On May 14-15, close to 150 individuals from across California who are interested in working to advance social justice and Jewish values will convene in Sacramento for JPAC’s Advocacy Day. This year, we will be focusing on advocating to end poverty and homelessness with a package of bills that address poverty from different angles. We…

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Get out your calendars and get your advocacy chops ready and register today for Advocacy Day 2018!  We will be in Sacramento on May 14-15, 2018.  Please visit our registration page for more information and to register.    

JPAC has been around since 1972, and in that time has had a huge amount of influence in Sacramento.  However, for many young people, Sacramento is a distant place compared to Washington D.C.. JPAC is embarking on a new effort to engage Jewish student leaders in California advocacy. JPAC Student Fellows Program We aim to change…

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JPAC STUDENT LEADER SCHOLARSHIP FUND JPAC launched the JPAC Student Leader Scholarship Fund in 2017 to allow Jewish student leaders from all California Universities to attend JPAC Advocacy Day for free.  In 2017, five outstanding Jewish student leaders from UCLA and CSUN attended Advocacy Day in Sacramento through the scholarship fund. Here is what they had…

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On May 8-9, 2017, more than 120 Jewish community leaders representing over 15 organizations from across California, as well as students at UCLA and CSUN, came to Sacramento for the Jewish Public Affairs Committee’s (JPAC’s) annual Advocacy Day. After an opening reception honoring Senator Holly Mitchell with the Jerry Sampson for Legislator of the Year,…

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On May 9, over 130 advocates from across California representing the Jewish community will gather in Sacramento to lobby for legislation that serves a much greater purpose to advancing the civil rights of all Californians.  Those bills are: Immigration Bill Package: AB 3 (Bonta) AB 291 (Chiu) AB 699 (O’Donnell) SB 6 (Hueso) SB 29…

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With the 2016 election just behind us, there is a lot of momentum to get involved and work to ensure the well-being and opportunity for all Californians.  Please save the date to join with JPAC to meet with the State Legislature and lobby them on issues of importance to the greater California Jewish community and…

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Registration is now open for Advocacy Day! Please visit our registration page to sign up: http://jpac-cal.org/advocacy-day/sign-up-for-advocacy-day/

Get out your calendars and get your advocacy chops ready and register today for Advocacy Day 2016!  We will be in Sacramento on May 9-10, 2016.  Please visit our registration page for more information and to register.    

JPAC’s 2015 Advocacy Day was a huge success.  With over 95 advocates in attendance, we lobbied more than 45 legislators on bills and issues that impact the overall health and well being of the State of California. The event kicked off Monday night with state legislators and their staff joining JPAC advocates at a reception…

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