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Friend —
Ohio voters showed up in record numbers yesterday to defeat
extremist GOP efforts to undermine democracy and abortion rights. This
is a big win for Ohioans and all of us who
are fighting for a future where everyone — within and beyond our
Jewish family — is truly safe and free.
Read on for more about how Bend the Arc leaders helped power this
win, plus other stories of organizing and advocacy around the
country.
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Ohio special election: A win for our
movement 🎉
After Ohioans, including Bend the Arc members, gathered enough
signatures to get abortion access on the ballot in November, extremist
GOP lawmakers scheduled a special election to make it harder for
ballot measures to pass.
Bend the Arc: Jewish Action Ohio leaders once again mobilized to
get out the vote and they won! Voters turned out in record numbers
yesterday to defend voting rights and abortion access.
There’s still more to do in our fight for reproductive justice —
the right to have children in safe communities and without fear —
starting with the election in November. Leaders from Bend the Arc are
already back to work, making plans to get out the vote and ensure
success in the next election.
Budgets are moral documents:
How we’re fighting for better budgets around the
country
As Congress finalizes next year’s budget, 12 Bend the Arc chapters urged their members of
Congress to invest in a future with safety for all of us.
Leaders from Bend the Arc: Jewish Action Champaign-Urbana also met
with Sen. Durbin (D-IL) in July to raise these issues
in person!
We’re fighting to
#StopCopCity: “Imagine if this $90 million went right into the
community instead”
A coalition of local, statewide, and regional organizations and
individuals has come together to place Cop City’s future in voters’
hands. Bend the Arc: Jewish Action Atlanta leaders, along with Bend
the Arc members from around the country, are helping make sure the
referendum gets enough signatures to qualify for the ballot.
Check out this NEW video to learn more and get involved in efforts to collect signatures before
Monday’s deadline:
Watch the video
& share it with your networks on Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, or Twitter.
The People’s Response Act: A
pathway to health-centered community safety
Leaders from Bend the Arc: Jewish Action Maryland were proud to
stand beside Rep. Cori Bush (D-MO1) last month as she re-introduced
the People’s Response Act. This ambitious and
achievable legislation would deliver community safety through the
health-centered programs our communities need, rather than through
harmful, racist systems of policing.
Learn more about the People’s Response Act on the campaign website and by watching the press conference.
Bend the Arc at the the 22nd
Century Conference: Forging a people-powered
democracy
Bend the Arc showed up powerfully at last month’s 22nd Century Conference in Minneapolis, which
brought together 600+ activists committed to blocking the rise of the
authoritarian right and advancing our vision for a thriving
future.
Antisemitism and anti-Black racism are intertwined drivers
of rising authoritarianism, making Bend the Arc's presence
and leadership vital to the conversations. Our Board Chair
Ginna Green emceed two plenaries, and Bend the Arc
staff Graie Hagans and Enzi Tanner
co-led three workshop sessions focused on fighting antisemitism and
its weaponization, and how solidarity-based narrative strategies can
strengthen our organizing. We also brought together a
multiracial Jewish contingent rooted in Black
leadership that will be reconvening post-conference to
continue strategizing together.
Thank you for reading these stories and being with us in this
work.
Whether you show up by taking action in the streets, organizing
with your local chapter, contacting your elected officials,
donating to power our movement, or following along
with us from wherever you are — this work takes all of us. We
are so glad you are here.
In solidarity,
The Bend the Arc team
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