NCJW Weekly Advocacy Wrap-Up: April 16
Our 75th Anniversary Year Continues!
Activism is All in the Family:
Honoring the Manheim Family
Sunday, April 25 at 1 PM PDT

JOIN NCJW Greater Long Beach and West Orange County for a VERY special event honoring our long-time member Sylvia Manheim and her family – 3 generations of activists! – who will inspire us with their stories and accomplishments in social activism and social responsibility.
 
Sylvia, a 50-year member of NCJW; her son Karl, a constitutional law professor; her daughter Lisa, an artist and yoga therapist; her daughter Camryn, an Emmy and Golden Globe-winning actor; and grandsons, exemplify the mission and goals of NCJW. This family personifies, each member in their own way, a commitment to tikkun olam, healing/repairing the world and to the work of improving the lives of women, children and families and safeguarding individual rights and freedoms.

It’s sure to be a fascinating program! Help us celebrate the past 75 years in greater Long Beach and West Orange County and insure our continued good work by making a generous contribution. Although there is no set charge, we suggest a donation of $36.00. 
Everyone deserves respect, dignity, and equal access to the resources needed to control their body, family, and future. 
 
For more than forty years, the Hyde Amendment has blocked access to essential health services, disproportionately harming those struggling to make ends meet; Black, Indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC) communities; young people; people living with disabilities; rural communities; immigrants; and LGBTQ individuals.  
 
We can take action to end this racist and discriminatory policy. Led by women of color and their allies, the Equal Access to Abortion Coverage in Health Insurance (EACH) Act (HR 2234/S 1021) would mandate coverage of all pregnancy-related care, including abortion, in federal health plans and programs and prohibit political interference in private insurance coverage of abortions. 
 
Urge your lawmakers to support the EACH Act today to ensure that abortion care is there for all of us — however much we earn, wherever we live, and whoever we are. 
NCJW CA is not going to let the continuing pandemic stand in the way of our advocacy for the issues and people we care about! In fact, advocacy this year is more important than ever, so we will be holding our second virtual NCJW CA Lobby Day on May 26, 9 am-12 pm. Join us on behalf of the women, families and children of California – no experience needed. Prior to May 26, there will be training on the issues and the process of advocacy. It’s fun, important, and you don’t even need to leave the comfort of your home.

NCJW CA Lobby Day 2021 will be held via Zoom. In the morning, the Executive Director of the legendary Equal Rights Advocates will talk about the remarkable coalition they lead, of which NCJW CA is a proud member, and you will hear speakers from organizations leading the fight in each of our issue areas. The do’s and don’ts of advocacy and how to be most effective in a virtual environment will also be discussed. Then, in the afternoon, members from each Section will virtually “meet” (either via Zoom or telephone) with legislators and/or legislative staff from their districts.
NCJW is thrilled to share that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) suspended its enforcement of the in-person dispensing requirement for mifepristone throughout the remainder of the COVID-19 pandemic. This completes our eighth of the top 10 priorities! More details below.
Additionally, Congress is back from recess, prioritizing civil rights in both the House and Senate. In the House, committees voted on DC Statehood, the NO BAN Act, and a reparations study. In the Senate, the Judiciary Committee held a hearing on Kristen Clarke’s nomination to lead the Department of Justice (DOJ) Civil Rights Division and voted on a procedure to move forward on Vanita Gupta’s nomination to serve in the #3 position at DOJ.

Take action now:
  • Contact your senators to Confirm and Clarke and Gupta
  • Register for a women’s community mobilization call cosponsored by NCJW supporting both nominees on Monday, April 19 at 7 pm ET.