The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights announced today that it and its sister organization, The Leadership Conference Education Fund, had selected civil rights litigator and advocate Vanita Gupta to assume the leadership of both organizations. (The Equal Justice Society is a proud member of The Leadership Conference.) Gupta will hold the titles of president and … Continue reading Vanita Gupta to be New President and CEO of The Leadership Conference
Coalitions
Coalition Stands Firm on Civil Rights in the Face of Threats from Trump Administration and Congress
In advance of the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump, The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights coalition of more than 200 national civil rights groups - including the Equal Justice Society - released an open “Statement on Achieving Equal Justice and Opportunity” promising to protect vulnerable communities in the face of a hostile Congress … Continue reading Coalition Stands Firm on Civil Rights in the Face of Threats from Trump Administration and Congress
EJS Endorses Leadership Conference Principles for Fair Federal Budget
The Equal Justice Society is part of a coalition of more than 110 civil rights, labor, economic, and other advocacy groups have signed on to a Leadership Conference letter outlining essential principles for the FY2012 federal budget. Current budget discussions in Washington are going in the wrong direction and pose a threat to the economy … Continue reading EJS Endorses Leadership Conference Principles for Fair Federal Budget