The Equal Justice Society board of directors elected Michael Harris as its new chair at the board’s September 30, 2019, meeting. Michael, who joined the EJS board in April 2015, is an attorney and Senior Director, Legal Advocacy & Juvenile Justice, at the National Center for Youth Law (NCYL). At NCYL, Michael works on reducing … Continue reading EJS Board of Directors Elects Michael Harris as New Board Chair
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Bills Signed into Law Requiring Implicit Bias Training for Judges, Court Personnel, and Healthcare Professionals
Calif. Gov. Gavin Newsom this week signed into law AB 241 and AB 242, bills requiring implicit bias training for judges, attorneys, court personnel, and healthcare professionals. The new laws make California the first state in the nation to require implicit bias training for these positions in the state judiciary and healthcare system. In collaboration with the Equal Justice Society, Assemblymember Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D-Los … Continue reading Bills Signed into Law Requiring Implicit Bias Training for Judges, Court Personnel, and Healthcare Professionals
This Week in White Supremacy #96: Eight Heartbreaking Cases Where Land Was Stolen From Black Americans Through Racism, Violence and Murder
In his 2007 documentary Banished, filmmaker Marco Williams examined four examples of primarily white communities violently rising up to force their African-American neighbors to flee town. This became one of the techniques used to sabotage Black land ownership, a devastating trend in the 19th and 20th centuries that robbed Blacks of millions in generational wealth.In 2001, … Continue reading This Week in White Supremacy #96: Eight Heartbreaking Cases Where Land Was Stolen From Black Americans Through Racism, Violence and Murder
Equal Justice Society Receives $10,000 Grant from van Löben Sels/RembeRock Foundation
van Löben Sels/RembeRock Foundation recently awarded a general support renewal grant of $10,000 to the Equal Justice Society to support our continued work on legal strategies and initiatives to roll back the intent standard and change the way race is used to limit opportunities for people of color. van Löben Sels/RembeRock Foundation is a private … Continue reading Equal Justice Society Receives $10,000 Grant from van Löben Sels/RembeRock Foundation
Op-ed and Webinar: Eva Paterson on Disparate Impact as a Tool to Lessen Racism in Housing and Beyond
Op-Ed in the San Francisco Chronicle by Eva Paterson: 'Stand up to Trump’s attempt to gut the Fair Housing Act' In an op-ed today in the San Francisco Chronicle, Equal Justice Society President Eva Paterson urges all Californians who believe in fair housing opportunities to send written comments to HUD by Oct. 18 stating why fair housing is important to … Continue reading Op-ed and Webinar: Eva Paterson on Disparate Impact as a Tool to Lessen Racism in Housing and Beyond
New Report “When Bigotry Rises to the Level of an Impeachable Offense” Issued by Free Speech For People, CREDO Action, Equal Justice Society, By The People
A coalition that includes the Equal Justice Society released a new report today outlining the argument for President Trump’s impeachment on the basis of his racist abuses of power. EJS yesterday reiterated its support for the U.S. House impeachment inquiry and shared that Trump’s racist abuses of power should be among the Articles of Impeachment. Authored by … Continue reading New Report “When Bigotry Rises to the Level of an Impeachable Offense” Issued by Free Speech For People, CREDO Action, Equal Justice Society, By The People
EJS Supports Impeachment Inquiry. Trump’s Racist Abuses of Power Should be Among the Articles of Impeachment.
Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced this afternoon that the U.S. House of Representatives would begin a formal impeachment inquiry of President Trump. The Equal Justice Society strongly supports this historic action by the House. On September 6, our Board voted unanimously to support calls for an impeachment inquiry. The decision by our board followed an August … Continue reading EJS Supports Impeachment Inquiry. Trump’s Racist Abuses of Power Should be Among the Articles of Impeachment.
Board of Equal Justice Society Unanimously Votes to Support Impeachment Inquiry Based on Trump’s Racist Abuses of Power
"If you want to know what you would have done during slavery and the Holocaust, look at what you are doing now" On June 15, 2019, when we saw babies in cages, when we saw how Latino children were being treated in Clint, Texas, we knew that Trump had crossed a line. We were appalled … Continue reading Board of Equal Justice Society Unanimously Votes to Support Impeachment Inquiry Based on Trump’s Racist Abuses of Power