The Social Concerns Committee of

the Unitarian Church of Orange County

cordially invites you to a

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FORUM ON PROPOSITION 54

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Saturday, August 30, 2003

1:00 - 3:00 P.M.

(Doors open @ 12:30 P.M.)

UNITARIAN CHURCH OF ORANGE COUNTY

511 South Harbor Blvd.

Anaheim, California

(Located on the Southwest corner

of Harbor Blvd. and Santa Ana Street)



On Tuesday, October 7th, millions of California

voters will be going to the polls not only to

determine the fate of Governor Gray Davis,

but to decide on a ballot proposition which

will have serious consequences on the health

and well-being of thousands of persons should

it pass.

Proposition 54, otherwise known as the "Racial

Privacy Initiative" by its author, Ward Connerly,

will make it illegal for schools, universities,

and other public agencies to collect any data on

the race, color, ethnicity, or national origin

of residents.

Although touted as a way of making California

"colorblind," its passage will, in fact, have

the exact opposite effect:

* Proposition 54 will make it more difficult

to track patterns of racial discrimination,

hate crimes, and racial profiling;

* Proposition 54 will weaken the ability to

enforce existing civil rights laws in housing,

employment, and education and;

* Proposition 54 will make it harder to

address disparities by race or ethnicity

in healthcare, educational resources and

academic achievement.

Come to this forum and learn more about the

reasons why thousands of doctors, educators,

lawyers, and community activists agree that

Proposition 54 is bad for California!



Confirmed speaker:

RICHARD GILLOCK

Mr. Gillock is a member of the Orange

County Chapter of the American Civil

Liberties Union (ACLU) and Chapter

Council Vice President of the ACLU of

Southern California. The ACLU is part

of the Coalition for an Informed

California, an umbrella group of

many different organizations and persons

working to defeat Proposition 54. See

their site at: www.informedcalifornia.org

Other speakers are pending.

This event is free and open to the general public.

If you have any questions, please contact Duane

Roberts at duaneroberts92804@yahoo.com

See the following URL for directions to the Unitarian

Church:

http://maps.yahoo.com/maps_result?ed=iLM0POp_0Tp7V2Vt96bgA8wHQ5k7R1uC7TVtfVOP1g--&csz=Anaheim%2C+California&country=us