Sen Barack Obama's address to the 100th Annual Convention of the NAACP, as prepared for delivery: It is an honor to be here, in the city where the NAACP was formed, to mark its centennial. What we celebrate tonight is not simply the journey the NAACP has traveled, but the journey that we, as Americans,Continue reading "President Barack Obama’s Speech at the NAACP Convention"
Session on ‘Myth of Post-Racial America’ at Netroots Nation in Pittsburgh, Aug. 13-16
The Equal Justice Society is proud to support Netroots Nation, the country’s top convention for progressive online activists. The fourth annual gathering of the Netroots (formerly known as the YearlyKos Convention) will be held August 13–16 at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center in Pittsburgh, Pa. EJS is coordinating a session on "The Myth ofContinue reading "Session on ‘Myth of Post-Racial America’ at Netroots Nation in Pittsburgh, Aug. 13-16"
Press Conference and Rally for the People’s Budget Fix
Our friends at the Ella Baker Center for Human Rights have organized a rally to propose criminal justice reforms to help solve California's budget crisis and we encourage you to attend! The rally is at 11 a.m. on Thursday, July 30, at the Elihu M. Harris State Building, 1515 Clay St., in Oakland, near theContinue reading "Press Conference and Rally for the People’s Budget Fix"