Free Press (freepress.net) today announced that three Members of Congress endorsed FCC Commissioner Jonathan Adelstein’s call for an independent, nonpartisan task force to address the disgracefully low levels of media ownership by people of color. Sen. Robert Menendez (D-N.J.), Rep. John Conyers (D-Mich.) and Rep. Hilda Solis (D-Calif.) endorsed the creation of a task forceContinue reading "Congressional Leaders Call for Minority Media Ownership Task Force"
Henderson Center for Social Justice report: Prop. 209 Impact on Women-Owned Businesses
The Thelton E. Henderson Center for Social Justice at the University of California, Berkeley, School of Law, will tomorrow issue "A Vision Fulfilled? The Impact of Proposition 209 on Equal Opportunity for Women Business Enterprises," a new report documenting the 11-year impact of Prop. 209 on Women Business Enterprises (WBE) seeking public contracts in theContinue reading "Henderson Center for Social Justice report: Prop. 209 Impact on Women-Owned Businesses"
Oct. 26 Symposium Registration Now Open
We've opened up the registration for "Economic Opportunity in California: The Labor and Employment Impact of Prop. 209," a symposium on Friday, October 26, 2007, from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. (reception to follow) at the UCLA Faculty Center. The symposium will examine and discuss the 10-year impact of Proposition 209 on public employment, contractingContinue reading "Oct. 26 Symposium Registration Now Open"