He held traditional views of family, with him as the breadwinner and his wife maintaining the home and caring for five daughters. The summer after high school she played on the junior national soccer team and, in a game against France, suffered a leg injury that dogged her for years at Stanford, where she had been recruited for the soccer team. I really grew up thinking Reagan was the end-all, be-all and then when I started delving into research around his policies and saw the outcomes, I realized that I didnt associate with those policies and didnt think those were the smartest, she said. Jerry Brown, who was 81 when he left office. So I've always known that, without your mental health, what do you have?". for youth mental health services that includes hotlines, videos and tips for parents. I'm the mother of 3 young children - Montana, Hunter, and Brooklyn. He had broken me into a million pieces., Jurors could not come to a unanimous decision on whether hed also violated Siebel Newsom during a business meeting in his hotel suite in 2005. Click here for EdSource's Comments Policy. "Based on my years in the industry and unfortunately, my own personal experience with Harvey Weinstein, I can tell you that I believe every single word that was written in the extremely disturbing, but not all that shocking, New York Times piece published yesterday," Newsom penned, referring to the article that detailed Weinstein's history of crimes against women in Hollywood. During high school, she played varsity basketball, soccer, and tennis. Siebel Newsom went on to college, earning an MBA, and then worked in Hollywood for a few years before turning her skills to documentary filmmaking. After being sentenced to 23 years in prison for criminal sexual acts and rape, Weinstein is set to go on trial once again for the multiple sexual assault charges he faces in Los Angeles. Jennifer Lynn Siebel was born in San Francisco, to Kenneth F. Siebel Jr., an investment manager, and Judy Siebel (ne Fritzer), the co-founder of the Bay Area Discovery Museum in Sausalito. Great article; provides good insights into the motivations of CAs first partner. The San Francisco native also discussed the shame many working mothers like her face. As the governors wife, Siebel Newsom feels she is in a unique position to merge her personal interest in young peoples well-being with policies that reach regular Californians. And that starts with the well-being-- of our children.". However, although Newsom had a safe home with hardworking parents, she did experience a childhood tragedy that still brings her to tears, as Marin Independent Journal revealed. The story roused a firestorm among Newsom followers, and Siebel added fuel to the flames with subsequent comments on a blog saying Rippey-Tourk had a checkered history and was bad news., Gun-shy, Siebel says she has promised Newsom not to discuss him in the press, but her emotions spill over: He makes me happy. Weinstein, who was already two years into a 23-year sentence for a rape and sexual assault conviction in New York, faced a 24-year sentence for the Los Angeles verdict as of December 2022.[35]. Theres no timidity with Jen when it comes to things she cares about and causes she holds dear, he said. I wouldnt be with him if he werent.. To encourage children to get outside more, she spearheaded the California State Parks Adventure Pass, which gives free admission to all California fourth graders and their families at 19 state parks, and the California State Library Parks Pass, which provides free vehicle passes to state parks available for check-out with a library card. She became the eldest of four sisters after her older sister, Stacey, died in an accident when they were both young girls. Community schools that offer social services to students and their families. When Siebel Newsom was 6, her older sister died in a golf cart accident, which she said fostered a sense of guilt and a need "to help people because I couldn't help her." Siebel Newsom said. At 12, Siebel visited Kenya and Tanzania with her family, and thats when I realized I kind of grew up in a bubble a very beautiful, magical bubble. She worked in Africa when she was 18 and again after college. 2023 EdSource. While Jennifer made headlines for her inclusive title, there is so much more to learn about the mother of four. [1] The couple announced their engagement in January 2008. Personal Quotes (6) I was drawn to the performing arts out of a desire to connect emotionally and on a deeper level with our humanity. He makes me laugh., Despite the ruckus, she says, she and Newsom are still solid., As a two-hour interview moves to a close, Siebel tries to explain why she is driven to give back., On a family vacation in Hawaii when she was 6, her sister Stacey, 8, was killed in an accident involving a golf cart, and I was a participant., She carried feelings of blame and guilt for years. I was this driven, over-achieving perfectionist who excelled in sports, she says, wiping away a tear. But in the video the first partner posted after his Thursday sentencing, she said some really important things. Jennifer Siebel Newsom's father helped developConservation International, per Marin Independent Journal. But what Harvey Weinstein did to me was the worst, she said. The former actor went on to explain that she hopes other spouses of elected officials are inspired to take on the title of first partner. "And that was traumatic to lose your best friend and your sister. California first partner Jennifer Siebel Newsom said on Monday that former Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein's trial in which jurors deadlocked on Newsom's allegations of sexual assault but found him guilty of other charges showed society has "work to do.". When she was six, her older sister Stacy died at age eight from a golf cart accident. During high school, she played varsity . However, my main personal mental health interest is about stopping the criminal lack of meaningful treatment for adults with serious mental illness. [11] On February 10, 2011, Oprah