NCJW Weekly Advocacy Wrap-Up: November 5 |
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Community Service Project:
Support WomanGood and Clean Out Your Closets
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Sunday, November 14, 12 - 3 pm, Alpert JCC |
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VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
You still have time to clean-out your closet and support Project WomanGood – the great 501(c)(3) organization created by our recent panelist Julie Schwarz – which helps women leave abusive situations.
Drive by the Alpert JCC and drop off your vintage and higher-end donations to help support Project WomanGood through Julie’s Mom-Up Shop at Long Beach Vintage. Come meet Julie, who can turn your donations into money to support abused women. To get a better idea of Julie’s inspiring and creative endeavor, look up The Mom-Up Shop on Facebook or Instagram – or take a ride to downtown Long Beach!
Here are some ideas to get you started looking for items to donate:
- vintage and higher-end clothing, jewelry, shoes, hats, sweaters, coats
- handmade items, pottery, 80’s- and 90’s-style clothes
- purses, books, enamelware, cabin wear, cozy blankets
Julie will be present to curate items and answer any questions you may have. Items that are a little outside of what she needs will be donated to other thrift stores to support their efforts. Have fun, clean out your closets, and help women in the process!
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NCJW is a member of the Interfaith Immigration Coalition. Here are the latest action items:
“We plead with you to help us get TPS, at least that would take away the fear.
It would help us integrate, it would help us function normally...
We have a strong belief that America can do this for us.”
-Terry, an asylum seeker from Cameroon
Share Hope for the Holidays with Detained Migrants
Thousands of asylum-seeking children and families will be forced to spend this holiday season in detention and shelters. To help brighten their spirits, participate in LIRS’ Hope for the Holidays campaign.
Participation is easy:
- Write messages of hope and encouragement in English and Spanish on holiday cards (see Spanish messages below for inspiration). Draw a picture or share your favorite poem, quote, or Bible verse to personalize the card. Sign the card (first name and city/state). DO NOT put cards in individual envelopes.
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Contact Co-VP Advocacy Deb Lelchuk via email to advocacy@ncjwlongbeach.org or call (657) 235-2511 to arrange for pick-up or drop-off no later than Nov. 22.
Practice Solidarity with Cameroonians Seeking Refuge
Continue the Fight for Permanent Protections for Immigrants
As the House prepares to vote on the reconciliation bill, we must ensure that they protect the immigration provisions in the bill with NO CUTS. Call and tweet at your representative to demand that they deliver on the promise of permanent protections for immigrants.
Stand with Our Afghan Neighbors
The Biden administration must create safe pathways out of Afghanistan and expand access to life-saving refugee protections. Urge Congress to pass the Afghan Adjustment Act and hold the administration accountable to its moral obligations to Afghans.
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National Council of Jewish Women works all day, every day, to advance policies and efforts that directly affect the most vulnerable populations in the United States. In this email, find our top three actions you can take immediately to make a difference.
Cutting paid family leave from Build Back Better is a tragedy that hurts low-income families the most. Tell your senators to pass a reconciliation bill that actually helps women, children, and families. There’s also still time to help secure abortion access on the federal level by urging your lawmakers to support the Women’s Health Protection Act (WHPA). And finally, every five years our lawmakers need to renew the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA). We are waiting on the Senate to introduce a bill similar to the House-passed version that improves on our federal response to gender-based violence. Read below, and click all three links to make your voice heard!
Want to go further? Visit ncjw.org/act to see all the actions you can take today to better the lives of women, children, and families.
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The Issue: More than two million women have dropped out of the workforce and it is largely the result of structural inequalities inherent in our economy – inequalities that Congress and prior administrations have chosen not to address.
The good news: In August, the Senate released its plan for a recovery bill and it includes many NCJW priorities, such as expanding health care, implementing paid leave, fighting child poverty, investing in education, and creating a path to citizenship for certain immigrants.
Our Task: Tell lawmakers that it's critical they pass a recovery bill that includes paid leave and protects women, children, and families.
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The Issue: Since 2011, state lawmakers have passed nearly 500 abortion bans and restrictions. These oppressive laws most harm women, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC); those working to make ends meet; members of the LGBTQI+; immigrants; young people; those living in rural communities; and people with disabilities.
The good news: The Women's Health Protection Act (WHPA) would create a new tool for safeguarding access to high-quality care and securing constitutional rights by protecting patients and providers from this dangerous political interference. The bill passed the House in a historic vote on September 24, and now awaits Senate approval.
Our Task: Urge your senators to pass WHPA. Even though the bill may not pass this year, it's important to get our lawmakers on the record about supporting access to abortion.
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The Issue: Intimate partner violence, sex assault, harassment, and stalking affect millions of people. It impacts women, children, and families regardless of race, gender, sexual orientation, age, and socioeconomic background.
The good news: The Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) must be reauthorized every 5 years, and the house recently passed a bill that would build upon and expand this essential law.
Our Task: Tell your senators to introduce and pass a bill similar to the House-passed VAWA!
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