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Equal
Justice Society e-Newsletter - Issue 6 - Winter 2006
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SUBSCRIBE IN THIS ISSUE Letter from the President: Government as a Force for Good Notes on the Right: Starving Vital Government Services Fight
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Katrina California Senators Support Filibuster of Alito; Coalition Warns of Danger to Civil Rights EJS Brief in Supreme Court Supports Voters of Color Civil Rights Coalition Condemns Racist SFPD Police Video EJS Launches Motley Fellowship Book Exposes Court Rulings Dismantling Laws Promoting Fairness and Equality USF Law School Chapter Hosts Art Show Newsletter
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EJS USF Law School Chapter Creative Art Show Features Dynamic Works on Social Justice Theme On February 3rd, the USF School of Law chapter of the Equal Justice Society hosted a reception to launch the 2nd Annual Creative Justice Art Show at Kendrick Hall on the USF School of Law campus, featuring art dealing with social justice and human rights. A wide array of work dealing with immigrant rights, environmental justice, the Iraq War, homelessness, anti-queer violence, and women's rights was warmly received by a larger-than-expected crowd. Artists exhibited in painting, photography, mixed-media, sculpture, video and spoken word.
The event was a benefit for the California Coalition for Women Prisoners, a nonprofit organization advocating for the rights of incarcerated women in the state. The Coalition also participated in the show itself, providing three provocative works produced by women prisoners. Over $1,200 was raised at the show for the Coalition. USF EJS Co-Chair Jerry Heppler said that the response from the artistic community was enthusiastic, with the number of entries nearly tripling from last year. "We were pleasantly surprised with the large number of artists vying for spots in the show, and curating the exhibit proved a formidable challenge," Heppler noted. "We interpreted the social justice theme very broadly, including subject matter from the broadest possible spectrum of human and civil rights." At the reception, Jeffrey Brand, Dean of the USF School of Law, applauded the innovative art show and introduced EJS Director of Law and Public Policy Kimberly Thomas Rapp. "We are so proud of the EJS law students for recognizing the importance of the arts in the movement for social justice, and for your commitment to giving voice to those without access to power," said Thomas Rapp.
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2nd Annual Creative Justice Art Show was co-sponsored by the Equal
Justice Society, California Lawyers for the Arts, the USF Student
Bar Association, and nearly a dozen USF School of Law student
organizations. The Creative Justice Art Show, originally conceived
by students from the USF Amnesty International group to highlight
artwork focusing on issues of social and political justice, has
been a project of the USF Equal Justice Society since the fall
of 2005.
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The Equal Justice Society is a national organization of scholars, advocates and concerned individuals advancing innovative legal strategies and public policy for enduring social change. We generate critical analysis on issues of race and social justice through research, public education and bringing together individuals from diverse backgrounds and disciplines. Our goal is to reshape jurisprudence to ensure that the rights of all are expanded, rather than diminished, by our courts and policy makers. Equal Justice Society, 220 Sansome St, 14th Flr, San Francisco, CA 94104, Ph (415) 288-8700 |