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At our June 2012 Judge Constance Baker Motley Civil Rights Fellowship Luncheon, EJS President Eva Paterson (right) moderated a special discussion on the state of current anti-discrimination litigation efforts in the Courts with (from left): EJS Legal Director Allison Elgart, former U.S. Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights Bill Lann Lee, Rebekah Evenson (now AlamedaContinueContinue reading “EJS 20th Anniversary – Reflecting on 2012: Advancing Our Work on Implicit Bias and the Intent Standard”

In 2011, EJS commissioned Joanna Haigood and the Zaccho Dance Theatre, and Marcus Shelby to create “Dying While Black and Brown,” which fused Marcus’s music with the unique movements by Zaccho. Performed at EJS’s annual gala that year at Yoshi’s SF, it marked the first collaboration between Joanna and Marcus. Photo by Bob Hsiang. 2020ContinueContinue reading “EJS 20th Anniversary – Reflecting on 2011: Victory in Associated General Contractors v. Caltrans Case”

Seven of the Equal Justice Society’s co-founders gathered on stage in 2010 at Yoshi’s San Francisco celebrating our 10th anniversary: (from left to right) Shauna Marshall, Margaret Russell, Margalynne Armstrong, Joan Graff, Stephanie Wildman, Cheryl Stevens, and EJS President Eva Paterson. 2020 is the 20th anniversary of the Equal Justice Society. Every week leading upContinueContinue reading “EJS 20th Anniversary – Reflecting on 2010 and Our 10th Anniversary”