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The California legislature has now voted to strike these words from our state
constitution:
“The state shall not discriminate against, or grant preferential treatment to, any individual or group on the basis of race, sex, color, ethnicity, or national origin.”
I’m speechless.
constitution:
“The state shall not discriminate against, or grant preferential treatment to, any individual or group on the basis of race, sex, color, ethnicity, or national origin.”
I’m speechless.
If you want to prevent this from being ratified by voters in November, San Diego Asian Americans for Equality is leading the fundraising campaign for the coalition opposing #ACA5.
To stop #ACA5, donate here:
californiansforequalrights.org/2020/06/21/don…
To stop #ACA5, donate here:
californiansforequalrights.org/2020/06/21/don…
You can join the campaign to prevent this state constitutional amendment #ACA5 and preserve equal rights for all individuals under California law regardless of race or gender by joining Californians For Equal Rights.
Join the campaign here:
californiansforequalrights.org/join-us-2/
Join the campaign here:
californiansforequalrights.org/join-us-2/
Breaking: This Nov, Calif. voters will be asked to scrap the state’s 24-year old ban on affirmative action.
Senate just ratified #ACA5 which would allow for consideration of race & gender in public education and public hiring & contracting.
Senate vote was 30-10.
Senate just ratified #ACA5 which would allow for consideration of race & gender in public education and public hiring & contracting.
Senate vote was 30-10.
#ACA5 needed a 2/3 vote to pass. It got 3/4. The vote would have been straight down party lines -- but for Republican Jim Wilk of Santa Clarita, who voted to put the issue of affirmative action before voters Nov. 3.
#ACA5 backer @SteveBradford of Gardena challenged his white colleagues about race.
"There's not enough fingers & toes in this building to count the no. of times that me & my colleague from LA (Holly Mitchell) have walked into a room & we're the only ones that looks like us."
"There's not enough fingers & toes in this building to count the no. of times that me & my colleague from LA (Holly Mitchell) have walked into a room & we're the only ones that looks like us."
Just sending this out into the mainstream journalism universe: if you’re going to report about AsAms and the growing affirmative action fight in CA, please consider also recognizing the many progressive AsAms currently working in partnership with other activists to support #ACA5.
The AsAm community is complicated. There are very vocal grassroots (generally conservative-leaning) groups who oppose affirmative action. There are very vocal grassroots (generally progressive-leaning) folks who support it. Please capture the full picture.
Last time around with SCA5, reporting was very one-sided and focused on Chinese American opposition, even though over 150 AsAm advocacy groups and thousands of individuals supported affirmative action, too.
