NCJW Weekly Advocacy Wrap-Up:

Friday, September 30, 2022

In this issue...

Deadline Today: Email Governor Newsom to sign Economic Equity Bills

NCJW’s Membership Get Together – October 9,             Registration extended to October 3

Long Beach Homeless Coalition Mayoral Candidate Forum – October 5

Planned Parenthood Prop 1 Day of Action Saturday – October 8

Join LB/OC Women Rising March October 8

Orange County Interfaith Network Annual Kickoff Event –

October 8

Preparing for the Propositions – October 13

LBCC Food Drive at the AJCC – October 15 & 16^th

Email Governor Newsom

to sign Economic Equity Bills

Deadline Today!

Please help our allies at Stronger California and Equal Rights Advocates get these final bills signed by Governor Gavin Newsom! The deadline is today!

Paid Family Leave (SB 951)

SB 951 in particular is at a crucial crossroads. If vetoed, Paid Family Leave in California will drop down to 55%, meaning workers who need to take time off for illness or mental health reasons, to care for a family member, or bond with a new baby, will only receive 55% of their regular rate of pay. SB 951 would make that rate 70% for most, and 90% for the lowest paid among us. 

Chosen Family (AB 1041)

Help ensure equity in workplace leave laws! Low-wage, immigrant, LGBTQIA+ workers, or those who live in multigenerational households particularly rely on more than just the nuclear family model for care. AB 1041 would allow workers to take time off to care for those who are most important to them. 

Bereavement Leave (AB 1949)

Workers shouldn't have to stress about the security of their job when taking time to grieve for the loss of a loved one. AB 1949 would provide up to five days of job-protected bereavement leave for workers to take care of arrangements at a very difficult time. 

Welcome Back, Return to the Tent

Sunday, October 9, 11:30 am – 2 pm,

RSVP extended to Monday, October 3!

In the spirit of Sukkot and welcoming the stranger please join NCJW as it celebrates 

the return to an in-person membership gathering. We will decorate the AJCC sukkah, meet the Afghan women the NCJW Welcome Circle has resettled in the community, reconnect with old friends, and meet our newest members. We look forward to seeing you and celebrating our NCJW community. 

Please RSVP by Monday, October 3 to:

membership@ncjwlongbeach.org

or call (657) 235-2511

Proof of vaccination and masks are requested.

Long Beach Homeless Coalition

Mayoral Candidate Forum

Wednesday, October 5, 10 to 11:30 am

via Zoom and Facebook Live

LBHC will host its first public Long Beach Mayoral Candidate Forum on Homelessness

Third District Councilwoman Suzie Price and Ninth District Councilmember/Vice Mayor Rex Richardson have committed to participate in this virtual forum.

The forum will stream online via Zoom or view on the Coalition's Facebook page at LBHC Facebook page. LBHC President Paige Pelonis will moderate the forum. 

Members of the community are encouraged to submit questions for the candidates, for consideration, by Monday, October 3rd. Submit Questions Here.

Planned Parenthood Prop 1 Day of Action

Saturday, October 8

10 am - 12:30 pm, Zoom

Planned Parenthood needs your help!

In the upcoming General Election, California Voters will have the opportunity to enshrine the right to abortion and contraception in the state constitution by voting YES on Prop 1. 

Proposition 1 will amend the state constitution to explicitly prohibit the state from denying or interfering with personal choices related to reproductive care. It declares that individuals have a fundamental right to choose to have an abortion and to use or refuse contraceptives. 

It is essential that California continue to have the strongest laws in the nation so that we can continue to be a beacon of hope for those who may need to access essential healthcare. 

Check out the Proposition 1 Activist Toolkit to learn more about the importance of voting Yes on Prop 1.

Join us for our Prop 1 Day of Action on Saturday, October 8th from 10 am - 12:30 pm to personally make a difference in the fight to protect reproductive freedom in California and beyond.

Now more than ever, we need your help to encourage voters to turn out in the upcomingGeneral Election on November 8th and vote YES on Prop 1 to set an example for the rest of the country that abortion is a fundamental right and should be protected as such in our Constitution.

SIGN UP for our Prop 1 Day of Action today!

We will provide all of the training, resources, and support you may need to contact fellow voters and make a difference from the comfort of your own home. No experience necessary!

Location: Zoom - Link Provided Upon Registration.

Join LB/OC Women Rising March 

Saturday, October 8, 2 pm

Beginning at the Long Beach Courthouse

Making Our Voices Heard from the Streets to the Ballots!

Making Our Voices Heard from the Streets to the Ballots!

Unite with women across the country for a national weekend of action to send a message: We demand our rights!

Women all around the country are uniting for a fall of reckoning. We will not sit back and accept the attacks on our families, future, and our freedom. 

And since October 8th marks 30 days until Election Day, we’re more fired up than ever to elect more women and pro-choice candidates around the country — we’re ready for the Women’s Wave!

Join us. 

We will be Marching from the Courthouse to Harvey Milk Park where there will be a Community and Activism Fair. You can talk with local organization to learn what they do and how you can get involved. 

Sign up here

Orange County Interfaith Network

Annual Kickoff Event 

Saturday, October 8, 5 - 7 pm

On Saturday, October 8th the Orange County Interfaith Network is having its annual kickoff event focusing on interfaith efforts throughout Orange County to welcome refugees.

Jackie Mentor, Executive Director of the Orange County Jewish Coalition for Refugees, will be one of the speakers. A portion of proceeds will go to the organizations represented on the panel. The event will be in Irvine with dinner catered by Flavors From Afar. 

Tickets are available here

PREPARING FOR THE PROPOSITIONS

October 13, 6 pm, in person and livestreamed

Temple Israel

Please join us for this important program, cosponsored by Temple Israel's Social Action Committee. Speakers from the League of Women Voters will cover what the ballot propositions really contain and who funded each one, so that you are prepared when you vote in the upcoming midterm election.

The program will be both in person at Temple Israel, 269 Loma Ave., Long Beach, 90803, and livestreamed.

RSVPs are appreciated to advocacy@ncjwlongbeach.org. NCJW COVID protocols will be followed, masks and vaccinations required.

LBCC Food Drive

Saturday and Sunday, October 15 & 16

10 am - 2 pm, in front of Alpert JCC

In honor of Sukkot, let’s share our harvest bounty with those less fortunate!  We are collecting packaged food for needy college students who are coming back to school at LBCC.

If you can volunteer for a 2-hour shift, please call us at (657) 235-2511 or email at communityservice@ncjwlongbeach.org.

Requested Donation Food Items (no glass please)