NCJW Weekly Advocacy Wrap-Up: April 23
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.

More than 100 people are attending and if you have not registered yet, you don’t want to miss out.

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. 
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.
It’s time for another Vote Forward Labs campaign: Pennsylvania.

We’re writing letters to underrepresented voters in Pennsylvania to encourage them to request mail-in ballots for their municipal primary election on May 18, 2021. 

Here’s how the campaign works: All letters use our “vote by mail” template, but we’re testing three slightly different versions. To analyze the impact of each version, we need all three to be sent in roughly equal numbers, so templates will be assigned at random for this experimental campaign. There’s a strong possibility that you will receive a mix of “vote by mail” templates in each batch of letters, but since they all use the “I vote because …” prompt, you can add the same handwritten message to each letter regardless of the version.

Feel free to send your “vote by mail” letters to Pennsylvania voters anytime between now and April 30.
Advocacy Works. Thanks to folks across the country, as well as organizers, activists, partner organizations, members of Congress, and the media: the Administration walked back its decision to keep the refugee admission cap at the all time low of 15,000. The response to the initial announcement was so swift and forceful that the Administration announced it would set a new cap by May 15th at the latest. 
 
There is not much time before May 15th. We need to keep up the pressure. There are thousands of refugees in need of immediate resettlement, and families awaiting their long-delayed entry to the U.S.
 
Please sign and share HIAS' letter to President Biden and Secretary Blinken asking them to significantly increase refugee admissions and quickly rebuild the refugee resettlement program.
As we enter into the final week of the Administration’s first 100 days, NCJW is thrilled to have accomplished nine of our priorities. There are more confirmations ahead, including a Senate Judiciary Committee vote to advance the nomination of Kristen Clarke to serve as Assistant Attorney General at the Department of Justice. NCJW is proud to work with this administration to confirm the most diverse nominees across the White House and government agencies in history. 

As always, our work continues beyond the first 100 days! Be sure to check out NCW’s Action Alerts and take action to advance policies for women, children, and families.