by Lawrence Cox, LSPC Regional Advocacy and Organizing Manager I was born in Oakland, California, into a world where stability was elusive and the foster-care docket turned faster than any child could comprehend. I never learned permanence; I learned placement. By age seven, I was a ward of Alameda County, rotating through foster homes and group facilities where the idea of … [Read more...] about CA Senate Bill 423: Origins, Organizing, and the Fight for Firefighter Justice
Lawrence Cox
Involuntary Servitude is Slavery: Excerpts from the Panel
On May 13, participants at Quest for Democracy were invited to attend a legal symposium about the basis of involuntary servitude in the US and CA Constitutions and how we can get them abolished. As we celebrate Juneteenth, we honor this day and our ancestors who were forced into chattel slavery while calling attention to the continuation of slavery through mass … [Read more...] about Involuntary Servitude is Slavery: Excerpts from the Panel
