Equal Justice Society

The Equal Justice Society today issued a report, “Framing Race and Class in the Wake of Hurricane Katrina: A Natural and Unnatural Disaster,” an examination of coverage by different kinds of media of this unique natural and unnatural disaster in an effort to understand how the story of Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath were being [...]

Thomas A. Saenz, counsel to Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, has been confirmed as the keynote for the Oct. 26 symposium
Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa appointed Saenz as counsel in August 2005. He serves as a member of the mayor’s executive team.
Saenz previously worked for the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund, a national [...]

The Equal Justice Society, Black Alliance for Just Immigration, Latino Issues Forum, Greenlining Institute and Centro Legal de la Raza would like to once again thank the participants for their interest in our July 31 panel, “Immigration and the Black Community: Conflict of Common Interest?” held at the Oakland Museum.

A recent posting on the ImmigrationProf Blog highlights the debate about the military service provisions that are in the DREAM Act.
A father, whose son was a soldier died in Iraq, made this impassioned caution to those seeking passage of the DREAM Act, due to the military service option as a path to legalization:
It give me [...]

From Richard Prince’s Journal-isms Column on maynardije.org:
Most Americans believe their fellow citizens hold strong biases against minorities, according to a poll of 10,387 American adults conducted by Zogby International.
The “Report Card on American Prejudice” is described as part of a wide-ranging effort by the Game Show Network, sponsors of the poll and of a new [...]

I wanted to once again thank our co-sponsors, Black Alliance for Just Immigration, Latino Issues Forum, Greenlining Institute and Centro Legal de la Raza. I want to also give a special thank you to the students of R.I.S.E., who provide Spanish translation throughout the program.
I also wanted to thank the members of Lucha Unida [...]

I wanted to say thank you to our audience, panelists, and cosponsors for coming out last night. In the next days and weeks we are hoping to continue the discussion on these important topics, and will be providing additional information, resources and commentary. We really hope that as many people and as many [...]