April 5th, 2010 | Category:
Action Alert |
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 over $130m invested in companies that supply jobs, parts and electronics to Israel.
On March 24th, the Student Body President of UC Berkeley vetoed the bill. The President called the resolution: “a symbolic attack on a specific community” that is “being used as a tool to delegitimize Israel.”
The Student Senate plans to override the veto on April 14th.
Help us to stop this attack on Israel.
Visit www.CalSupportsIsrael.com so you can email the Student Senate to tell them their resolution was inaccurate and unjust and to urge them to uphold the President’s veto. Encourage your friends to do the same.
March 26th, 2010 | Category:
Lobby Day in Sacramento |
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!
March 10th, 2010 | Category:
Assembly |
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 co-sponsored by the Jewish Public Affairs Committee of California and supported by Jewish World Watch and several other organizations.
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Click HERE to read the PRESS RELEASE from Asm. Blumenfield.
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March 10th, 2010 | Category:
Assembly,
JPAC Organizational News |
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 of Israel (he participated in JPAC’s 2008 Legislators’ Study Trip to Israel). We were thrilled to celebrate his historic election as Speaker and look forward to working with him to ensure a brighter future for all Californians.
L-R: Rabbi Mark Diamond of the Board of Rabbis of Southern California, Assembly Speaker John A. Pérez, JPAC Chair Marc Carrel, and the Los Angeles Jewish Federation's Andrew Cushnir
L-R: JPAC Representative Cliff Berg and JPAC Chair Marc Carrel
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 in 2007 and will continue to pursue its full implementation — for the sake of California’s public employees and teachers and for the sake of global security.
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