NCJW Weekly Advocacy Wrap-Up:
Friday, March 25, 2022
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In this issue...
CLUE – Stand with Grocery Workers – Wednesday, March 30
Planned Parenthood – Advocacy Night – Thursday, March 31
Getting Involved – Working Groups & Rapid Response
Upcoming Events
– OCJCR Open House – April 6
– NCJW-CA 2022 Lobby Day – April 25
Opportunities to Help
– NCJW's Welcome Circle
– Ukrainian Refugees
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Join CLUE's Virtual
Master Food Contract Community Briefing
Wednesday, March 30, 4 pm
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The United Food and Commercial Workers Local 324, in collaboration with CLUE and LAANE’s Long Beach Coalition for Good Jobs, are holding an urgent Community Briefing to highlight Southern California's grocery workers' current struggle for dignity and safety at work so that we as the community can know how to support their fight.
NCJW members are invited to attend this important event to learn how we can stand in solidarity with grocery workers.
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ADVOCACY NIGHT
Thursday, March 31
6:00–7:00 pm, Zoom
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Join us for Advocacy Night on Thursday, March 31st at 6:00 PM via Zoom to celebrate Women's History Month and talk about the latest development in the fight to protect abortion rights across the country and talk about how you can stay involved with us.
What: Advocacy Night
When: Thursday, March 31, 6:00 PM–7:00 PM
Where: Virtual Via Zoom
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GETTING INVOLVED
Working Groups and Rapid Response Team
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Join our Section Working Groups |
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Voting & Elections
Let us know if you’d like:
(a) To help plan and lead Section voting and election efforts through the November 2022 election,
(b) To help with voter registration and/or Vote Forward, or
(c) More information on how best to participate.
We need you and your ideas! Contact the chairperson, Chana Ham-Rosebrock, via advocacy@ncjwlongbeach.org or leave a message for her at (657) 235-2511. Group
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Reproductive Rights & Access
If you’d like to help us plan educational programs, advocate for legislation, and/or mobilize organized actions in support of reproductive rights, health, and justice for all, please email advocacy@ncjwlongbeach.org.
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It takes less than 5 minutes to make a difference and improve the lives of California’s women, children, and families. Join NCJW California’s Rapid Response Team!
As important legislation comes up for a vote, NCJW will send you emails and provide background information and simple scripts. All you have to do is email or call the targeted lawmaker(s).
Join now and be part of the solution and fulfill the Jewish commitment to tikkun olam!
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UPCOMING EVENTS
OCJCR Open House and Lobby Day Kick-off
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Join OCJCR leadership to learn about the myriad ways to become engaged with volunteering to help refugees and asylum seekers. You will have the opportunity to listen to short presentations about each area of OCJCR's work, meet with committee chairs, ask questions, and let us know how YOU would like to be involved.
OCJCR OPEN HOUSE
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 6, 7PM
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SAVE THE DATE:
Lobby Day Kick-off
Monday, April 25
Mark your calendar and plan to join advocates from throughout California for a virtual kick-off of NCJW-CA’s Lobby Week. Our Section will be scheduling meetings with our local legislators for the week following the kick-off. If you’d like to be a part of the Section’s lobby meetings, no experience is necessary (you can just be an observer if you like), email advocacy@ncjwlongbeach.org.
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OPPORTUNITIES TO HELP
NCJW's Welcome Circle and Ukrainian Refugees
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What’s happening with our Afghan Refugee Welcome Circle? |
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Our Section is currently waiting for our assignment to an Afghan family, which we expect we will hear about from HIAS very soon. In the meantime, we have been busy. We have continued to recruit additional volunteers, to look for both temporary and permanent housing, to attend informational webinars about Afghan culture and more, to organize ourselves to be ready.
As you can imagine, there is a lot to organize, from preparing to pick them up at the airport and welcome them, to the many steps in the first couple of weeks to help them get settled in their new home and community.
We are excited to be this close to receiving a family! Thanks to all of you for your ongoing support for this important project.
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Help Ukrainian Refugees!
A HIAS supporter in Los Angeles has created a stunning Ukraine Peace Tallit! Wendy Light of Holy Thread Design is offering this one-of-a-kind handwoven and handmade shawl style (67” x 16” with a 36” x 3” attarah) tallit.
100 % of the winning bid will be donated to HIAS Europe for their on the ground work with Ukrainian refugees. HIAS was chosen specifically because it is rooted in Jewish values and serves a non-sectarian basis with the kind of fundamental commitments to equality and dignity we all share.
Auction Rules: Auction is open now and will close on April 7th at 5 PM PST. Submit your bid to ilight@ca.rr.com with your name, address, telephone number and email address. Auction winner will be notified and tallit will be sent. Bidders must have a US address.
You can bid on the tallit through April 7, with proceeds going to HIAS’ Ukraine response.
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