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-Los … Continue reading Bills Signed into Law Requiring Implicit Bias Training for Judges, Court Personnel, and Healthcare Professionals
This Week in White Supremacy #96: Eight Heartbreaking Cases Where Land Was Stolen From Black Americans Through Racism, Violence and Murder
In his 2007 documentary Banished, filmmaker Marco Williams examined four examples of primarily white communities violently rising up to force their African-American neighbors to flee town. This became one of the techniques used to sabotage Black land ownership, a devastating trend in the 19th and 20th centuries that robbed Blacks of millions in generational wealth.In 2001, … Continue reading This Week in White Supremacy #96: Eight Heartbreaking Cases Where Land Was Stolen From Black Americans Through Racism, Violence and Murder
Equal Justice Society Receives $10,000 Grant from van Löben Sels/RembeRock Foundation
van Löben Sels/RembeRock Foundation recently awarded a general support renewal grant of $10,000 to the Equal Justice Society to support our continued work on legal strategies and initiatives to roll back the intent standard and change the way race is used to limit opportunities for people of color. van Löben Sels/RembeRock Foundation is a private … Continue reading Equal Justice Society Receives $10,000 Grant from van Löben Sels/RembeRock Foundation
Op-ed and Webinar: Eva Paterson on Disparate Impact as a Tool to Lessen Racism in Housing and Beyond
Op-Ed in the San Francisco Chronicle by Eva Paterson: 'Stand up to Trump’s attempt to gut the Fair Housing Act' In an op-ed today in the San Francisco Chronicle, Equal Justice Society President Eva Paterson urges all Californians who believe in fair housing opportunities to send written comments to HUD by Oct. 18 stating why fair housing is important to … Continue reading Op-ed and Webinar: Eva Paterson on Disparate Impact as a Tool to Lessen Racism in Housing and Beyond
Updated: Implicit Bias Bill Package Advances in the California Legislature
Update (Sept. 2019) We are delighted to share that two of the three bills we helped draft – AB 241 and AB 242 – are now on the Governor’s desk! California is very close to becoming the first state in the nation to require implicit bias training for all judges, attorneys, and healthcare professionals. Please … Continue reading Updated: Implicit Bias Bill Package Advances in the California Legislature
This Week in White Supremacy, Week 95: Native women must work 9 additional months to get paid what their white male counterparts did last year
Rep. Sharice Davids on Twitter: "Native women face one of the largest wage gaps in the US, having to work 9 additional months just to get paid what their white male counterparts got paid last year. On #NativeWomensEqualPay Day, I'm calling on the Senate to pass the Paycheck Fairness Act." / Twitter http://bit.ly/2lMu7jtThe White Power … Continue reading This Week in White Supremacy, Week 95: Native women must work 9 additional months to get paid what their white male counterparts did last year
New Report “When Bigotry Rises to the Level of an Impeachable Offense” Issued by Free Speech For People, CREDO Action, Equal Justice Society, By The People
A coalition that includes the Equal Justice Society released a new report today outlining the argument for President Trump’s impeachment on the basis of his racist abuses of power. EJS yesterday reiterated its support for the U.S. House impeachment inquiry and shared that Trump’s racist abuses of power should be among the Articles of Impeachment. Authored by … Continue reading New Report “When Bigotry Rises to the Level of an Impeachable Offense” Issued by Free Speech For People, CREDO Action, Equal Justice Society, By The People
EJS Supports Impeachment Inquiry. Trump’s Racist Abuses of Power Should be Among the Articles of Impeachment.
Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced this afternoon that the U.S. House of Representatives would begin a formal impeachment inquiry of President Trump. The Equal Justice Society strongly supports this historic action by the House. On September 6, our Board voted unanimously to support calls for an impeachment inquiry. The decision by our board followed an August … Continue reading EJS Supports Impeachment Inquiry. Trump’s Racist Abuses of Power Should be Among the Articles of Impeachment.