{"article":{"id":79024,"heading":"Proposition 54 forum at Unitarian Church in Anaheim on 8\/30\/03","author":"Duane J. Roberts","created":"2003-08-27 03:09:03","modified":"2003-08-27 03:09:03","last_modified":"Wed, 27 Aug 2003 10:09:03","article":"
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<\/a>
See the following URL for directions to the Unitarian
Church:
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