On Wednesday, October 14, more than 100 EJS members and friends from around the Bay Area joined us at the Sundance Kabuki Theater for the screening of two films about contemporary criminal justice issues. The screenings were spearheaded by EJS staffers Sara Jackson and Miguel Gavaldón. The Trust (http://www.trustcommunity.org), currently in post-production, takes a personalContinueContinue reading “EJS Screens Stirring Films on Incarceration and Family Detention”
Category Archives: Immigration
Session on ‘Myth of Post-Racial America’ at Netroots Nation in Pittsburgh, Aug. 13-16
The Equal Justice Society is proud to support Netroots Nation, the country’s top convention for progressive online activists. The fourth annual gathering of the Netroots (formerly known as the YearlyKos Convention) will be held August 13–16 at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center in Pittsburgh, Pa. EJS is coordinating a session on “The Myth ofContinueContinue reading “Session on ‘Myth of Post-Racial America’ at Netroots Nation in Pittsburgh, Aug. 13-16”
National “Family Unity” Immigration Event in San Jose
On April 18, San Jose’s faith-based communities join a national effort—spanning 20 major U.S. cities—to document the harm caused to citizens across our nation in the absence of comprehensive immigration reform. This will be the first event of the tour to highlight voices of the Asian Pacific Islander community, and other diasporic communities. “These testimonialsContinueContinue reading “National “Family Unity” Immigration Event in San Jose”