Democracy Forum:
Combating the Great Replacement Theory
Tuesday, September 20 at 11am | Zoom

The Great Replacement Theory is an extreme and dangerous white nationalist conspiracy theory that targets all minority communities – and is being used more and more to stoke violence against these communities.

Join us next week via Zoom for a fascinating discussion with Kaleemah Kennon Muttaqi and Professor David Myers about the spread and harmful impact of the Great Replacement Theory, and how we can work together to combat it.


Click the button below to register for this Zoom event. 
The panel discussion will be hosted in the State Capitol by the California Legislative Jewish Caucus, and is sponsored by JPAC and the Muslim Public Affairs Council (MPAC).

JPAC and MPAC heads David Bocarsly and Salam Al-Marayati will make introductory remarks and moderate the discussion.
Governor Newsom Signs Social Media Transparency Bill

Yesterday, Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law Assembly Bill 587 – our major priority bill to prevent the spread of hate online. Authored by Assemblymember Jesse Gabriel and sponsored by the ADL, AB 587 will require social media companies to publicly disclose their policies to address online hate and extremism so they can be held accountable for their enforcement.

Big technology companies were able to kill several other social media accountability bills, and fiercely opposed this bill.

Thank you for your efforts – at Advocacy Day and by engaging with our action alerts – to help turn this bill into a law.

This is the seventh JPAC priority bill implemented this year (three were signed into law and four were incorporated into the state budget – while an eighth will appear on the 2024 ballot). We have another seven bills on the Governor's desk awaiting his signature or veto. More updates to come!
Nonprofit Security Grant Program
Applications are Available

We're sharing this again because it's so important: This year, we secured $50 million from the state budget to fund the Nonprofit Security Grant Program. Nonprofits at risk of hate-motivated violence (synagogues, JCCs, Hillels, or similar non-Jewish organizations) can now apply for grants of up to $200,000 to secure their at-risk institutions.

We are in the midst of the application period. The deadline to apply is Friday, October 28, 2022, at 5:00 PM sharp.
Find the application and more information about the process by clicking the button below.

We also highly recommend that applicants attend one of the remaining workshops, led by the California Office of Emergency Services, to learn how to best apply for this program:
Thursday, September 15, 2022
Dublin (10:00 AM – 12:00 PM)
Alameda County Sheriff’s Department
4985 Broder Boulevard
Dublin, CA 94568
Note: Face masks are required at this workshop location
Wednesday, September 21, 2022
Sacramento (10:00 AM – 12:00 PM)
Cal OES, Building E, Santa Catalina Room
10370 Peter A. McCuen Boulevard
Mather, CA, 95655

Thursday, September 22, 2022
Webinar (10:00 AM – 12:00 PM)
Call In: (415) 906-4037
Conference ID: 334 023 918
Please share widely with your networks within and beyond the Jewish community so we can ensure this grant is accessible as possible.
JPAC is the voice of California’s Jewish community to the State Capitol, and the largest single-state coalition of Jewish organizations in the nation. We advocate in Sacramento on behalf of the Jewish community’s concerns and broadly shared values. Our member organizations collectively serve hundreds of thousands of Californians of all backgrounds and represent the interests of California’s 1.2 million Jews.
JPAC is a Coalition of California's Leading Jewish Community Organizations:
Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles • Jewish Community Federation & Endowment Fund • Jewish Community Relations Council of San Francisco – Bay Area • Jewish Family Service LA • Jewish Family and Children’s Services of SF • 30 Years After • American Jewish Committee • Anti-Defamation League • Bet Tzedek Legal Services • ETTA • Hadassah • HIAS • Holocaust Museum Los Angeles • JCRC of Jewish Silicon Valley • Jewish Center for Justice • Jewish Community Relations Council of Sacramento • Jewish Family & Community Services East Bay • Jewish Family and Children's Service of Long Beach and Orange County • Jewish Family Service of San Diego • Jewish Family Services of Silicon Valley • Jewish Federation of Greater Santa Barbara • Jewish Federation of Orange County • Jewish Federation of San Diego County • Jewish Federation of the Desert • Jewish Federation of the Sacramento Region • Jewish Free Loan Association • Jewish Long Beach • Jewish Vocational Service San Francisco • JVS SoCal • Rhoda Goldman Plaza