JPAC Advocacy Day 2021 was a huge success!
If you missed it, you can view our panels and speakers in the video links and video players below.
The Presentations / Panels From Virtual Advocacy Day 2021:
Hundreds of Jewish community members and leaders came together for two days of exciting learning, networking, and advocacy!
About The 2021 Virtual Event
JPAC’s virtual Advocacy and Policy Conference is the culminating effort of months of research, lobbying, coalition building and convening to connect our Jewish community in California with key legislators and staff on issues that impact our state. JPAC’s Virtual Advocacy Day provided an empowering opportunity to engage in the political process and learn about and advocate for the wide range of issues that are important to the Jewish community. Join JPAC ONLINE on May 11-12, 2021. Together we can make the voice of the Jewish community heard where it counts.
SCHEDULE
OPENING DAY – Tuesday, May 11: 3:00 – 5:00 pm
3:00 p.m. – 3:20 p.m. Opening Session
Welcome from JPAC Board Chair Allison Gingold
Keynote Speaker: The Honorable Eleni Kounalakis, Lieutenant Governor of California
3:25 p.m. – 4:35 p.m Panel Discussions
Panel Discussion 1: A Common Cause: Confronting the Rise of Hate
Speakers:
The Honorable Jesse Gabriel, CA State Assemblymember
Monica Bauer, Director of Community Engagement, Strategic Partnerships, ADL
Shira Loewenberg, Director, AJC Asia Pacific Institute
Zheng Huang, President, Committee of 100
Moderator: Manny Yekutiel
Panel Discussion 2: Building Together: A More Equitable Future
Speakers:
Abby Snay, Deputy Secretary for the Future of Work, California Labor & Workforce Development Agency
Cori Racela, Deputy Director, Western Center on Law and Poverty
Anthony Wright, Executive Director, Health Access California | Health Access Foundation
Moderator: Rabbi Noah Farkas, Valley Beth Shalom
ADVOCACY DAY – Wednesday, May 12: 2:00 – 5:00 pm
2:00 p.m.– 2:50 p.m. Preparing for your Meetings
Lobbying 101 Training & Group Break-outs
3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Legislative Appointments at the “Capitol”
5:00 p.m. Debrief and Closing Session
What Is JPAC Advocacy Day?
JPAC’s annual Advocacy Day is the culminating effort of months of research, lobbying, coalition building and convening to bring concerned citizens from the Jewish community to Sacramento to meet with key legislators and staff on issues that impact our community, whether it is protecting the social safety net, early childhood education, or anti-Semitism. Together we can make the voice of the California Jewish community heard where it counts.
JPAC’s Advocacy Day provides opportunities to experience the thrill of being in the State Capitol with the largest coalition of Jewish organizations in the nation; meet elected officials and engage in meaningful conversations with them; hear from issue experts and legislators on cutting edge issues facing Californians; and network with colleagues and friends from across California.
JPAC Advocacy Days have featured speakers including California Secretary of State Alex Padilla, California Attorney General Xavier Becerra, State Treasurer Bill Lockyer, former Senate President pro Tem Darrell Steinberg, former Assembly Speaker John A. Pérez, Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones, State Controller John Chiang, former Senate President pro Tem Kevin de Leon, and former UC President Mark Yudof.
THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS
• Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles
• Jewish Community Federation & Endowment Fund
• Jewish Family Service Los Angeles
• Jewish Family and Children’s Services of of San Francisco, Peninsula, Marin & Sonoma Counties
•Jewish Community Relations Council of San Francisco, the Peninsula, Marin, Sonoma, Alameda & Contra Costa Counties
• Anti-Defamation League
• Holocaust Museum Los Angeles
• American Jewish Committee
• The Jewish Federation of the Sacramento Region
• Hadassah
• Jewish Community Relations Council of Sacramento
• Jewish Silicon Valley