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CSUN Prof Allegedly Calls ADL a White Supremacist Organization

Jewish ournal Aaron Bandler Feb. 2021 Theresa Montaño, a professor at California State University Northridge, appeared to call the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) a white supremacist organization during a February 2 webinar. The webinar, titled “The Fight for Ethnic Studies” and hosted by the Arab Resource & Organizing Center (AROC), featured various ethnic studies advocates voicing their displeasure …

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Lingering Concerns about Progressive Caucus Litmus Test

Progressive Zionists of California (PZC) remains deeply concerned about the litmus tests of Jews and allies contained in the Progressive Delegates Network questionnaire. On January 26, 2020, the day before International Holocaust Remembrance Day, we launched an email campaign, Tell CADEM Leadership to Oppose Dangerous Litmus Tests, which so far has received over 170 responses. …

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CA Progressive Zionists Decry “Anti-Israel” Test in Questionnaire

Jewish Journal Aaron Bandler January 27, 2021 Susan George, the executive director of PZC, said in a statement to the Journal, “As progressive Zionists we stand for a more progressive vision for California, especially at a time when so many people are falling through the cracks due to the pandemic, lack of health care, housing …

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California progressives issue Zionism ‘litmus test,’ pro-Israel delegates say

J the Jewish News  RACHEL RASKIN-ZRIHEN  JANUARY 25, 2021 Is a California progressive political organization trying to weed out Zionists seeking leadership roles? It depends on whom you ask. In December, the Progressive Delegates Network, a statewide organization that promotes progressive candidates to the state Democratic Party’s Assembly District Election Meetings (ADEMs), distributed a questionnaire …

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ACT NOW: Tell CADEM Leadership to Oppose Dangerous Litmus Tests

The Progressive Delegates Network, a new project of the California Democratic Party’s  Progressive Caucus, distributed a questionnaire to potential candidates for the Assembly District election that asks them to disavow any restrictions on the “boycott, divestment, and/or sanction of countries that engage in routine human rights violations.” and that they endorse the right of return …

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ACT NOW: Keep important changes to the Ethnic Studies Model Curriculum!

Important background: In August 2019, the California Department of Education (CDE) released the first draft of an Ethnic Studies Model Curriculum, which was roundly condemned by Jewish organizations.  Californians submitted thousands of public comments, community leaders and media spoke out, and CDE committed to rewrite the draft.  The CDE released the new draft on August …

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One last election —

After the many challenges of the 2020 election, Democrats around California may be thinking they can hang their local politics hats up for a bit. Georgia’s Senate race consumes much of our time and activism, but there’s one more local race we must all vote in. Assembly District Elected Members (ADEM) elections are in January. …

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What are ADEM elections and why are they so important?

Every two years the California Democratic Party (CDP) holds meetings for voters to elect 14 Democrats from 80 Assembly Districts to represent them at the annual CDP Convention. These people represent YOU in your Assembly District and are elected to make important decisions on your behalf.  What do ADEM delegates do? Delegates vote and conduct …

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