http://jpac-cal.org Fri, 16 Jul 2010 22:16:04 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The 2010 JPAC Lobby Day was a great success thanks to the participation of over 100 community leaders from throughout California. 2011 Don't miss out next year! We need you to lend your voice to our effort. CLICK HERE for more formation about the 2011 Lobby Day in Sacramento and to download ... http://jpac-cal.org/2010/05/14/join-us-next-year/ The 2010 JPAC Lobby Day in Sacramento was a great success -- thanks to the participation of over 100 community leaders from throughout California. We came together to advocate on behalf of many important issues and to hear from our state's leaders about the impacts of the budget crisis on ... http://jpac-cal.org/2010/05/14/2010-lobby-day-highlights/ AB 1650, the Iran Contracting Act coauthored by Asm. Bob Blumenfield and Asm. Mike Feuer, passed unanimously out of the Assembly Committee on Business, Professions & Consumer Protection today. Once again, thanks to JPAC's Sacramento advocates for testifying in support of this important legislation! Next up: the Assembly Appropriations Committee. We will continue ... http://jpac-cal.org/2010/04/21/ab-1650-making-progress/ ACR 144, an Assembly Concurrent Resolution proclaiming April 2010 as the first annual Genocide Awareness and Prevention Month in California, just passed the Assembly today without any "no" votes -- and it had 56 new coauthors!  The resolution is an extraordinary effort to educate, bring awareness and prevent future genocides and mass ... http://jpac-cal.org/2010/04/19/jpac-cosponsored-acr-144-blumenfield-passes-assembly/ We are thrilled to announce that California Assembly Speaker John A. Pérez will be addressing the Annual JPAC Lobby Day on May 11. Speaker Pérez is a true friend to the Jewish community. We hope you can join us - register today! Click HERE for more information and to download a ... http://jpac-cal.org/2010/04/12/speaker-perez-to-address-lobby-day/ On March 17th, the University of California Berkeley Student Senate passed a resolution that the University should divest itself of any companies in which it owns stock that do business with Israel. The Student Senate accused Israel of war crimes and is attacking companies that support Israel. The resolution targets ... http://jpac-cal.org/2010/04/05/fight-anti-semitism-at-cal/ We're excited to announce that Bill Lockyer, California State Treasurer, is confirmed to be the Keynote Speaker for this year's Annual JPAC Lobby Day (May 10-11). Don't forget to register today! http://jpac-cal.org/2010/03/26/ca-state-treasurer-bill-lockyer-confirmed-as-lobby-day-keynote/ Assemblymember Bob Blumenfield (D – San Fernando Valley) introduced a resolution today, ACR 144, proclaiming April 2010 as the first annual Genocide Awareness and Prevention Month in California.  The resolution is an effort to educate, bring awareness and prevent future genocides and mass atrocities around the globe. The resolution is ... http://jpac-cal.org/2010/03/10/jpac-cosponsors-acr-144-genocide-awareness-prevention-month-blumenfield/ JPAC was proud to cosponsor a recent event at The Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles. On March 7, 2010, newly-inaugurated California Assembly Speaker John A. Pérez attended a special Jewish Community Leadership Reception in his honor. Speaker Pérez is a great friend to the Jewish community and the state ... http://jpac-cal.org/2010/03/10/californias-new-assembly-speaker-john-a-perez/ [caption id="attachment_288" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="L-R: JPAC Representative Cliff Berg and JPAC Chair Marc Carrel"][/caption] JPAC Board Chair Marc Carrel and JPAC Representative Cliff Berg testified yesterday before a joint oversight hearing of the Assembly and Senate committees that oversee the state's pension funds. JPAC was integral to the passage of AB 221 ... http://jpac-cal.org/2010/02/25/jpac-in-the-news/