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Statement from Executive Director of ColorOfChange.org, Rashad Robinson on the deal to end the government shutdown and raise the debt ceiling

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 7, 2013 Statement from Executive Director of ColorOfChange.org, Rashad Robinson, on the deal to end the government shutdown and raise the debt ceiling New York, NY – The Senate announced today a deal to end the government shutdown and raise the debt ceiling temporarily. Negotiated by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid […]

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ColorOfChange.org Applauds Gov Brown’s Decision to “Ban the Box” on Public Sector Employment Applications

Thousands of ColorOfChange members took action urging Gov. Brown to remove barriers to re-entry for millions of qualified Californians with past convictions

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ColorOfChange to Deliver thousands of Petition Signatures Urging Governor Jerry Brown to “Ban the Box” on Government Employment Applications in California

Civil rights org calls on Gov. Brown to level the playing field so that qualified Californians have a fair chance at employment opportunities

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ColorOfChange.org Launches Campaign Urging Governor Jerry Brown to “Ban the Box” on Government Employment Applications in California

Online Civil Rights Group Launches Petition Urging Governor Brown to sign legislation that would discourage public sector employers from discrimination against formerly incarcerated job seekers

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ColorOfChange.org Applauds Panel’s Decision To Reject Gov. Brown’s Prison Privatization Plan

Corporate Investors and Board Members Urged to Drop Exploitative Business

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Statement from Rashad Robinson, Executive Director of ColorOfChange.org, on Randolph County Board of Education Reversing Ban of Invisible Man

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contacts: CJ Frogozo, CJ@FitzGibbonMedia.com 310-570-2622 Kayla Keller, kayla@fitzgibbonmedia.com, 281-682-6212 New York, NY — After reconvening for an emergency meeting today, the Randolph County Board of Education voted to reverse their ban on Ralph Ellison’s Invisible Man. We applaud the board members for making this important work available to their students. A Color […]

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National Civil Rights Coalition Launches Campaign to End For-Profit Private Prison System

Corporate Investors and Board Members Urged to Drop Exploitative Business

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ColorofChange and CREDO to Deliver Over 200,000 Signatures Demanding the DOJ File Civil Rights Charges Against George Zimmerman for the murder of Trayvon Martin

Largest Online Civil Rights group will be sending thousands of comments, at the request of the DOJ, calling for justice for Trayvon Martin and his family

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ColorOfChange.org calls on Yelp! to stop funding the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC)

ALEC’s “Stand Your Ground” legislation was central to Zimmerman acquittal, is still being introduced in state legislatures

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Ruling that NYC’s Stop and Frisk is Unconstitutional a “Major Blow to Bloomberg Administration’s Discriminatory Policing Tactics” says ColorOfChange

Civil Rights Group Urges Diligence Monitoring Law Enforcement through CopWatchNYC.org

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Statement from Executive Director of ColorOfChange.org, Rashad Robinson, on FCC Vote to Reduce Prison Phone Rates

ColorOfChange applauds the hard work, leadership and dedication of the FCC for doing the right thing for millions of families

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MEDIA AVAIL: Rashad Robinson, Executive Director of ColorOfChange.org, Available to Speak on ALEC During its 40th Annual Convention in Chicago

In partnership with the Center for Media and Democracy, Common Cause, ProgressNow, CREDO and others, ColorOfChange influenced over 50 major corporations and other private sector members to stop funding ALEC

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