321ACTION: May 27, 2024
JWI’s I Believe Israeli Women initiative just returned from a mission to Israel where they bore witness to Hamas’s sexual violence. Read a report out from the mission here.
Ready to make a difference?
Here are three ways to get started:
1. Register for Children and Guns: What Every Parent Should Know!
Guns are the leading cause of death for children and teens in the United States. In 2020, an average of twelve children died every day from gun suicide, homicide, or accidental shootings – an average of one death every two hours. On June 17th at 8:30 PM ET/5:30 PM PT, join the Jewish Gun Violence Prevention Roundtable for an online conversation on this important topic. Learn more and register here.
2. Urge your Representative to oppose cutting food stamp benefits!
The House of Representatives is considering a bill that would cut the Supplementary Nutrition Assistance Program (also known as SNAP or food stamps) by $30 billion over a decade. Click here to learn more and to send an email to your Representative, urging them to oppose this change!
3. Tell your members of Congress to reject attempts to roll back an important public safety measure to keep guns out of the wrong hands!
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) recently published a thoughtful, well-constructed rule interpreting what it means to be “engaged in the business” of dealing firearms. Opponents are trying to use the Congressional Review Act to overturn this rule and prevent the ATF from ever promulgating a rule on this topic. Click here to email your member of Congress and urge them to oppose this attempt to roll back an important public safety measure.