News

April 19, 2011
Voices from the Frontlines

http://www.thestrategycenter.org/radio/home
(no archive of show yet)
EJS staff member Claudia Peña, Calif. Civil Rights Coalition Statewide Coordinator, joined Congressman Raúl Grijalva on KPFK to discuss what a progressive federal budget might look like.

April 6, 2011
Bay Area Workers March to Support Wisconsin Labor

http://www.politicalaffairs.net/bay-area-workers-march-to-support-wisconsin-labor/

Eva Paterson joins “We Are One” national rally

March 17, 2011
Eva Paterson in Huffington Post – Protecting the 14th Amendment

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/eva-paterson/protecting-the-14th-amend_b_836544.html

March 6, 2011
Transit Case Raises Question: Can the Poor Ever Find Justice?

http://newamericamedia.org/2011/03/can-the-poor-ever-find-justice.php

A recent decision in the Darensburg case handed down by the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals raises this important question: Can victims of contemporary forms of discrimination find justice in our courts? EJS’ Eva Paterson and Reggie Shuford weigh in.

February 23, 2011
Tobias Wolff on Rachel Maddow Show

http://www.towleroad.com/2011/02/maddow.html

Tobias B. Wolff, EJS board member, was interviewed on MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow Show and also quoted in the New York Times on the Obama Administration’s determination that the Defense of Marriage Act is unconstitutional, and its direction to the Justice Department to stop defending the law in court.

On February 14, 2011
Marking Black History Month

http://www.thenation.com/blog/158549/marking-black-history-month

The article featured a list of seven national organizations working to “…confront this [discrimination’s] persistent and pernicious stain on the American Experiment.”  The Equal Justice Society was listed alongside organizations such as the NAACP and the Hip Hop Caucus.

February 3, 2011
Reclaiming the 14th Amendment

http://fairandunbalancedblog.blogspot.com/2011/02/reclaiming-14th-amendment.html

The Daily Journal – California’s largest legal news provider – published an opinion-editorial by Reggie Shuford, EJS director of law & policy, titled “Reclaiming the 14th Amendment”.

December 6, 2010
Reggie Shuford’s Review of Michelle Alexander’s ‘The New Jim Crow’ in California Lawyer Magazine

http://www.facebook.com/notes/equal-justice-society/reggie-shufords-review-of-michelle-alexanders-the-new-jim-crow/466086233021

November 19, 2010
Barbara Caulfield, attorney, federal judge, dies

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=%2Fc%2Fa%2F2010%2F11%2F19%2FBAKQ1GBAQI.DTL

Eva Paterson quoted in obituary of our board member

November 9, 2010
5 lessons learned from the Oscar Grant case

http://www.thegrio.com/opinion/5-lessons-to-learn-from-the-oscar-grant-case.php

Eva Paterson quoted in piece

October 27, 2010
Maynard Institute Launches AmericasWire.Org; New Wire Service Will Provide Comprehensive Stories on Structural Racism in America

http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/maynard-institute-launches-americaswireorg-new-wire-service-will-provide-comprehensive-stories-on-structural-racism-in-america-105860773.html

Director of Communications Keith Kamisugi announced as member of advisory board

August 26, 2010
Bill Would Let UC Consider Race, Gender in Admissions

http://www.dailycal.org/article/110121/bill_would_let_uc_consider_race_gender_in_admissio

EJS mentioned as one of the supporters

August 5, 2010
Proposition 8 and S.B. 1070: Sisters under the skin?

http://mobile.salon.com/opinion/feature/2010/08/05/prop_8_sb_10170/index.html

Eva Paterson quoted in story about Prop 8 ruling.

July 29, 2010
Acclaimed ODC to Perform

http://www.theadobepress.com/articles/2010/07/29/ae/ae09.txt

Mention of EJS, which commissioned the dance by ODC

July 8, 2010
EJS Board Member Tobias Wolff on Rachel Maddow Show

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xH7Unt9Q-vY

EJS board member Tobias Barrington Wolff on Rachel Maddow show discussing yesterday’s ruling by U.S. District Judge Joseph Tauro in favor of gay couples’ rights in two separate challenges to DOMA.

May 25, 2010
Bay Area activist Van Jones back in limelight

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/05/25/MNP11DJQG4.DTL#ixzz1KZYlYPxq

Eva Paterson quoted in article

April 20, 2010
KPFA Radio Show About Passing of Dorothy Height

http://www.equaljusticesociety.org/2010/04/dorothyheight/

Eva Paterson spoke with Berkeley, Calif.-based KPFA radio about Height’s passing.

March 8, 2010
Does “Asian America” Leave Some Asian Americans Behind?

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/keith-kamisugi/does-asian-america-leave_b_489779.html

Director of Communications Keith Kamisugi post on Huffington Post

March 8, 2010
Senate Democrats Unwilling To Fight Widely-Opposed GOP Nominee To Legal Services Corporation

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/03/08/senate-democrats-unwillin_n_490467.html

Eva Paterson and EJS board member Jim Brosnahan quoted in post

March 8, 2010
UC Berkeley Student Activist Fights For Diversity As Tuition Hikes Loom

http://www.ktvu.com/video/22747706/index.html

EJS staff attorney Sara Jackson interviewed in story

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