Say NO to AB 2664– CA Bill to Jail Protesters–Call Assembly Judiciary Committee Members 
Please let members of the CA Assembly Judiciary Committee, chaired by single-payer advocate Ash Kalra(D-San Jose), know that you, along with the ACLU, oppose AB2664, a thinly veiled attempt to suppress protests of synagogues auctioning stolen Palestinian land.
AB2664 is expected to pass out of committee without objection or amendments next Tuesday. Please call the committee members (scroll for script).
Kalra (916) 319-2025 (D-San Jose), Macedo (916) 319-2033 (R-Chico), Bauer-Kahan (916) 319-2016 (D-Orinda), Bryan (916) 319-2055 (D-Los Angeles), Connolly (916) 319-2012 (D-Marin), Dixon (916) 319-2072 (D-Coastal Orange County), Harabedian (916) 319-2041 (D-Pasadena/Altadena), Pacheco (916) 319-2064 (D-Downey/Norwalk), Papan (916) 319-2021 (D-San Mateo), Sanchez (916) 319-2071 (R-Mission Viejo), Stefani (916) 319-2019 (D-Daily City, parts of SF), Chavez Zbur (916) 319-2051 (D-Santa Monica/Hollywood).
Script: I urge _________ to vote NO on AB 2664 when the assembly judiciary committee meets on Tuesday. This bill is an unconstitutional attempt to jail protesters at synagogues and churches hosting IDF soldiers and illegal auctions of stolen Palestinian land. AB2664 would also serve to shield churches accused of sex trafficking and financial fraud. Anyone approaching a congregant (within eight feet of a 100 foot bubble) with a flyer or educational sign could face a $10,000-25,000 fine and up to a year in jail. We already have the FACE Act of 1994, a federal law that prohibits the use of force and threats of force at religious worship. Vote NO on AB 2664.
The bill, authored by Bauer-Kahan (D-Orinda), a member of the CA Legislative Jewish Caucus, would make it a crime, punishable of up to $10,000 and up to a year in jail on the first offense, $25,000 and up to a year in jail on the second offense, to approach anyone with a protest flyer or educational sign within eight feet of a 100-foot bubble around a religious institution and its adjacent parking lot or nearby public sidewalk. This could easily restrict speech at nearby private residences located next to a place of worship.
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In solidarity,
Marcy WinogradCo-Chair, Central Coast Antiwar Coalition

Fight real antisemitism. Protect Palestinian human rights. The two are not mutually exclusive.

Trump is using a definition of antisemitism that dangerously conflates antisemitism with criticism of Israel — to silence pro-Palestinian speech, subpoena universities, cut university funding, and detain people for exercising their First Amendment rights.

California’s AB 715, a 2025 antisemitism law, indirectly uses that same definition: the IHRA definition. If left unchanged, AB 715 could be weaponized in similar ways to how Trump is using it nationally.

AB 2159 helps to fix. It would:

• Remove the indirect reference to the IHRA definition so criticism of Israeli policy isn’t treated as antisemitism
• Require the Antisemitism Coordinator to be a qualified, merit-based hire — not a political appointee
• Eliminate vague language that lets politically motivated groups file complaints against teachers who discuss Palestinian culture and rights

But AB 2159 first needs to move out of the Rules Committee, then make its way through committee to the Assembly floor. We need people making calls at every step of the way.

Real antisemitism — rooted in white nationalist ideology — is a serious threat. The same movement driving antisemitism is attacking LGBTQ+ people, erasing histories of communities of color, dismantling DEIA, promoting Islamophobia and anti-Arab racism, and supporting the genocide of Palestinians in Gaza. We have to fight all of it. We cannot do that with a law that equates advocacy for Palestinian human rights with antisemitism.

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Dear JVP Sacramento community,

We want to make sure everyone knows about tomorrow’s International Day of Al-Quds rally happening right here in Sacramento.

📅 Friday, March 13th

🕓 4:00 PM

📍 16th & J St., Sacramento, CA

This is a global day of action — with simultaneous events in cities from Atlanta to Johannesburg to Tokyo — calling for an end to the occupation, apartheid, and the ongoing genocide in Gaza. 

As Jewish Voice for Peace, our presence at actions like this matters. We show up to stand in solidarity, to make clear that Jewish people across the world reject the conflation of Judaism with Zionism and the crimes being carried out in our name.

We hope to see you there. Bring signs, bring friends, and bring your voice.

The Palestinian Reality Post
Gaza “Ceasefire”
A Time for Faithful Solidarity and Action
Wednesday February 25
7-9 pm
United Methodist Church
433 Broad Street, Nevada City, CA
Panel includes:

• Chair of the Palestine Task Force Nor Calif/Nev Annual
  Conference UMC
• Palestinian-American with relatives in Gaza
• Recent returnee from delegation of International Solidarity
  Movement in West Bank
• Activists with Jewish Voice for Peace and Nevada County for
  Palestine
• Faith leaders from other churches and religious traditions
  Hosted by Church and Society Committee of Nevada City United Methodist
  (For further information, see reverse side, or call 530 263 5026)
  Purpose of this event:
  That churches, other faith groups, and the secular activist
  community learn from each other, and engage in
  complementary action for freedom and justice for Palestine.
  Questions, Discussion, Written Information to Address These
  Subjects:
• What sources can one trust to know the truth about current realities in Israel,
  Gaza, West Bank?
• What do Methodists and other faith groups have to say about Palestine, Israel,
  and Genocide?
• What are the actions faith communities are doing and could be doing to bring
  justice and peace there?
• What does Palestine have to do with Climate Change, Racism, Immigrant
  justice, and other places of injustice?
• How do BDS (boycott, divestment, sanctions) in general and the Chevron
  Boycott in particular connect the issues?
• How does one turn “concern” into action for Palestinians, ending genocide and
  ethnic cleansing, and, ultimately support actual peace and justice for all in the
  region? ( i.e. What can we actually do about it?)
• How can statements and resolutions from higher level faith leaders and
  conferences which condemn violence or support efforts for Palestine gain life and
  effectiveness in the local church or community at the “grass-roots” level?