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