A Powerful Start to Election Season
On September 16, NCJW/Essex joined thousands of organizations across the country on National Voter Registration Day encouraging civic engagement.
Thank you to the nearly 90 people who joined our Power Up the Vote event to spend several hours writing 1,000 postcards to voters, reminding them to make their voices heard in the upcoming election in New Jersey. Voters will choose a new Governor, General Assemblymembers, and a County Clerk. Election Day is November 4, but many of us will vote by mail or take part in early voting, as well as going to the polls on the first Tuesday in November.
The urgency of this — and every election — was made clear by our amazing speakers: Roxanne McNellis, Director of Public Affairs for the Women’s Centers, who gave an update on the state of abortion access in New Jersey and surrounding states and talked about the comfort and care our Post Abortion Care Kits provide abortion seekers. Attendees spent time assembling 100 PACKs which were delivered to Cherry Hill Women’s Center in Camden County that day.
Nedia Morsy, Director of Make the Road New Jersey, shared many eye-opening details about immigrants in New Jersey, including how much they influence the economy, how many are entrepreneurs and just how much they are integrated into our daily lives. She also spoke about current efforts to address U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s partnerships with technology companies such as Palantir Technologies to surveille, track, and deport suspected noncitizens.
Thanks to the entire Get Out the Vote committee, co-chaired by Laurie Kahn and Elisa Madorsky, VP of Advocacy Susie Botwinick and Director of Advocacy Sarah Cohen for once again creating an impactful event, and thank you to all our amazing co-sponsors (listed below) for being part of Power Up the Vote.
