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Environmental Justice

We advocate for environmental justice for those affected by pollution, water contamination and climate change.

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Criminal Justice Reform

Criminal Justice Reform makes us safer, our communities stronger, and our state a leader in reducing mass incarceration.

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Immigrant Rights and Racial Justice

Protect the rights of immigrants and religious minorities. Advance racial justice through effective legislation. Let's keep California a beacon of social justice.

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Economic Justice

We must address California's shamefully high poverty rate and improve the lives of our state's children and families.

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News and Action Items 2022

NEW: May 18 - We reach a turning point in the legislative year:  over 700 bills with a fiscal impact are taken off the "suspense" file of the Appropriations Committees and move forward, while 220 bills "die" there.  Bills passed out of committee now go to a full vote in the house - Senate or Assembly - they began in.  Read more in CalMatters here.

FCLCA Update - May 10, 2022

FCLCA Update on Key Criminal Justice and Environmental Bills - April 29, 2022

Invitation to those in Friends Meetings: Join our Zoom meeting on the Statewide Initiative Measures and Propositions! We will be talking about which measures have qualified and how you can be a part of determining FCLCA's positions.  The Zoom meeting is Sunday, May 22nd at 4:00 and you can click the link here to join. Email vickicar@gmail.com for more information.

Actions of the Week: 

FCLCA Action Alert: Protect Disability and Family Leave for Lower-Income Workers - Send a message to your legislators today!

Help end the gender and racial pay gap - email your legislators in support of SB 1162, which will require companies that have 100 or more employees hired through staffing agencies to report pay information for those workers broken down by gender, race, ethnicity and job category. The bill would also require employers to include salary ranges on job postings.

Sign the petition in support of the HOPE for Children Act.  More info here.

Send your legislator a message in support of SB 1173, the Fossil Fuel Divestment Act, which would require state pension funds CalPERS and CalSTRS to divest from the top 200 fossil fuel companies by 2030. 

Please speak up at Public Hearings on the use of military equipment in local communities - AB 481 is a new law that requires California law enforcement agencies to provide public information by May 2022 about a range of militarized gear used in policing and to obtain approval from local boards of supervisors and city councils for their policies regarding use of this military equipment.  See the Advocacy Toolkit here.

Send a message to legislators to make health care more affordable in California!

Ask Gov. Newsom to fully fund Food4All in the State Budget!

Ask Gov. Newsom and legislators to create unemployment benefits for undocumented workers.

You can help pass the Racial Justice for All Act.  Send a message to your legislators today to pass AB 256!
 
State Budget
 
Governor releases revised budget proposal - May 13, 2022

Reactions from FCLCA's coalition partners:

California Work and Family Coalition releases statement on revised budget

California Budget and Policy Center: State Leaders Have Opportunity to Provide Targeted Relief to Californians Struggling to Make Ends Meet

Health4All Coalition: California Poised to Become the First State to Provide Access to Full-Scope Health Care for All Income-Eligible Residents, Regardless of Immigration Status

From the California Immigrant Policy Center: Governor’s May Revision Includes Historic Investments for Immigrants but More is Needed to Address Remaining Exclusions in our Safety Net

Want to learn more about the state budget process? From the indispensable California Budget and Policy Center, read Dollars and Democracy: A Guide to the California State Budget Process

Updates on the 2022 Legislative Year:

Assembly committee approves Anti-Poverty Child Tax Credit bill supported by FCLCA.  Read the press release on AB 2589 here.

READ: Update - May 10, 2022
 
FCLCA joins other faith-based organizations at the Capitol on March 16 to deliver a letter to Senate President Pro Tem Toni Atkins and Sen. Portantino in support of Assembly Bill 256, the Racial Justice Act for all.  Letter from California Faith Leaders in Support of AB 256.  
 
FCLCA co-sponsors sentencing reform bill AB 2167, Alternatives to Incarceration.  Read the report by California's Committee on the Revision of the Penal Code that informs this bill here.

 

FCLCA Supports: Read about the Work and Family Coalition's priority bills for 2022.

FCLCA supports felony murder sentencing reform, SB 300. Update: SB 300 is a two-year bill and will be taken up in 2022.

 

 

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Current FCLCA Action Alerts

  • Protect Disability and Family Leave for Low-Income Workers

    Can you imagine paying into a program to protect your own health or your family's well-being but not being able to use it when you need it?

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Bring Your Voice!

California state legislators are making decisions that will affect all of us every day. Your representatives need to hear a voice of conscience - your voice.

We can help. FCLCA staff lobbies at the Capitol to advocate for laws that are just, compassionate and respectful of the inherent worth of every individual.  Sign up to receive our action alerts and come back to this page often for news and developments in 2022.  Want to do more?  Six Ways to Take Action.

Founded by Quakers (Religious Society of Friends) in 1952, we work in coalition with other faith-based and advocacy organizations to make an impact on California laws and policies. And we give you the tools to be an effective grassroots advocate and take quick, informed action when the time is right. 

Join us! Your voice will make a difference.  

Become a Contributing Member today. Your non-tax deductible gift supports advocacy and lobbying that makes California a better place for all

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Want to know more about a particular bill? Click on this link and enter the bill's number to see its full text, its history and votes, and any analysis prepared for legislators.

Help us keep your voice strong in 2022!  Donate now to lobby with a voice of conscience.

"Bring Your Voice"  FCLCA's Guide to Grassroots Lobbying and the California Legislature.

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