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Legislative Update: How JCJ is shifting our justice priorities at this time

Legislative Update: How JCJ is shifting our justice priorities at this time

by Jewish Center for Justice | May 18, 2020 | Activism, California, Cohorts, Featured, JCJ Blog, Voting

Jewish Center for Justice Executive Director Rabbi Joel Simonds provides an update on how we are shifting our legislative priorities to respond to the COVID-19 crisis.     Follow our Vote by Mail and 2020 Census campaigns, and sign up to receive JCJ alerts....
Taking precaution, JCJ cancelled a Sacramento advocacy day. Here’s what we did instead.

Taking precaution, JCJ cancelled a Sacramento advocacy day. Here’s what we did instead.

by Jewish Center for Justice | Mar 12, 2020 | Advocacy, California, Events, Featured, JCJ Blog

By Rabbi Joel Simonds Yesterday a mix of board members and lay leaders gathered both in the JCJ offices and online to engage with elected officials on our advocacy agenda for the upcoming year.  Emphasizing our pursuit for a brighter tomorrow, we spoke with State...
JCJ advocated for a number of bills in 2019. These 6 were signed into law.

JCJ advocated for a number of bills in 2019. These 6 were signed into law.

by Jewish Center for Justice | Jan 14, 2020 | Activism, Advocacy, California, JCJ Blog

In 2019, the Jewish Center for Justice advocated for dozens of bills on the state and national level. As we shape our legislative agenda for 2020, let’s take a look back at some of the legislative highlights over the past year. While nearly every bill JCJ backed on...

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