Jennifer Waisath Harris on Twitter: "Louisiana lawmakers remotely VOTED BY MAIL to roll back an expansion of VOTE BY MAIL for voters. Yes, you read that correctly" / Twitter https://bit.ly/2Widnib Here's the election and voter protection news that has been front and center for us: Rush to Vote-by-Mail could cost Dems the Election - Greg … Continue reading Issue 2: Voter Empowerment and Education Newsletter
EJS 20th Anniversary – Reflecting on 2001 and Founding Donors Elizabeth J. Cabraser, Jack W. Londen
EJS founding donors Elizabeth J. Cabraser (left) and Jack W. Londen 2020 is the 20th anniversary of the Equal Justice Society. Every week leading up to our 20th anniversary celebration on September 17, we will highlight one year in our history. This week we remember 2001 and Elizabeth J. Cabraser and Jack W. Londen who both … Continue reading EJS 20th Anniversary – Reflecting on 2001 and Founding Donors Elizabeth J. Cabraser, Jack W. Londen
This Week in White Supremacy #122: What You Should Know About Trump’s Latest Immigration Ban
CAIR-SFBA and Advancing Justice-Asian Law Caucus: The Trump administration recently issued a Proclamation expanding immigration restrictions in a broad attempt to further its xenophobic agenda while distracting Americans from its own failure to adequately respond to the coronavirus pandemic. In a blatant attempt to pit communities of color and immigrants against one another, the Proclamation … Continue reading This Week in White Supremacy #122: What You Should Know About Trump’s Latest Immigration Ban
Eva Paterson on ABC7 Town Hall on COVID-19 Impact on African Americans
EJS President Eva Paterson will be a panel member on a virtual town hall hosted by ABC7/KGO-TV on Thursday, April 30, at 4:00 p.m. Pacific Time. The town hall will be aired live on ABC7, on abc7news.com, and on ABC7's Facebook page. See more information below. Viewers are invited to submit questions for the town … Continue reading Eva Paterson on ABC7 Town Hall on COVID-19 Impact on African Americans
COVID-19: A Harbinger of Death and Great Ethnic Disparity
By Chris Bridges, Equal Justice Society It’s astounding how much has changed. Just over one month ago, I was in Chicago--the best city in the world (yes I am biased) -- for vacation and a long overdue visit with my family. On March 16, 2020, the day after returning from that trip, the Bay Area … Continue reading COVID-19: A Harbinger of Death and Great Ethnic Disparity
This Week in White Supremacy #121: How the politics of racial resentment is killing white people
(Vox) Why do many working-class white Americans support politicians whose policies are literally killing them? This is the question sociologist and psychiatrist Jonathan Metzl tries to answer in his new book, Dying of Whiteness: How the Politics of Racial Resentment is Killing America’s Heartland. The book is a serious look at how cultural attitudes associated … Continue reading This Week in White Supremacy #121: How the politics of racial resentment is killing white people
Releasing More People from Prison Will Make All of Us Safer, Not Less So
Eleven years after a federal court found that overcrowding in California’s prisons was unconstitutional, conditions have not improved much. Social distancing is impossible. By Yoana Tchoukleva and Louis Scott California’s prisons are overcrowded, unhygienic and inhumane. Public health experts have warned that an outbreak of COVID-19 in any one of them will become “a source of uncontrolled … Continue reading Releasing More People from Prison Will Make All of Us Safer, Not Less So
EJS 20th Anniversary: Our Founding in 2000 and Prof. Charles Ogletree
2020 is the 20th anniversary of the Equal Justice Society. Every week leading up to our 20th anniversary celebration on September 17, we will highlight one year in our history. This week we remember 2000, the year that EJS started to take shape, and Professor Charles Ogletree who was critical to our founding. Prof. Charles J. … Continue reading EJS 20th Anniversary: Our Founding in 2000 and Prof. Charles Ogletree