Opposition Gears Up for Proposition 54 Battle
Feature Story by Civilrights.org staff - August 28, 2003
This new Special Report site, "Proposition 54: Understanding Not Ignorance," aims to buttress the nationwide effort to stop California's Proposition 54 from passing.
As opposition continues to mount for the so-called "Racial Privacy Initiative," this web site will act as a clearinghouse of information to the public. Proposition 54, if approved, would ban California from collecting racial data in all but a few exempted areas. The measure's data collection ban will damage the state's ability to address disparities by race or ethnicity in health care and disease patterns, educational resources and academic achievement, and hate crimes and discrimination.
This Special Report provides a section of updated news clippings tailored only for Proposition 54 news, and features original, in-depth coverage about the initiative.
The "Learn More" section contains valuable fact sheets, press releases, promotional items, opposition lists, and Internet links. In the "Act Now!" area of the site are informative action alerts, as well as a petition that can be signed electronically.
California voters will decide the fate of Proposition 54 on Oct. 7, 2003.