Winfrey announced that she had acquired the film for the OWN Documentary Film Club. [citation needed], At Stanford, she was recruited to play on the women's soccer team. Her three younger sisters were athletes, too: Melissa, Jessica and Brooke, who later played tennis at Duke. Siebel Newsom then widened her scope, focusing on how society treats men and boys with her film The Mask You Live In and exploring how gender values influence the U.S. economy in The Great American Lie, which premiered this year. Shes produced four award-winning documentaries focused on mental health, equity, gender and related topics, starting in 2011 with Miss Representation about how depictions of women are too often focused on beauty and sexuality, and the impact on young people. [20] While the practice is allowed by California law, outside ethics experts expressed concerns about conflicts of interest; a spokesperson for The Representation Project said Siebel Newsom had not overseen fundraising since 2015. An advocate for women, girls, and their families, Jennifer Siebel Newsom uses her skills as a filmmaker, speaker, and CEO of the non-profit social action organization MissRepresentation.org to uncover the glaring injustices we live with every day yet fail to adequately see and ultimately change. "Considering what's going on in the country and the world, it's critical that California succeeds right now. She heard repeatedly about children's technology addiction -- young people who rarely left their rooms because they were glued to their phones, or spent countless hours a day gaming, or were consumed by social media, or had completely disengaged from their families and friends. In an interview with the Independent Journal, Siebel tried to downplay the gossip and paint a fuller picture of herself. I am simply a girl who means well, who wants to make movies and to do good things in the world., Contact Beth Ashley via e-mail at bashley@marinij.com, S.F. Im very, very naive when it comes to the press, she says. [21], In the early 2000s, Siebel Newsom dated actor George Clooney. State Assemblywoman Wendy Carrillo, an immigrant from El Salvador, said Siebel Newsom has worked to amplify the voices of marginalized communities. [12], Siebel Newsom raised $101,111 on Kickstarter to fund the production of her second film The Mask You Live In, which premiered at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival. Jennifer Siebel Newsom's eye-opening experiences as an actor led her to become a filmmaker. Women lawmakers see new allies in the Newsoms, parents of four children under 10, compared to former Gov. From the article: Newsom's sister . 2023 kidsinthehouse.com. When I told my own mother that Id been raped, decades after the fact, she at first insisted that that couldnt be the case. She knows firsthand, she said, what it feels like to be a child who's experienced loss and trauma, like so many California children have endured during the pandemic. "How dare . First partner Jennifer Siebel Newsom moderated a talk with Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi . "I had to find myself again." Siebel Newsom is also a mother of four who, like most parents, experienced the anguish of watching her children suffer through emotional distress during the pandemic. Siebel Newsom directed the documentary film Fair Play in 2022. "I didn't do either but my confidence was really shaken as I realized that everything I had worked for and done in my life had no value in that town. One of her solutions to these challenges is to get young people outside more, and to eat more-nutritious food. Jennifer Siebel Newsom posted the video Thursday to Instagram, after Harvey Weinstein was sentenced to 16 years in prison on three charges of rape and sexual assault - all of the same woman . 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As we can see from her documentary work, she is keenly aware and informed of these critical issues we face as a society, Cranston said. So she wrote, directed and produced the documentary film, Miss Representation, which exposes the underrepresentation of women in positions of power and influence in America and challenges the medias limited and often disparaging portrayals of women, which make it difficult for the average woman and girl to feel powerful herself. Our kids brains are still plastic and not fully set, and theyre being manipulated by this technology thats creating more isolation and disconnecting us from each other and relationships. The money will go toward a slew of programs, including: As first partner, Siebel Newsom has pushed for improved nutrition in schools, better access to the outdoors for children and other initiatives related to youth well-being. "This is the first nonprofit organization that I worked for during my teen/college years, so it was truly formative of my passions for international justice and all of the environmental issues that I care about," she revealed. The Newsoms have four children. "I actually think they were made for one another," he said. Her parents were Kenneth and Judy Siebel. Jennifer was raised in Marin County, California and spent her summers exploring wildlife and riding horses in Montana. She has enormous empathy for the traumatic experiences young people and their families experienced during the pandemic and has been instrumental in organizing awareness around these issues as well as resources for social-emotional supports and practices for schools, Darling-Hammond said. Siebel was 28 when she moved to West Hollywood. She has had mini-roles in films like Somethings Got To Give with Jack Nicholson and larger parts on several TV dramas and in independent films like The Trouble With Romance, which premiered last month at the Cinequest in San Francisco. . She talked about growing up in Ross, playing sports at Branson School and Stanford, working in Africa, switching to an acting career and dealing with a family tragedy that shaped her life. This romance took place back when Jennifer was a budding Hollywood actor, and, although she hasn't had much to say about it, Clooney did tell Esquire that they, "went out for a minute." Siebel Newsom is the second oldest of five girls and attended Ross Grammar School and The Branson School. Oh, but we do. I tried to be two people, be perfect, because I didnt feel like I was enough., She thinks the accident may account for her desire to be the nurturer, the protector, the giver who wants to help the less fortunate., Brooke Siebel calls Jennifer a loving, beautiful sister with a huge heart.. [24][25][26][27], In 2011, Siebel Newsom and her family moved from San Francisco to Ross, where she had grown up. Two things squelched that notion: She grew faint at the sight of blood, and her mentor-doctor in Quito seemed hardened and depressed by his work: I thought, Oh my God, I want to be happy.'