda is employed with an insurance company. Reema and Masoma are intelligent, responsible young women who are completing a graduate program in Agriculture sponsored by Michigan State University.
Eventually, Reema and Masoma would like to find work in their field of Agricultural Production. However, it is most important that they are employed earning a regular income now in order to move toward independence and to qualify for asylum. Both ladies are looking to find jobs in retail, a grocery store or pharmacy, a restaurant, health care or in an office. We would be happy to share their resumes with potential employers. Please contact us at welcomecircle@ncjwlongbeach.org.
Thank you!
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Supreme Court Term in Review
Wednesday, July 6, 10-11:30 am, Irvine Barclay Theater
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Registration is Open and Free to the Public!
WEDNESDAY, JULY 6, 2022
10:00 a.m.–11:30 a.m.
Reception to Follow
Irvine Barclay Theater
4242 Campus Drive, Irvine, CA 92612
UCI School of Law proudly hosts the 2022 Supreme Court Term in Review, moderated by Chancellor’s Professor Michele Goodwin. This year, Professor Goodwin is joined by leading experts in constitutional law, criminal justice, women’s rights, administrative law, the Second Amendment, and Free Speech. This Supreme Court term is unlike any other in nearly fifty years.
9:00 a.m. – Registration
9:30 a.m. – Seating begins
10:00 am – Panelist discussion
11:30 am – Reception and Book Signing
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Moderator
Michele Goodwin
Chancellor's Professor, UCI School of Law
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Featuring: Aziza Ahmed, Professor of Law, UCI School of Law; Erwin Chemerinsky, Dean, Berkeley Law; Mary Anne Franks, Professor of Law and Michael R. Klein Distinguished Scholar Chair, University of Miami School of Law; Regina Mahone, The Nation; Mark Joseph Stern, Slate Magazine; and Mary Ziegler, Professor of Law, UC Davis School of Law
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Walk with Jewish Long Beach at Long Beach Pride
Sunday, July 10, 10:30 am, Downtown Long Beach
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Walk with Jewish Long Beach & Alpert JCC in Long Beach at the LGBTQIA+ Pride Parade!
Jewish Long Beach is excited and proud to once again be a participant in this year’s Long Beach LGBTQIA+ Pride Parade on Sunday, July 10, 2022. The parade begins at 10:30 am, and the route is on Ocean Blvd. Contact Maureen to join us!
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Celebrate Naomi Steinfeld's Honor at SCIC Gala
Sunday, July 10, 3-5 pm, Zoom
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Join the South Coast Interfaith Council at its annual gala where our member and Welcome Circle Lead, Naomi Steinfeld will be honored for her “efforts in cultivating bridging cultures, serving the refugee community & cultivating interfaith unity . . .”
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The White House Supports Abortion Rights |
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Protecting Reproductive Rights
The Administration’s response to the Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health decision includes resources supporting the White House’s commitment to protecting the right to reproductive health care. Earlier this week, HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra announced five steps the Administration is taking to protect reproductive rights.
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Video: President Biden’s Remarks on the Supreme Court Decision
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ReproductiveRights.gov: The Administration launched a website on the right to access reproductive health care, including birth control, abortion services, other preventative health services, and health insurance coverage.
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White House Fact Sheet (6/24/22): President Biden Announces Actions in Light of Supreme Court Decision on Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization
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HHS Release: Secretaries Becerra, Walsh, and Yellen Underscore Contraception Coverage Requirements for Private Insurance
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Video: What You Need to Know from Jennifer Klein, Director of the of the White House GPC
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NCJW California Shares Victories |
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We are thrilled to announce two major victories for CA priority legislation from this year and past Lobby Days.
1. All immigrants in California otherwise eligible for MediCal will now be covered, regardless of immigration status. The most recent legislation closed the remaining gap in age coverage. We have advocated for many years to increase this coverage until it extended to all. And now it does!
2. During a news conference last week during which Governor Newsom restated the state's commitment to expanding abortion access, Governor Newsom signed AB 1666 which protects abortion providers and their patients that come from other states that may face civil actions from those other states. He also announced SCA 10, a constitutional amendment to enshrine abortion protection in the California constitution. This amendment will be on November's ballot. Plans to organize in support of SCA 10 will be coming soon. Stay tuned!
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