NCJW Weekly Advocacy Wrap-Up:
Friday, June 24, 2022
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In this issue...
NCJW & the Dobbs decision – Grieve TODAY
– Act TOMORROW
LBIRC Calls on Governor Newsom to Pardon Sithy Bin!
NCJW San Francisco: Reproductive Justice–A Virtual Panel
Supreme Court Term in Review
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NCJW & The Dobbs Decision
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This is absolutely devastating.
There aren’t sufficient words to acknowledge the harm from the Supreme Court’s decision today. One person forced to be pregnant is one person too many and as many as 36 million people — more than half of women of reproductive age (18-49) in the United States — could soon lose abortion access. This is a moral failing.
National Council of Jewish Women is here to help you mourn.
And to help you act.
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Join Long Beach Resister Sisters and LB/OC Women Rising at the courthouse steps as we raise our voices tonight at 6 pm if your practice allows.
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Greater Long Beach & West Orange County is also planning a virtual Havdalah Service for TOMORROW night. Please join us at 7:30 pm on Saturday, June 25, 2022.
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Two to three days following the decision, you are invited to a attend NCJW’s Jewish Communal Briefing, with the legal team from Center for Reproductive Rights who argued the case. On the call, we'll debrief what this decision means and how the Jewish community can meet this moment.
Save the Date! On Thursday, July 14, 10:30am PT Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg, NCJW’s Scholar in Residence, will provide an in-depth teaching on Jewish sources around abortion justice over Zoom. Pre-register now!
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Donate to the Jewish Fund for Abortion Access.
Patients need help accessing abortion care right now and we know that the need is about to skyrocket with the impending Supreme Court decision. That’s why National Council of Jewish Women (NCJW) created the Jewish Fund for Abortion Access in partnership with the National Abortion Federation (NAF), which directly helps patients access the care they need.
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Tell Governor Gavin Newsom to Pardon Sithy Bin! |
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The Long Beach Immigrant Rights Coalition supports Sithy in fighting his deportation.
Sithy Bin was born in a Cambodian refugee camp in Thailand and arrived in the United States as a toddler. His childhood was not an easy one and, seeking safety and belonging, Sithy joined a gang at just 13. Sithy made a mistake while still a young man, and faced two life sentences as a consequence. At the link below, you can read more about how Sithy turned his life around, yet ended up in detention, after a new law made him eligible for parole.
Sign Sithy's pardon letter to the Governor today! It will only take a few minutes and your support can change the course of Sithy's life.
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NCJW San Francisco: Reproductive Justice– A Virtual Panel Discussion
Wednesday, June 29, 5:30–7pm, Zoom
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NCJW San Francisco
Robin Brasso Social Justice Initiative
presents:
REPRODUCTIVE JUSTICE
A VIRTUAL PANEL DISCUSSION
Wednesday, June 29, 2022
5:30pm - 7:00pm PDT
Via Zoom
Join us as we learn and prepare for action!
In anticipation of the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling on Roe v. Wade, we felt compelled to act. We marched for reproductive justice across the Bay Area. We joined the national rallies in DC. We are now bringing together a panel of experts specializing in various fields to discuss the practical, faith and policy aspects of reproductive justice.
Join us for this timely panel discussion featuring influential leaders!
Assemblymember Cristina Garcia
Chair of the California Legislative Women's Caucus
Author of AB2320, which would establish a pilot program in five counties to provide and direct funds to primary care reproductive services providers
Bethany Golden
Experienced Nurse-Midwife
Doctoral Fellow at the UCSF's Institute of Abortion Care Training and Member of the California Future of Abortion Council
Rabbi Nancy Kasten
Member of Reform Rabbis for Repro and
Author of "As a Rabbi, Helping Pregnant Texans Get Abortions Has Never Been More Important"
Tricia Gray
Volunteer Engagement Coordinator
Access Reproductive Justice
Our distinguished panel will be led by:
Dr. Mary J. Wardell-Ghirarduzzi
President of the San Francisco Public Library Commission and Vice President for Diversity, Equality and Inclusion at the University of the Pacific
(free admission)
The panel discussion will be followed by Q&A session. Please feel free to forward any questions in advance to ellynlevinson@gmail.com. This presentation is Co-sponsored by: Jewish Community Relations Council of Silicon Valley.
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Supreme Court Term in Review
Wednesday, July 6, 10-11:30 am, Irvine Barclay Theater
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Registration is Open and Free to the Public!
WEDNESDAY, JULY 6, 2022
10:00 a.m.–11:30 a.m.
Reception to Follow
Irvine Barclay Theater
4242 Campus Drive, Irvine, CA 92612
UCI School of Law proudly hosts the 2022 Supreme Court Term in Review, moderated by Chancellor’s Professor Michele Goodwin. This year, Professor Goodwin is joined by leading experts in constitutional law, criminal justice, women’s rights, administrative law, the Second Amendment, and Free Speech. This Supreme Court term is unlike any other in nearly fifty years.
9:00 a.m. – Registration
9:30 a.m. – Seating begins
10:00 am – Panelist discussion
11:30 am – Reception and Book Signing
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Moderator
Michele Goodwin
Chancellor's Professor, UCI School of Law
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Featuring: Aziza Ahmed, Professor of Law, UCI School of Law; Erwin Chemerinsky, Dean, Berkeley Law; Mary Anne Franks, Professor of Law and Michael R. Klein Distinguished Scholar Chair, University of Miami School of Law; Regina Mahone, The Nation; Mark Joseph Stern, Slate Magazine; and Mary Ziegler, Professor of Law, UC Davis School of Law
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