Archive for July, 2009

Jul22

EJS Co-Presents Unconscious Bias Panel at Writers Guild in LA, Introduction by Norman Lear

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The Equal Justice Society will co-present in late-September a thought-provoking discussion on unconscious bias offering insights that will challenge and inspire new ideas in developing and producing programming that reflects the true diversity of our rapidly changing society. EJS joins the Writers Guild of America West, Screen Actors Guild, Americans for American Values and the [...]

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Jul17

President Barack Obama’s Speech at the NAACP Convention

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Sen Barack Obama’s address to the 100th Annual Convention of the NAACP, as prepared for delivery: It is an honor to be here, in the city where the NAACP was formed, to mark its centennial. What we celebrate tonight is not simply the journey the NAACP has traveled, but the journey that we, as Americans, [...]

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Jul15

Session on ‘Myth of Post-Racial America’ at Netroots Nation in Pittsburgh, Aug. 13-16

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The Equal Justice Society is proud to support Netroots Nation, the country’s top convention for progressive online activists. The fourth annual gathering of the Netroots (formerly known as the YearlyKos Convention) will be held August 13–16 at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center in Pittsburgh, Pa. EJS is coordinating a session on “The Myth of [...]

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Jul15

Press Conference and Rally for the People’s Budget Fix

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Our friends at the Ella Baker Center for Human Rights have organized a rally to propose criminal justice reforms to help solve California’s budget crisis and we encourage you to attend! The rally is at 11 a.m. on Thursday, July 30, at the Elihu M. Harris State Building, 1515 Clay St., in Oakland, near the [...]

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Jul14

Thomas A. Saenz, Counsel to Los Angeles Mayor, Named MALDEF President and General Counsel

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The Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (MALDEF) today announced Thomas A. Saenz, Counsel to Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, as its new President and General Counsel. Saenz will join MALDEF in mid-August. (Tom has been an extraordinary ally and supporter of EJS for many years. We congratulate him and wish him much success [...]

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Jul12

NAACP Celebrates 100 Years; President Obama to Address Convention

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The NAACP this week celebrates its 100 year anniversary in New York City highlighting a century of Bold Dreams, Big Victories with a visit from President Barack Obama, Attorney General Eric Holder and many icons of the civil rights movement. The Convention started yesterday and runs through July 16th at the New York Hilton. “For [...]

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Jul10

Eva Paterson on Panel Discussing Movement Building at Nonprofit Day 2009

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Equal Justice Society President Eva Paterson will be among the speakers on a panel discussing the “Future of Movement Building” at Nonprofit Day 2009, presented by CompassPoint Nonprofit Services, an event that explores leadership and movement building in the context of today’s dynamic times. The 22nd Annual Nonprofit Day Conference takes place on Thursday, August [...]

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Jul07

Of race, of belonging, and of breaking barriers big and small: Why I mourn the loss of Michael Jackson

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This post was written by Susan Serrano, our research director here at EJS from 2001-2005. Susan is now the Director of Educational Development, Ka Huli Ao Center for Excellence in Native Hawaiian Law, at the University of Hawai’i William S. Richardson School of Law. Over the last few days, I’ve searched my heart and mind [...]

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