EJS Co-presents Implicit Bias Training on July 6, and Intent Standard Brown Bag on July 20

Not in My House: Identifying and Challenging Implicit BiasWednesday, July 6, Noon to 1:00 p.m. PacificPart of the Impact Fund’s 2022 Online Summer Training SeriesCo-hosted with the Equal Justice SocietyRegister: https://bit.ly/3OHVd30  Presented by:Mona Tawatao, Legal Director, Equal Justice SocietyLindsay Nako, Director of Litigation & Training, Impact Fund Qualifies for one hour of California MCLE elimination ofContinueContinue reading “EJS Co-presents Implicit Bias Training on July 6, and Intent Standard Brown Bag on July 20”

Chris Bridges in New Article on Unconscious Bias Featured on ESPN’s The Undefeated

Chris Bridges of the Equal Justice Society and Program Manager of the National Implicit Bias Network was quoted extensively in a new article by Jesse Washington on ESPN’s The Undefeated reporting on a new poll revealing that unconscious racial bias has been a major barrier in the lives of Black people and posing as much or more of a problem than structural racism and individual discrimination.

Bills Signed into Law Requiring Implicit Bias Training for Judges, Court Personnel, and Healthcare Professionals

Calif. Gov. Gavin Newsom this week signed into law AB 241 and AB 242, bills requiring implicit bias training for judges, attorneys, court personnel, and healthcare professionals. The new laws make California the first state in the nation to require implicit bias training for these positions in the state judiciary and healthcare system. In collaboration with the Equal Justice Society, Assemblymember Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D-LosContinueContinue reading “Bills Signed into Law Requiring Implicit Bias Training for Judges, Court Personnel, and Healthcare Professionals”