Guest post from Bill Kennedy, Regional Counsel, Legal Services of Northern California. Bill is an EJS monthly sustainer. I am not by nature a religious man, but I tithe. A tithe is what we pay for that fragile glue that binds us one to another. It connotes a tangible connection between people who follow a … Continue reading Support the Equal Justice Society by becoming a Monthly Sustainer
Is the private sector paying more attention to implicit bias in the workplace?
Guest post by Justin Rico Oyola Actress Geena Davis was recently interviewed by Mckinsey & Company on Gender bias without borders, a recent report by the Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media. In the article she conveys to the top global management consultancy how male dominated roles in the boardroom and in media dramatically … Continue reading Is the private sector paying more attention to implicit bias in the workplace?
Full House Sees Community Screening of SELMA, Sponsored by Google.org, Black Googlers Network, YMCA of San Francisco
Charles Ward authors this guest post. Charles is the Chief Development Officer at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts. EJS held our 2014 'Civil Rights at 50' event at YBCA and Charles was instrumental in making that happen. He also looped EJS into this fantastic community screening of SELMA last night at the Castro Theatre … Continue reading Full House Sees Community Screening of SELMA, Sponsored by Google.org, Black Googlers Network, YMCA of San Francisco
EJS Joins Bay Area Lawyer Die-in for Racial Justice
Equal Justice Society President Eva Paterson spoke at a "die-in" demonstration today with attorneys, law students, professors, and allies in San Francisco to protest police violence and racial profiling of communities of color. https://twitter.com/tigerbeat/status/556137369955749889 https://twitter.com/aaaj_alc/status/556138761117908993 https://twitter.com/rebecca_f/status/556136604784287746 The symbolic “die-in” took place on the steps of the California Supreme Court in San Francisco. The protest highlighted … Continue reading EJS Joins Bay Area Lawyer Die-in for Racial Justice
Chris Bridges Begins Fellowship with New Leaders Council Institute, Oakland
Our Butler Koshland Fellow, Christopher Bridges, this month joined in the inaugural class of Fellows in the New Leadership Council Oakland's Leadership Institute. The institute is a selective political entrepreneurship training program that builds local teams of outstanding young professionals in 20 cities across the nation. New Leaders Council Oakland launched in 2014 and is … Continue reading Chris Bridges Begins Fellowship with New Leaders Council Institute, Oakland
Join EJS on #GivingTuesday
The Equal Justice Society is pleased to join the world in recognizing Tuesday, December 2, 2014, as a day of giving. We also want to take time to say THANK YOU for sharing your spirit of generosity throughout the year. Will you join the worldwide #GivingTuesday movement and help redefine the giving spirit this holiday … Continue reading Join EJS on #GivingTuesday
Claudia Peña to Receive Award from New Leaders Council LA
Claudia Peña, Statewide Director of the California Civil Rights Coalition, will be honored by New Leaders Council Los Angeles at its annual "Heroes at Villains" event on Friday, November 7, at 6 p.m., at Villains Tavern, 1356 Palmetto St, Los Angeles. The event recognizes progressive leaders in the city who do amazing work advocating for … Continue reading Claudia Peña to Receive Award from New Leaders Council LA
Eva Paterson to Keynote Opening Reception of Strategic Litigation Impacts Meeting Hosted by Open Society Justice Initiative and Stanford Law School
EJS President Eva Paterson will keynote the opening reception of a strategic litigation meeting hosted by the Open Society Justice Initiative and Stanford University School of Law’s Human Rights Center taking place December 3-4, 2014, at Stanford Law School.