In this issue...

Urge President Biden to Publish the ERA

Demand Congress Take Action

Urge Passage of Compensation for Terror Victims

Help Young People Navigate Antisemitism

Celebrate and Plan for 2025 with Reclaim Our Vote

Run for Their Lives: Sunday Belmont Shore

Urge President Biden to Publish the ERA 

Call on President Biden to Publish the Equal Rights Amendment

It is well past time to enshrine gender equality in our Constitution. The Equal Rights Amendment (ERA), which guarantees equal rights to all people regardless of sex, has been ratified in enough states and must now be officially codified as an essential protection for women, girls, and the LGBTQ+ community. Join us in urging the President to do everything he can to publish the Equal Rights Amendment as the 28th Amendment to the Constitution and secure his legacy as a champion for gender equality. 



Call President Biden

Congress has Much to Do in a Short Time

Urge Congress to Carry Out Unfinished Business

Returning to Washington on December 3, the 118th session of Congress will have only a few legislative days left. We need policymakers to urgently take action now to finish their important work already in process to support women, children, and families during this term. Tell your Members of Congress to act, while there’s still time, to confirm fair, independent, and qualified judges; pass a clean budget; fund affordable, high-quality childcare; and deliver urgently needed disaster relief.

Sign the Petition

Urge Passage of Compassion for Terror Victims Before It's Too Late

Make your voice heard! American victims of October 7th and their families deserve justice and financial compensation from those who provided material support for Hamas. Please tell your representative to cosponsor the American Victims of Terrorism Compensation Act (H.R. 8419) before this Congress adjourns.

Click here to urge your Member of Congress

to support this important bill.



Help Young People Navigate Antisemitism

Thursday, December 5

1 pm PT

ADL Webinar

If you are a parent, caregiver or educator who is concerned about how to talk to young people about something as painful and complex as antisemitism, especially when they are the target, don’t miss ADL’s webinar on 12/5 about “Opening The Dialogue: Helping Young People Navigate Antisemitism.” Through expert insights, this webinar will provide guidance to help address their children and teen's needs and concerns, reduce distress, and foster adaptive coping skills. Equip yourself with strategies that make a real difference in the lives of the young people you support. 

Celebrate and Plan with Reclaim Our Vote

Thursday, December 5

4:30 pm PT

Virtual

The numbers are in and in 2024 Reclaim Our Vote made more than 5.6 million voter contacts to Black voters in the South! 

With your support, Reclaim Our Vote: 

• Wrote 4.1 million postcards
• Sent 1.6 million text messages 
• Made over 321,600 calls 
• Knocked on 18,000 doors

We're particularly proud of the number of doors we knocked on because this achievement showcases the remarkable on-the-ground power our Democracy Centers have built up. This election has shown the importance of local, grassroots organizing, and we hope to continue building up our on-the-ground efforts in the next year. 

Reclaim Our Vote is so grateful for your support this year and invites you to join a special celebration and reflection on December 5 at 4:30 pm PT/ 7:30 pm ET! During this webinar, you'll hear from our partners who worked tirelessly in North Carolina, Georgia, and Virginia, sharing stories of impact and lessons learned. We'll also explore what's to come in 2025 and how we can continue to build momentum together.

Run for Their Lives:

Run/walk event calling for the immediate release of the hostages held by Hamas 

Every Sunday, 10 am, Belmont Shore

Please join Long Beach/Orange County's weekly 18-minute walk/run to bring attention to the hostages and bring them home now. Many walk/runs take place weekly all over the world as nonpolitical and not promoting any ideology – the message is just to release the hostages and bring them home.  

The walk/run will be at 10 am at the start of the beach walk path at Alamitos Bay in Belmont Shore (where Bayshore meets Ocean). Please wear a red shirt. If you have a hostage poster, please bring it. Also, if you have flags from any of the countries that hostages are from, please bring them. 

Invite friends and family. This is a humanitarian issue so everyone is invited. One does not need to be Jewish. 

For more information, contact member Dr. Mark Dressner at cesto@aol.com.

The Advocacy Committee of NCJW GLB & WOC meets the fourth Tuesday of the month at 5 pm, currently on Zoom. 

Want to check us out or have questions?

Email advocacy@ncjwlongbeach.org

Questions about anything you have read or related to our Section’s advocacy? Email advocacy@ncjwlongbeach.org