In response to the growing number of children and youth separated from their immigrant families at the border or their homes, the disappearance of nearly 1,500 children, and the abuses committed against many, we are holding a non-violent National Day of Action for Children on Friday, June 1st. We demand that the Trump administration stop … Continue reading National Day of Action for Children on June 1
Author: Keith Kamisugi
Prof. Rodolfo Mendoza-Denton on our Roundtable at the EJS Mind Science Conference
Our conference is less than one month away! Register today! Prof. Rodolfo Mendoza-Denton will be part of an practioner and expert roundtable at our upcoming mind science conference June 22-23 in Oakland. The roundtable participants will discuss explicit and implicit biases, grounding language, and interplay between mind science and white supremacy, what practical steps they’ve found … Continue reading Prof. Rodolfo Mendoza-Denton on our Roundtable at the EJS Mind Science Conference
Rachel Godsil on ‘Weaponizing Implicit Bias’
Our conference is one month away! Register today! Professor Rachel Godsil will join EJS President Eva Paterson and Roberto Gonzalez of San Jose State University on a panel about "Weaponzing Implict Bias" at our upcoming mind science conference June 22-23 in Oakland. The panelists will discuss incidents related to Cambridge Analytica, law enforcement, and other … Continue reading Rachel Godsil on ‘Weaponizing Implicit Bias’
EJS Mind Science Conference June 22-23
"Fighting Racism and Other Forms of Bias: What's Working!?" An Equal Justice Society Mind Science Conference June 22-23, 2018 Oakland Marriott City Center 1001 Broadway, Oakland This conference is made possible through generous grants from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, the Henry L. Hecht Family Fund, The California Wellness Foundation, The California Endowment, and Open Society … Continue reading EJS Mind Science Conference June 22-23
Event on May 15 Marks 10th Anniversary of California Marriage Equality
May 15, 2018, marks the tenth anniversary of the California Supreme Court's historic ruling in In re Marriage Cases, 43 Cal.4th 757 (2008), recognizing the freedom to marry for same-sex couples and strict judicial scrutiny for laws that discriminate based on sexual orientation. You're invited to a special conversation about the far-reaching impacts of this historic … Continue reading Event on May 15 Marks 10th Anniversary of California Marriage Equality
American Constitution Society Calls on Federalist Society to Join in Preventing Constitutional Crisis
On behalf of its thousands of members nationwide, the American Constitution Society calls on the Federalist Society and its members in a public letter to join in a united effort to avert a constitutional crisis relating to Special Counsel Robert S. Mueller’s investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election. According to news reports, … Continue reading American Constitution Society Calls on Federalist Society to Join in Preventing Constitutional Crisis
César Chávez, Dolores Huerta, Larry Itliong
This Saturday, March 31, is César E. Chávez National Holiday and César Chávez Day in California, an official state holiday. 2018 also marks the 25th anniversary of César Chávez’s passing. The American labor leader and civil rights activist helped spark and lead a movement in the 1960s and 1970s to empower farmworkers in California and … Continue reading César Chávez, Dolores Huerta, Larry Itliong
Antioch school district must face trial on agreement to remedy bias against Black students
Read an article about this in the East Bay Times. A state court has rejected the Antioch Unified School District’s (AUSD’s) attempt to renege on an agreement made with the East County NAACP to address federal civil rights and disability rights violations against African American students. AUSD agreed in March 2015 to retain experts to … Continue reading Antioch school district must face trial on agreement to remedy bias against Black students