Equal Justice Society Legal Director Allison Elgart penned an op-ed in the Daily Journal legal newspaper shortly after the election. Allison shares her thoughts on how the President-Elect's future Supreme Court nominee may impact issues before the Court, such as diversity in higher education. You can download a PDF of the article here.
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EJS at ‘Good Ally’ Strategic Engagement Conference
The Equal Justice Society is participating in "How to Be a Good Ally: A Strategic Engagement Conference" on Friday, January 6, 2017, at the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium in San Francisco. EJS Legal Director Allison Elgart will moderate a panel on voting rights at 4:00 p.m. How to Be a Good Ally: A Strategic Engagement Conference … Continue reading EJS at ‘Good Ally’ Strategic Engagement Conference
EJS Report on Implicit Bias, Mind Science, Anti-Immigrant Racism and Xenophobia
Equal Justice Society Releases Report on Implicit Bias, Mind Science, Anti-Immigrant Racism and Xenophobia Research and report funded by Minami Tamaki Yamauchi Kwok & Lee Foundation OAKLAND, Calif. (Dec. 8, 2016) -- The Equal Justice Society today released a report on how implicit bias, racial anxiety, and misuse of stereotypes factor into anti-immigrant racism and … Continue reading EJS Report on Implicit Bias, Mind Science, Anti-Immigrant Racism and Xenophobia
Coalition Against Hate Launches Effort to Hold Accountable Purveyors of Hate Speech, Media Platforms
The Coalition Against Hate (http://www.breakhate.net) announced today an effort to #breakhate and bring civil discourse back to the public square by holding purveyors of hate speech accountable and working with media platforms to abandon hate speech as a profit model. The Equal Justice Society is a member of the newly-formed coalition, which includes 48 diverse … Continue reading Coalition Against Hate Launches Effort to Hold Accountable Purveyors of Hate Speech, Media Platforms
EJS Joins 120+ Organizations Urging Sanctuary Designation for All California K-12 Schools and Colleges
The Equal Justice Society proudly joins a call by more than 120 organizations urging that California leaders designate all of California's K-12 schools and colleges as sanctuaries. While some K-12 districts and higher education institutions have already indicated they plan to take steps to protect undocumented immigrant students, the open letter offers specific recommendations for … Continue reading EJS Joins 120+ Organizations Urging Sanctuary Designation for All California K-12 Schools and Colleges
EJS Launches Guide on How to Talk with Kids about Hate Speech
EJS today launched TalkToKids.net - a web guide to helping adults and parents talk with children about the hate speech. In Maryland, an 8-year-old Muslim American child asked his father, “Is Trump going to kill us? Will we have to leave the country?” On the other side of the country, an 8-year-old biracial girl in … Continue reading EJS Launches Guide on How to Talk with Kids about Hate Speech
Equal Justice Society to Release Report on Implicit Bias, Mind Science, Anti-Immigrant Racism and Xenophobia
Research and report funded by Minami Tamaki Yamauchi Kwok & Lee Foundation On December 8, the Equal Justice Society will release a report on how implicit bias, racial anxiety, and misuse of stereotypes factor into anti-immigrant racism and xenophobia. Authored by Sara Campos and Katherine Spencer, the report details how implicit biases, stereotyping, and racial … Continue reading Equal Justice Society to Release Report on Implicit Bias, Mind Science, Anti-Immigrant Racism and Xenophobia
Fierce urgency
We are stunned and shaken by the election results. But we also feel deeply the fierce urgency of now. We remain committed to transforming the nation’s consciousness on race and will double down on our efforts to fight the rightward drift of the courts and beat back concerted efforts to weaken civil rights law. We … Continue reading Fierce urgency