by Jewish Center for Justice | Sep 17, 2025 | Action - State & Local, Activism, California, Children, Featured, Healthcare, Ideas, Immigration, JCJ Blog
Last week, the JCJ community made our voices heard. We picked up the phone and called our Assemblymembers and Senators, urging them to pass a slate of vital bills that protect LGBTQ rights, safeguard our environment, defend our immigrant neighbors, and lift up those...
by Jewish Center for Justice | Sep 9, 2025 | Action - State & Local, Activism, California, Children, Featured, Healthcare, Ideas, Immigration, JCJ Blog
Take ACTION by contacting your State Legislators and encouraging them to enact SB 841, a bill to protect immigrant rights in California. Find your California Assembly Member and Senator! Sample script: Hello, my name is [Your Name], and I’m calling from the Jewish...
by Jewish Center for Justice | Sep 9, 2025 | Action - State & Local, Activism, California, Children, Economic Justice, Featured, Ideas, JCJ Blog
Take ACTION by contacting your State Legislators and encouraging them to enact SB 590, a bill to expand California’s Paid Family Leave program. Find your California Assembly Member and Senator! Sample script: Hello, my name is [Your Name], and I’m calling from the...
by Jewish Center for Justice | Sep 9, 2025 | Action - State & Local, Activism, California, Children, Featured, Healthcare, Ideas, JCJ Blog, LGBTQ, Mental Health
Take ACTION by contacting your State Legislators and encouraging them to enact SB 497, a bill that would protect transgender Californians from investigations or legal threats originating in states where their care is criminalized. Find your California Assembly Member...
by Jewish Center for Justice | Sep 9, 2025 | California, Featured, Immigration, JCJ Blog, Judaism, LGBTQ
Over the past several months, our legislative team — powered by the dedication and research of our summer fellows — has tracked several key justice-focused bills in California. As the legislative session nears its close, several of these bills face final floor votes...
by Jewish Center for Justice | Aug 6, 2025 | Featured, JCJ Blog, Racial Justice, Voting Rights
Signed into law on August 6, 1965, the Voting Rights Act outlawed discriminatory practices, like literacy tests, that were used to suppress Black voters in the Jim Crow South. It was a historic victory, hard-won through years of protest, organizing, and immense...
