NCJW Weekly Advocacy Wrap-Up: November 12, 2021

NCJW Weekly Advocacy Wrap-Up: November 12

Community Service Project:

Support WomanGood and Clean Out Your Closets

Sunday, November 14, 12 - 3 pm, Alpert JCC

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!

For more information or to volunteer to help out, leave a message at (657) 235-2511 or email Andrea Friedenthal at communityservice@ncjwlongbeach.org.

Take Action to Help Save Roe!

NCJW Atlanta recently held a program “Roe v. Wade in Jeopardy.” You can view the recording at https://youtu.be/agVDBIRMm4k.
Call our U.S. senators to thank them for supporting the Women's Health Protection Act (WHPA), which has passed the U.S. House and to urge that it be brought to a vote in the Senate. This bill ensures access to abortion for all U.S. women. Contact your California senators: https://www.feinstein.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/contac t and https://www.padilla.senate.gov/contact/
Listen to the Supreme Court’s oral arguments on the Dobbs v Jackson case on Wednesday, December 1st. https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/oral_arguments.aspx
If you know of someone who needs abortion access, visit abortionfinder.org for a database of abortion providers. It lists providers of medication abortion via Telehealth.
Support an abortion access fund, which helps individuals pay for their procedures. See www.abortionfunds.org for more information
Get involved with NCJW’s new 73Forward initiative, a Jewish movement for abortion justice. https://www.73forward.org/
Plus, you simply must see this past week’s Weekend Update on Saturday Night Live. Cecily Strong was powerful and funny in a skit telling her abortion story and helping destigmatize abortion.

Share Hope for the Holidays with Detained Migrants

The holidays should be a magical, wondrous time for children.

But this year in America, thousands of children and families will be spending the holiday behind bars — because they crossed the United States border seeking protection.

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.

Contact Co-VP Advocacy, Deb Lelchuk, via email at advocacy@ncjwlongbeach.org or call (657) 235-2511 to arrange for pick-up or drop-off no later than Monday, November 22.

Following the U.S. military withdrawal from Afghanistan in August, tens of thousands of U.S.-affiliated and other at-risk Afghans were evacuated to the United States and were granted temporary humanitarian parole. Now, we need to make sure they have the opportunity to rebuild their lives in safety, knowing their immigration status is secure.

Ask your Member of Congress to support the Afghan Adjustment Act.

By passing the Afghan Adjustment Act, Afghans who arrived in the U.S. with humanitarian parole will be able to apply for legal permanent residence, the same legal status they would have received had they been admitted as refugees. They will be able to more easily reunite with their children, spouses, and parents. And they will avoid lengthy proceedings that would unnecessarily burden the already stressed asylum system and create needless uncertainty for people who are beginning to rebuild their lives.

We want the Afghans we welcomed to be able to stay in this country legally and safely.

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