NCJW Weekly Advocacy Wrap-Up:

Friday, September 9, 2022

In this issue...

Donate Supplies for Abortion After-Care Kits–This Weekend

Promote the Vote, Protect the Vote in 2022

NCJW Abortion Access Week of Action–September 12-16

HIAS Refugee Resettlement Update – Webinar September 19

Welcome Back:  NCJW’s Membership Get Together October 9

Save the Date:  Preparing for the Propositions October 13

Donate Supplies for Abortion After-Care Kits

Saturday & Sunday, September 10 & 11

10 am – 2 pm, Alpert JCC 

Help NCJW gather the supplies for Abortion After – Care Kits which we’ll donate to Planned Parenthood of Orange and San Bernardino Counties for their clients.  These little bags contain comfort items given to patients after a procedure. 

Promote the Vote, Protect the Vote in 2022

At a Member’s Home on Monday, Sept. 12, 4 pm

The midterm elections are only two months away! There are many different ways to take action to register, educate, and mobilize voters. Commit to doing at least one of the following:

• Write postcards and Vote Forward letters with us on Monday, Sept. 12 at 4 pm at a member’s patio in Long Beach. RSVP to Chana Ham-Rosebrock.

• Write Vote Forward letters from home: If you have already participated in Vote Forward, log in at https://votefwd.org and pick the Florida “social” campaign marked with an "S".; print out your letters and addresses; If you have not participated in Vote Forward but would like to do so, please email Deb Lelchuk at advocacy@ncjwlongbeach.org for the instructions. We have envelopes for anyone who wants them! We can provide letters and addresses too if you can’t print. 

• Write postcards from home: please email Deb Lelchuk at advocacy@ncjwlongbeach.org. 

• Phone bank to Get Out the Vote (GOTV) with Dayenu during NCJW’s Abortion Access Week of Action on Thursday, September 15! Register here.



• Make sure your voter registration is up to date. Have you moved in the last year? Have you changed your name? Use NCJW’s voter registration portal to make sure you can vote come November. And go further: Make sure your family and friends are registered.

Last month NCJW CEO Sheila Katz joined League of Women Voters CEO Virginia Kase Solomón in conversation about the midterm elections.  If you missed the conversation, you can watch the recording here. 

Mark your calendar. Women’s March: Saturday, October 8

The Women’s March is planning a weekend of events co-sponsored by NCJW, October 7-9, in Washington, DC and communities nationwide, with marches planned for Saturday, October 8. More details to come as planning gets underway!

NCJW Abortion Access Week of Action - September 12-16

In 5782, we lost our legal right to abortion. In 5783, the start of our new year, we must remain steadfast in our commitment to reproductive freedom for all. As we approach the holiest season in the Jewish calendar, NCJW is galvanizing the Jewish community to take a stand for abortion access. The NCJW Abortion Access Week of Action closes the Jewish year of 5782 with a push of abortion access activism the week of September 12-16.

As reproductive health clinics shut down across the country — entirely in certain states — Crisis Pregnancy Centers (CPCs), which spread misinformation about pregnancy and abortion, are thriving. It’s time for that to stop. We want  to tell our Members of Congress to support the Stop Abortion Disinformation (SAD) Act.

If passed, this bill would ensure people receive accurate, objective, and complete medical information when seeking reproductive care. No more myths, anti-abortion talking points disguised as medical information, or state-sponsored shaming.

What can you do? Use our easy form to reach out to your lawmakers to urge they co-sponsor and support the SAD Act. Every vote will count!

WEBINAR REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT

Sunday, September 19, 1 pm

Webinar | Refugee Resettlement

Update, September 19 at 1 pm PT



Join experts from HIAS for a big-picture update on the status of refugee resettlement in the U.S. and to learn how the U.S. can more effectively respond to the crisis of displacement.

WELCOME BACK NCJW'S GET-TOGETHER

Sunday, October 9, 11:30 am to 2:00 pm

Alpert JCC 

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 Friday, September 30 to:

membership@ncjwlongbeach.org

or call (657) 235-2511

Proof of vaccination and masks are requested.

SAVE THE DATE

PREPARING THE PREPOSITIONS

October 13, 6 pm, in person and livestreamed

Temple Israel

Please save the date for this important program, cosponsored by Temple Israel Social Action Committee. Hear from the League of Women Voters: be prepared when you vote in the upcoming midterm election! 

In person and livestreamed at Temple Israel

269 Loma Ave, Long Beach, CA  90803

NCJW COVID protocols will be followed, masks and vaccinations required.