Friend,

This was certainly a week to remember – for me, for all of AU’s staff, and hopefully for everyone who joined us at our first-ever (virtual) National Advocacy Summit!

The Summit was an incredible success: We had over 800 attendees tune in live; we had representation from at least 39 states plus D.C.; we visited (virtually) 104 Congressional offices to lobby for the Do No Harm Act (DNHA); we now have commitments from 210 members of the House out of the 218 votes we need to pass the DNHA in the House; and we have built tremendous momentum around the bill – our priority legislation – which will protect religious freedom for all.

If you didn’t get the chance to advocate for the Do No Harm Act with your members of Congress during our National Day of Action, it’s not too late! Click here to message them now.

The Do No Harm Act will protect the rights of women, LGBTQ people, religious minorities and others from discrimination in health care, employment and access to government-funded services. The livestream of these workshops has racked up nearly 5,000 views on Facebook already. You can watch the full stream on Facebook by clicking here.

And on top of it all, we also successfully launched our first-ever Youth Organizing Fellowship last Friday. We were thrilled to have all 10 fellows of our inaugural class participate in the Summit, and I look forward to working with them to build a pipeline of church-state separation champions to safeguard religious freedom into the future.

Finally, on this Jewish New Year’s holiday I’m wishing all who celebrate a sweet and happy year. L’shanah Tovah!

With hope and gratitude,