It is with deep sorrow that all of us at the Equal Justice Society mourn the passing of Barbara Caulfield, a member of our board of directors. “Barbara and I met when we were young women at Northwestern University during the 1960s,” said EJS President Eva Paterson. “She was a fighter at that early ageContinueContinue reading “EJS Mourns the Passing of Barbara Caulfield”
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Informational Forums on California Citizens Redistricting Commission
On Jan. 25 in San Francisco and Jan. 26 in Sacramento, learn how you can apply to serve on the commission and ensure the commission reflects the diversity of our state at forums sponsored by MALDEF, EJS, CaCCR, APALC and NAACP California. In 2008, California voters passed Proposition 11, creating California’s first-ever citizens redistricting commission.ContinueContinue reading “Informational Forums on California Citizens Redistricting Commission”
Video: Eva Paterson, Tobias Wolff Talk on Prop. 8 at Hammer Forum
Eva Paterson and EJS board member Tobias Barrington Wolff appeared at the Hammer Forum on Sept. 10 to discuss the uncertain future of marriage equality in California. While more states move to legalize same-sex marriage, California has instead eliminated this right with the passage of Proposition 8.