Displaying 1 - 10 of 166
RAC-CA Issue Research Teams
About Issue Research Teams RAC-CA has six issue research teams covering climate change, criminal justice, immigration, health care, housing, and gun violence prevention.
RAC-CA Governance
RAC-CA seeks to build our collective power to create the California of our dreams. Our structure includes professional staff, a statewide leadership team, issue research groups, and congregational social justice teams.
Resources for the RAC-CA Gun Violence Prevention Call-In Day
Resources for the RAC-CA Gun Violence Pr evention Call-In Day April 29 – May 3 Join Reform Jews from around the state on April 29-May 3 as we call Governor Newsom to ask him to include $39 million for CalVIP local gun violence prevention programs in his May revised budget.
RAC-CA GVP Call In Week
You have reached the link for the RAC-CA gun violence prevention call-in week, scheduled for April 29 – May 3. This link will become active on April 29, when it will have talking points, the Governor’s phone number, and a place to report the results of your call.
RAC-CA Opposes Proposition 20: Criminal Sentencing, Parole, and DNA Collection
Context and Jewish Values In the past decade, California voters and lawmakers, encouraged by RAC-CA, enacted more than a dozen legal changes that have prioritized local public safety rehabilitation programs over long prison sentences.
Proposition 16 (2020): Restoring Affirmative Action in State Government
RAC-CA endorses Proposition 16, which would once again allow consideration of race, gender, and ethnicity (affirmative action) in state government - specifically contracting and procurement, employment, and university admissions - after a 24-year ban.
Proposition 17: Voting Rights Restoration for Persons on Parole Amendment
RAC-CA endorses Proposition 17, which would amend the state constitution to allow people who are on parole for felonies to vote. Jewish Values: As Reform Jews, we believe that our democracy is strongest when everyone has an opportunity to participate.