No SCOTUS confirmation until Inauguration, VOTE, and COVID relief: Your civic action to-do list for 10-5-20
Here's what JWI is doing:
Every week, JWI CEO Meredith Jacobs convenes editors from The Forward and JTA along with special guests in our Women on the Week series to discuss the news.
JWI’s Interfaith Coalition is hosting a 4-part series on racism, misogyny, domestic violence, and safety for Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Register here.
Tomorrow, JWI is hosting a Q&A session at 1pm ET to focus on SCOTUS, voting, and how to take action. Join us!
JWI launched a needs assessment of Jewish domestic agencies. Read about the project in an op-ed, The Fragility and Isolation of Home.
JWI designed voting swag so that you can carry out your civic duty in style – proceeds will support our work.
...and here's what you can do this week to keep the momentum going:
3. Today begins the Supreme Court's new term – and on day one, conservative justices wrote of their desire to overturn marriage equality. It's indisputable: all our civil rights are on the line in the wake of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s passing.
In a nutshell: If the Senate confirms Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court, the 6-3 conservative majority will reverse equal protection under the law for women, people of color, and LGBTQ people. We need the Supreme Court to defend and deliver justice – not discrimination.
Take action: Tell your senators: do not consider or move forward with a new Supreme Court justice before Inauguration.
2. With less than one month until Election Day, it’s now or never to make your voice heard and your vote count.
In a nutshell: It's time to make your voting plan. Many states’ voter registration deadlines are this week and absentee ballot request deadlines follow shortly thereafter.
Take action: Use JWI’s voter resources to check your voter registration, request your absentee ballot, and review protocol to ensure you cast your ballot correctly!
1. Last week, the House of Representatives passed updated COVID-19 relief legislation to respond to emerging needs amidst this health and economic crisis.
In a nutshell: We need any Senate pandemic relief package to include key provisions from the House bill: funding for programs that support domestic violence and sexual assault survivors, education and child care services, and unemployment benefits.
Take action: Urge your senators to pass a comprehensive bill that maintains House protections for our lives and livelihoods.
