Photos by Shu-Jon Mao 2020 is the 20th anniversary of the Equal Justice Society. Every week leading up to our 20th anniversary celebration on September 17, we will highlight one year in our history. This week we remember 2003, former Research Director Susan Serrano, and former board chair Anthony Solana, Jr. In 2003, the Equal Justice … Continue reading EJS 20th Anniversary – Reflecting on 2003, Susan Serrano, Anthony Solana, Jr.
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Christina Alvernaz Selected as New EJS Judge Motley Civil Rights Fellow
Christina Alvernaz is joining the Equal Justice Society as our 2020-2022 Judge Constance Baker Motley Civil Rights Fellow – a fellowship honoring the first African American woman to serve on the federal bench. She starts the Fellowship in July 2020.
Justice Department Must Investigate Ahmaud Arbery’s Murder
The Equal Justice Society joined the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, American Civil Liberties Union, Human Rights Campaign, Muslim Advocates, NAACP, and NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, and 110 additional organizations committed to racial justice and civil rights, in a letter calling on the U.S. Department of Justice to open a full … Continue reading Justice Department Must Investigate Ahmaud Arbery’s Murder
This Week in White Supremacy #123: “The modern-day lynching of Ahmaud Arbery”
May 5 - James “Major” Woodall, state president, Georgia NAACP: "The modern-day lynching of Mr. Arbery is yet another reminder of the vile and wicked racism that persists in parts of our country. The slothfulness and inaction of D.A. Jackie Johnson of the Brunswick Judicial Circuit and George Barnhill of the Waycross Judicial Circuit are … Continue reading This Week in White Supremacy #123: “The modern-day lynching of Ahmaud Arbery”
EJS 20th Anniversary – Reflecting on 2002 and Founding Donors Quinn Delaney and Wayne Jordan
EJS founding donors Quinn Delaney and Wayne Jordan 2020 is the 20th anniversary of the Equal Justice Society. Every week leading up to our 20th anniversary celebration on September 17, we will highlight one year in our history. This week we remember 2002 and Quinn Delaney and Wayne Jordan who generously provided significant startup funding for … Continue reading EJS 20th Anniversary – Reflecting on 2002 and Founding Donors Quinn Delaney and Wayne Jordan
EJS Applauds Committee Approval of ACA 5; One Step Closer to Repealing Prop. 209
Assemblymember Dr. Shirley Weber’s Bill Reinstating Affirmative Action in California Clears Critical First Hurdle On a vote of 6-1, the California Assembly Committee on Public Employment and Retirement today approved ACA 5, the bill by Assemblymember Dr. Shirley Weber to allow voters an opportunity to restore affirmative action and equal opportunity in California. The Opportunity … Continue reading EJS Applauds Committee Approval of ACA 5; One Step Closer to Repealing Prop. 209
EJS 20th Anniversary – Reflecting on 2001 and Founding Donors Elizabeth J. Cabraser, Jack W. Londen
EJS founding donors Elizabeth J. Cabraser (left) and Jack W. Londen 2020 is the 20th anniversary of the Equal Justice Society. Every week leading up to our 20th anniversary celebration on September 17, we will highlight one year in our history. This week we remember 2001 and Elizabeth J. Cabraser and Jack W. Londen who both … Continue reading EJS 20th Anniversary – Reflecting on 2001 and Founding Donors Elizabeth J. Cabraser, Jack W. Londen
This Week in White Supremacy #122: What You Should Know About Trump’s Latest Immigration Ban
CAIR-SFBA and Advancing Justice-Asian Law Caucus: The Trump administration recently issued a Proclamation expanding immigration restrictions in a broad attempt to further its xenophobic agenda while distracting Americans from its own failure to adequately respond to the coronavirus pandemic. In a blatant attempt to pit communities of color and immigrants against one another, the Proclamation … Continue reading This Week in White Supremacy #122: What You Should Know About Trump’s Latest Immigration Ban