We are excited to be bringing you our EJS Annual Gala Online Silent Auction. The Silent Auction is live now and ends on September 9, 2015 at 7 p.m. Pacific Time, when our annual gala program begins. Register as a bidder and preview auction items today! If you would like to share our Silent Auction with … Continue reading Win Lunch with Kelly McCreary of Grey’s Anatomy and Tickets to Jimmy Kimmel Live
Coalition Urges President Obama to Exonerate Port Chicago Sailors
Julian Bond’s California Roots
The Ku Klux Klan was active in Northern California circa 1980. Civil rights groups were determined not to let these white supremacists intimidate us so we organized an event in San Francisco and invited Julian Bond to come speak to us. I remember picking up Julian and his wife in my old green MG and … Continue reading Julian Bond’s California Roots
50 Years Ago Today: the Voting Rights Act of 1965
On this day, the 50th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, we commemorate the passage of one of the most effective civil rights laws ever enacted. Unfortunately, we continue to see attacks on a law meant to protect one of our fundamental rights. In 2013, the Supreme Court eroded one of the most effective … Continue reading 50 Years Ago Today: the Voting Rights Act of 1965
EJS to Receive Leading Change Diversity Award from California Bar Foundation
The California Bar Foundation (calbarfoundation.org) announced the Equal Justice Society as one of its 2015 Leading Change Diversity Award recipients. Every year the California Bar Foundation selects leaders in diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives to receive the Leading Change Diversity Awards. "My deepest appreciation to the California Bar Foundation for this award," said Eva Paterson, President … Continue reading EJS to Receive Leading Change Diversity Award from California Bar Foundation
Steven Anthony Jones is Thurgood Marshall
Lorraine Hansberry Theatre (LHT) shines the spotlight on civil rights with the Bay Area premiere of THURGOOD by George Stevens, Jr. from July 9-25, 2015 at the Creativity Theater, 221 Fourth Street (at Howard) in San Francisco, directed by Margo Hall. THURGOOD is a powerful one-man play first produced on Broadway in April 2008, starring … Continue reading Steven Anthony Jones is Thurgood Marshall
Historic SCOTUS Ruling Affirms Marriage Equality
The Equal Justice Society applauds today's ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court that states cannot ban marriage for same-sex couples. Below is text of an announcement from the National Center for Lesbian Rights. NCLR Executive Director Kate Kendell was immediate past Chair of our EJS Board of Directors. In a historic decision, the U.S. Supreme Court … Continue reading Historic SCOTUS Ruling Affirms Marriage Equality
EJS Applauds SCOTUS Fair Housing Decision Citing Implicit Bias
The Equal Justice Society applauds the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling today in Texas Department of Housing v. The Inclusive Communities Project confirming the continued importance of disparate impact as a tool for addressing housing discrimination under the Fair Housing Act. In this decision, the Supreme Court reaffirmed 45 years of legal precedent, including eleven appellate … Continue reading EJS Applauds SCOTUS Fair Housing Decision Citing Implicit Bias