April 9, 2015
Police gunning down unarmed black men and boys is an American horror film that keeps getting replayed. Except that it isn’t a movie you can turn off: It’s a painful, outrageous, and unacceptable reality.Read more »
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April 8, 2015
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Immigration detention centers are notorious for extreme isolation and inhumane conditions. So we were more than concerned when we learned a few weeks ago that ICE wants to send immigrants to a new detention facility that would put their health and...Read more »
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April 7, 2015
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Trans and queer activists of color took the stage at Creating Change 2015 and called into question our collective priorities by raising in a real and emotional way how race, sex, gender, gender expression, nationality, and class intersect to further...Read more »
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April 6, 2015
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While the Deferred Action for Parental Accountability Program (DAPA) is being challenged in court and countless immigrant families are caught in the legal battle, we want to pause and remind everyone to remain vigilant of their rights.Read more »
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April 3, 2015
On Thursday, April 2, a federal court ruled that officials at a California men's prison must provide a trans woman with surgery to affirm her gender as female - a surgery her doctors and medical experts say she desperately needs.Read more »
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April 2, 2015
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California created the nation's first paid family leave (PFL) program for workers more than a decade ago. The groundbreaking legislation has since helped many people meet their family caregiving obligations and bond with their children. But the...Read more »
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April 2, 2015
Did you know that you have the power to impact our state laws and policies at every step of the process? Every Californian is represented in Sacramento by people you can lobby (face-to-face, by email, or by phone) to vote your way.Read more »
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April 1, 2015
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I object to so-called "religious freedom" laws because they are actually an affront to our tradition of religious freedom. Religious freedom in our country means that we can each practice the religion of our choice (or no religion if we choose).Read more »
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March 30, 2015
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For more than 20 years, California has maintained a policy of denying financial support to babies born while their families are receiving CalWORKs basic needs grants for older siblings. This policy is known as the Maximum Family Grant (MFG) rule...Read more »
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March 26, 2015
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Black women like Solange Knowles and lesser known individuals like Malaika Singleton, Ashanté Reese - and even myself - have been targeted wrongly by the TSA. Why? Because of our hair.Read more »