Archive for October, 2009

Oct28

President Obama Signs Bill Establishing Port Chicago, Site of Largest World War II Homefront Disaster, as Full Unit of National Park System

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President Obama today signed legislation that will incorporate Port Chicago Naval Magazine National Memorial as a full and permanent unit of our National Park System – enhancing the ability of the site to receive needed federal funding to share the important story of Port Chicago with the public. Five years ago at its inaugural gala, [...]

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Oct20

EJS Screens Stirring Films on Incarceration and Family Detention

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On Wednesday, October 14, more than 100 EJS members and friends from around the Bay Area joined us at the Sundance Kabuki Theater for the screening of two films about contemporary criminal justice issues. The screenings were spearheaded by EJS staffers Sara Jackson and Miguel Gavaldón. The Trust (http://www.trustcommunity.org), currently in post-production, takes a personal [...]

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Oct05

EJS Accepting Applications for 2010-2011 Judge Constance Baker Motley Civil Rights Fellowship

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UPDATE: The deadline has been extended to Jan. 11, 2010. The Equal Justice Society is now accepting applications for its 2010-2011 Judge Constance Baker Motley Civil Rights Fellowship, named after the first African American woman to serve on the federal bench. Applicants for the one-year paid fellowship should be recent law school graduates with up [...]

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