http://jpac-cal.org Thu, 11 Mar 2010 01:08:07 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en 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/ Welcome to JPAC's newest Member Organization: 30 Years After! 30 Years After is a robust new organization that seeks to educate, inspire and mobilize the Iranian Jewish community through civic action conferences, quarterly lectures and seminars, a high school mentorship program, voter registration drives, and an anthology of short stories and ... http://jpac-cal.org/2010/02/23/were-growing/ AB 1650, the Iran Contracting Act coauthored by Asm. Bob Blumenfield and Asm. Mike Feuer, passed the CA Assembly Judiciary Committee unanimously this afternoon. JPAC is excited to see this important piece of legislation move forward and thanks our Sacramento advocates for testifying in support of it! ADDITIONAL RESOURCES on AB 1650: Click HERE ... http://jpac-cal.org/2010/02/16/ab-1650-moves/ Please plan to join us in May at the State Capitol to be an advocate for our community and for all Californians.  Now, more than ever, it is critical to lend your voice to the shared values and concerns of California’s Jewish community so that we may be able to bolster support for our ... http://jpac-cal.org/2010/02/10/2010-sacramento-lobby-day/ PLEASE CALL LEGISLATIVE LEADERS AND URGE THEM TO REJECT THE GOVERNOR'S PROPOSAL TO ELIMINATE THE ADULT DAY HEALTH CARE (ADHC) PROGRAM -- Budget Item 4260   The State Legislature is meeting in emergency session over the next 3 weeks to act on a series of mid-year budget cuts recently proposed by the Governor.  Cuts ... http://jpac-cal.org/2010/02/08/action-alert-elimination-of-adhc/ ACTION ALERT   Dear JPAC Board Members, Volunteers, and Interested Parties:   We are writing to update you on the very latest proposed State Budget cuts just recently released. These new proposed reductions in government funding will have a major impact on social services in the State of California.  We need your help to ... http://jpac-cal.org/2009/06/04/action-alert-state-budget-cuts/ Our recent JPAC Mission to Sacramento was a great success and we just wanted to give a big THANK YOU to all of you who took a time out of your busy work and personal lives and joined us in our state's capitol to lobby on the important issues that ... http://jpac-cal.org/2009/04/30/2009-jpac-mission-photos/