NCJW Weekly Advocacy Wrap-Up: January 7 |
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In this issue...
- Supporting an Afghan Refugee Family
- African Exodus Screening & Zoom Panel
- Volunteers: Trafficking Call-in Center
- NCJW Action Alerts
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We need your help.
NCJW GLB & WOC is forming a Welcome Circle for an Afghan refugee family. Do you have expertise or knowledge in any of the following areas?
- housing
- accessing government benefits
- education
- ESL
- legal
- health and mental health access
For more information, contact Co-VPs Advocacy Cynthia Gordon and Deb Lelchuk at advocacy@ncjwlongbeach.org about this opportunity to welcome these refugees. To make a donation specifically to help an Afghan family, click here and indicate Immigrant Services Fund.
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African Exodus Screening & Zoom Panel
Screening: January 7-10
Panel: Thursday, January 13, 1 pm
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Seeking safety and asylum, some 60,000 Africans have fled to Israel over the past decade. The country, founded as a haven for persecuted Jews in the aftermath of the Holocaust, has no policy, infrastructure or political will to handle this wave of migrants. African Exodus, a documentary film by award-winning filmmaker Brad Rothschild ("They Ain't Ready For Me"), explores Israel's other refugee crisis.
Click here to register for the link to the film and panel.
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Volunteers: Trafficking Call-in Center
February 3-14, 2022
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In February of 2022 the Superbowl will be hosted in Los Angeles County at SoFi Stadium. Each year this massive event is a hot spot for human trafficking and sexual exploitation. In response, several Southern California service providers will host an anti-trafficking call & outreach center in Long Beach just miles from the stadium. This center will operate from February 3-14, 2022.
Volunteers are needed to staff a volunteer-run 24/7 call center to answer incoming calls from trafficking victims and survivors, as well as conduct outreach to crime spots including massage salons, nail salons, strip clubs and restaurants.
Outreach will also take place at Long Beach & Orange County Airports where roses with notes and hotline information will be distributed to females. Field volunteers will take gift bags (containing travel size toiletries, a note and the call center hotline number) to potential crime spots.
You can find more information here.
Sign up here to volunteer. Training will be provided.
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As you know, National Council of Jewish Women works all day, every day, to advance policies and efforts that directly affect women, children, and families in the United States. In this email, find our top three actions you can take immediately to make a difference.
Early January is all about voting in the US Senate! Senate Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) declared before the holidays that the Senate would take action on voting rights when they returned from recess. Then, President Biden announced he supports making an exception to the Senate filibuster rules in order to pass voting rights legislation with a simple majority or 51 votes. It has never been more timely to contact your senators and let them know they must deliver on laws that allow every eligible person to cast a ballot and have their vote counted. We are closer than ever and taking action below can help secure and advance our most sacred right.
Want to go further? Visit ncjw.org/act to see all the actions you can take today to make a difference!
The Issue: States across the country are making it more difficult to vote, particularly for people of color, individuals with disabilities, and those with low-incomes.
The Good News: The Freedom to Vote Act would set national standards for casting a ballot and ensure every vote is counted — an important step toward realizing the promise of democracy for all.
Our Task: Tell your senators to not let anything stand in the way of passing this essential legislation.
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The Issue: States across the country are making it more difficult to vote, particularly for people of color, individuals with disabilities, and those with low-incomes.
The Good News: The Freedom to Vote Act would set national standards for casting a ballot and ensure every vote is counted — an important step toward realizing the promise of democracy for all.
Our Task: Tell your senators to not let anything stand in the way of passing this essential legislation. TAKE ACTION NOW!
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The Issue: Laws that make it more difficult to vote are sprouting across the country (more than 30 new laws in 2021 alone), and disproportionately impact communities of color, disabled individuals, and low-income voters.
The Good News: The John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, which would combat voter suppression, passed in the House of Representatives in August 2021.
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The Issue: The 700,000+ taxpaying residents of the District of Columbia — the majority of whom are people of color — do not have a say in Congress.
The Good News: S 51, which would grant statehood and voting representation in Congress to DC, was passed by the House of Representatives in April 2021.
Our Task: Tell the Senate to make DC a state!
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