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SUMMARY:Texting & Phone Banking to Ohio Voters
DESCRIPTION:On November 7\, 2023\, voters will decide on the Right to Make Reproductive Decisions Including Abortion Initiative\, which would amend the Ohio Constitution to provide that each individual has the right to make and carry out one’s own reproductive decisions.  This is sponsored by the Religious Action Center-Ohio in partnership with the non-partisan Ohioans United for Reproductive Rights. \nTemple Sinai activists for Reproductive Health & Rights and GOTV will have the opportunity to contact Ohio voters this fall by sending post cards to\, texting\, or calling Ohio voters.  These efforts will help ensure voters know about this important ballot measure during an ‘off year’ election when voter turnout is usually very low. \nPlease join the RAC and RAC-Ohio on Zoom for Tuesday Reproductive Freedom Action Nights from 7:00 to 8:30 EST to contact Ohio voters. The RAC hopes to text voters\, although the first night may require making calls. Training will be provided. \nSign up here for one or all evenings: \nSeptember 12\, 7 pm – 8:30 pm \nSeptember 26\, 7 pm – 8:30 pm \nOctober 10\, 7 pm – 8:30 pm \nOctober 24\, 7 pm – 8:30 pm \nSo that we may track participation from Temple Sinai members\, please click here to let us know that you’ve signed up. \nWant to write postcards?  Sign up here. \nQuestions? Contact Carole Brand at tsgotv2020@gmail.com.
URL:https://www.daviscenter.org/event/texting-phone-banking-to-ohio-voters/
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SUMMARY:Equity Reimagined: Medical Debt Overhaul\, Reparations and Policy Transformation in the DMV
DESCRIPTION:In the wake of the pandemic\, medical debt has become the largest category of debt collections in the United States and the single largest cause of people having to declare bankruptcy. The racial justice and health equity implications of medical debt are staggering. Those struggling with medical debt are less likely to seek the care that they need\, while Black DC residents are 300 percent more likely than white residents to be burdened by medical debt. This panel will illuminate the scope and impact of medical debt\, particularly on Black\, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC) residents of the DMV\, and discuss ways to eliminate medical debt\, both through one-time giving and systemic advocacy. The discussion will highlight how private philanthropy purchasing and eliminating medical debt provides immediate relief to families dealing with the devastating consequences of medical debt\, why systemic policy reform to break the cycle of medical debt is needed going forward\, and what can be done. \nThe program will be the kickoff for an exciting Temple Sinai campaign to raise (an initial) $10\,000 to eliminate a minimum of $1 million in medical debt.  Click HERE to donate. \nLight refreshments will be served starting at 6:30 pm.  \nWhile we hope you can join us in person\, this is a hybrid program that can also be joined virtually. \n[button link=”https://templesinaidc.shulcloud.com/form/equity-reimagined” color=”black” newwindow=”yes”] Register[/button] \n  \nPANELISTS\n\n\n\n\nBerneta L. Haynes is a senior attorney at the National Consumer Law Center who focuses on consumer energy policy and medical debt. Before joining NCLC\, she served as a director at Georgia Watch\, a state-based consumer advocacy organization in Atlanta. Previously\, she practiced law at Environmental Law and Policy Center in Chicago and Southern Environmental Law Center. She earned her Bachelor’s degree in English\, Writing\, and Psychology from Drury University\, her Master’s degree in English from University of Iowa\, and her law degree from University of Iowa College of Law. Read more. \n \n\n\nEva Marie Stahl is the VP of Public Policy at RIP Medical Debt. Eva oversees development and implementation of RIP Medical Debt’s policy work. Prior to RIP\, Eva was a leader in the health advocacy community for over a decade as Director of Policy & Partnerships at Community Catalyst. Eva was part of the senior leadership team responsible for developing state and federal policy agenda. She holds a PhD in social policy from the Heller School at Brandeis University and an MPA from the Lyndon B Johnson School of Public Affairs at UT Austin. \n \n\n\nJoseph Geevarghese has been a grassroots organizer for over two decades. He currently serves as the Executive Director of Our Revolution\, the grassroots progressive political organization that Bernie Sanders started. Prior to Our Revolution\, Joseph was the Executive Director of the labor advocacy group Good Jobs Nation and helped lead the $15 and Union strike movement. From 2002 to 2007\, Joseph was the Executive Director of the Hospital Accountability Project in Chicago. Joseph is a graduate of Vanderbilt University\, where he studied social movements and religion\, and the Georgetown University Law Center. \n \n\n\nJennifer Holloway is an Equal Justice Works Fellow at Tzedek DC. Her project works to alleviate medical debt in DC. During law school\, Jennifer was a legal intern with the Office of the New York State Attorney General’s Health Care Bureau\, and worked as a summer law clerk for the National Center for Youth Law. Jennifer received a Bachelor of Arts from Georgetown University\, a Master of Social Work degree from Washington University in St. Louis and a Juris Doctor from the University of California\, Berkeley. Read more. \n \n\n\nJonathan Roos has served as Senior Rabbi at Temple Sinai since 2010. He is committed to Jewish social justice work at Temple Sinai and in the wider community. Jonathan was ordained as a rabbi from the Hebrew Union College – Jewish Institute of Religion in 2002. He graduated from the University of Pennsylvania and received a Masters degree in American History from the University of Maryland at College Park. He is a member of the Central Conference of American Rabbis (CCAR) and previously served congregations in Tinton Falls\, New Jersey and Albany\, New York. Read more. \n \n\n\nAriel Levinson-Waldman (moderator) is the Founding Director of Tzedek DC. Drawing from the Jewish teachings of “Tzedek\, tzedek tirdof\,” or “Justice\, justice you shall pursue\,” Tzedek DC’s mission is to safeguard the legal rights and financial health of DC residents with low incomes dealing with the often devastating consequences of debt collection practices\, including helping residents address credit report challenges. Ariel is a nationally and locally recognized public interest lawyer. Read more.\n\n\n\n\n  \nPanelists will be joined by Temple Sinai members Dora Chen and Nancy Liebermann.
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