https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WQqhkXJeOxw EJS President Eva Paterson spoke with attorney Paul Henderson, the deputy chief of staff, public safety, for the mayor of San Francisco, about her career, affirmative action, the death penalty, and the nature of implicit bias. The video of the interview (above and excerpts) was published on CalLawyer.com.
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EJS Joins Bay Area Lawyer Die-in for Racial Justice
Equal Justice Society President Eva Paterson spoke at a “die-in” demonstration today with attorneys, law students, professors, and allies in San Francisco to protest police violence and racial profiling of communities of color. https://twitter.com/tigerbeat/status/556137369955749889 https://twitter.com/aaaj_alc/status/556138761117908993 https://twitter.com/rebecca_f/status/556136604784287746 The symbolic “die-in” took place on the steps of the California Supreme Court in San Francisco. The protest highlightedContinueContinue reading “EJS Joins Bay Area Lawyer Die-in for Racial Justice”
These Are Our Sons
The killing of Michael Brown has dominated the headlines and my thoughts over the past few days. An African-American 18-year-old dead with multiple gunshot wounds. The shots fired by a St. Louis police officer. The circumstances reeking of cover-up, profiling, and racism. My African-American 18-year-old son Julian has spent the last two weeks as anContinueContinue reading “These Are Our Sons”