The Equal Justice Society is deeply committed to racial justice and preserving human dignity for all people. Consistent with these commitments, we have joined the fight to help stop executions in California, and we encourage you to join us. The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) recently released new regulations on its lethal injectionContinueContinue reading “June 30: California’s Day of Action to End the Death Penalty”
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Calif. Appellate Court Upholds Promoting Diversity in Schools
Yesterday marked an important victory for advocates of school diversity and equal opportunity. A California Court of Appeals ruled that Berkeley Unified School District’s policy of taking neighborhood demographics into account when making school assignments is not discriminatory as alleged by challengers. The Court concluded that the District’s plan “does not show partiality, prejudice orContinueContinue reading “Calif. Appellate Court Upholds Promoting Diversity in Schools”
Calif. Transportation Dept. to Reinstate Race-Conscious Contract Goals
The Coalition for Economic Equity (CEE) on Friday announced that after a nearly three-year hiatus, the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) is poised to reinstate race-conscious goals for federally funded transportation contracts in California. CEE is an umbrella coalition of associations serving diverse minority- and women-owned businesses that was first formed in 1982 in responseContinueContinue reading “Calif. Transportation Dept. to Reinstate Race-Conscious Contract Goals”