. She is the token white chick in a movie now filming in New York. "When children experience these challenges, we have to realize it's not their fault. Thursdays sentencing means that whatever comes of Weinsteins appeal in New York, where hes currently serving 23 years, the Oscar-winning rapist will almost certainly spend the rest of his life watching that awards ceremony from behind bars. It easily passed as part of the state budget. Nov. 14, 2022. "We had so much in common, we were blown away from our love for Africa to our interests in political issues to art and the wine business and college sports," she revealed. Jennifer Siebel Newsom shocked the world with a powerful essay she wrote for HuffPost in October 2017. "Throughout the trial, Weinstein's lawyers used sexism, misogyny, and . Erika Armin, her associate in Girls Club Entertainment, calls Siebel an amazing producing partner and a very special friend. This is a public health emergency, she said. She holds a vibrant vision for whole-child, whole-family, whole-community education systems that truly nurture all students so that they can thrive feeding their bodies with nutritious food, their minds with opportunities for deep inquiry, and their hearts with a sense of belonging, acceptance and love., In conjunction with a group she founded, California Partners Project, she used the information to create. She and her husband Gavin Newsom are of partial Jewish descent. You can also follow her on Facebook, Twitter, and Telegram. In "Miss Representation," Newsom explores the underrepresentation of women in influential rolesin the media and culture. Sarah Morris / Getty Images Jennifer Siebel Newsom, filmmaker and the wife of California Gov. Newsom declares emergency, A man was found dead in California river 25 years ago, cops say. She intends to testify at his trial to seek some measure of justice for survivors and as part of her life's work to improve the lives of women.". And all it took was decades of pain for dozens of women, more than 90 of whom have accused him. Her father, the son of steel mill workers, put himself through college on a scholarship and then went into the wealth management business where Siebel Newsom said he reaped benefits from so-called Reaganomics that favored less taxes and government regulation. Her father also helped developConservation International, a nonprofit environmental organization. Gavin Newsom. While speaking with Mamalode, she revealed that Hollywood's inaccurate portrayals of women inspired her to produce her documentary, "Miss Representation." Is the second of five daughters, though the eldest surviving one. This trauma settles within the very cells of our DNA, and it passes down from generation to generation.. Although Newsom's confidence may have taken a hit following the accident, she appears to be sure of herself these days, because she went on to say, "I am simply a girl who means well, who wants to make movies and to do good things in the world.". In The Great American Lie, Siebel Newsom takes on the economic policies of President Ronald Reagan, who she revered while growing up in a conservative household in wealthy Marin County, just north of San Francisco. When we ignore a womans cries of pain, Siebel Newsom said in the video, when we tell her she is to blame, that she asked for it, that this was just business as usual, when we insist that her memory is imperfect, that perhaps she was too ambitious, we dont just deny her experience, we deny her natural trauma response, which is at first to internally underplay all thats happened for survivals sake. As he recalled it, They just got into these deep conversations, and those conversations carry over to: What are you going to do about it, Gavin?. That makes for some uncomfortable conversations with her parents, who she said are still proud of her political work with Newsom. When she was six, her older sister Stacy died at age eight from a golf cart accident. "You know the kind of thing where people finish each other's sentences? For 10 years, she was a reporter for The New York Times in New York, Washington, D.C., and Rome. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Because as she says in the extremely raw video she released on Thursday, after the man she has accused of raping her, the predatory former king of Hollywood Harvey Weinstein, was sentenced to 16 more years in prison, I never asked to join this club. Newsom said he arrived at 11 p.m. at the familys multi-million dollar home in a Sacramento suburb after a long day in June finalizing his state budget and found about two dozen women there discussing Michelle Obamas book Becoming with his wife. The woman died on Christmas Day and is the cousin of Lt. ICSO deputy dies in crash while responding to call - KYMA I just played tennis and basketball this morning. The women's rights activist spoke about her time with the organization as part of an exhibition for the International Museum of Women in 2011. Governor Gavin Newsom, who is an incredibly brave and courageous leader who has inspired me through my work to be brave, to speak the truth, to call out the injustices in our society. Newsom, who doesnt speak the language, learned what she had asked through a translator and worried his host would be offended.