Archive for February, 2009

Feb26

Kate Kendell, Eva Paterson: ‘Standing Together and Continuing the Conversation’

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Next Thursday, the California Supreme Court will hear arguments in our legal challenge to Proposition 8. As we seek to overturn Prop 8, we have the broadest array of support ever seen on an LGBT issue before any California Court. This support speaks directly to the relationships and coalition work that many in the LGBT, [...]

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Feb26

RaceWire: Addressing Obama’s Racial Coding, plus Lakoff, Mike Lux

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Tammy Johnson on racewire.com talks about her concerns over the use of racially coded language in President Obama’s address to Congress earlier this week.  Her post has additional comments in addition to the video. It’s interesting to take Tammy’s analysis and compare it to George Lakoff’s pre-speech assessment of the “Obama Code,” his definition of [...]

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Feb20

NY Post Editorial Cartoon: Simian Stereotypes and Cartoonist Excuses

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If nothing else, the now-infamous New York Post cartoon by Sean Delonas published Wednesday showing a chimp shot to death by police officers should be a clear answer to the question of whether we’re in a “post-racial” America. As EJS President Eva Paterson and others have argued, the answer to that question is a resounding [...]

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Feb19

Attorney General Holder’s Remarks on Black History Month

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  Attorney General Eric Holder’s remarks yesterday on Black History Month provoked divided reactions.  Below is the full text of his remarks as prepared for delivery. Eric Ethridge of The New York Times provides a roundup. ERIC HOLDER: Every year, in February, we attempt to recognize and to appreciate black history. It is a worthwhile [...]

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Feb17

Video of Mike Lux Talk in San Francisco

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UPDATE FEB. 18: The video is being revised so the embedded player doesn’t work right now. I’ll post the new one when it’s done. Almost 75 folks braved the weather on Feb. 15 to meet Mike Lux, author of “The Progressive Revolution: How the Best in America Came To Be,” at San Francisco’s new political [...]

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Feb17

Tonight: Thelton Henderson Film by Abby Ginzberg on KQED

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Our friend Abby Ginzberg made this documentary about our friend and hero, the amazing Judge Thelton Henderson. It airs tonight, Feb. 17, at 11 p.m. PT on KQED. We hope you’ll watch it. Visit soulofjustice.org for more information on the film.

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Feb11

Robert Borosage: Progressives Need to Push the Senate on Stimulus Bill

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EJS works with many other groups to push a progressive vision for America and the world. On Tuesday, we were part of a call to discuss unconscious racial bias and the current political scene. Before the call started we were kibitzing about the economic stimulus plan and how progressive folks might get involved. Robert Borosage [...]

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Feb11

ACS Sneak Preview of Documentary Film ‘A Class Apart’

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ACS will tomorrow give a sneak preview of “A Class Apart,” a documentary film chronicling the landmark 14th Amendment case, Hernandez v. Texas. The Thursday, February 12, event is at Landmark Theatres Embarcadero Center Cinema, One Embarcadero Center, Promenade Level, San Francisco, starting at 7 p.m. with doors open at 6:30 p.m. A discussion takes [...]

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