The C.L.A.E.R. Project Responds to Prop 8, Obama's Supreme Court Nominee, and SB 565

The C.L.A.E.R. Project
1099 Sunnydale Ave.
San Francisco, CA
415.333.3017

Media Advisory 5/28/09

*Sharen Hewitt, Executive Director 415-724-4794
*Laurel Moeslein 707-696-7951
*Robert Henry Johnson 415-621-3778

C.L.A.E.R. once again would like to draw our collective families attention to a very challenged week that still provides a raise of hope. This week as the Obama administration named one of our home girls, a Latina, a former public housing resident, and a mom to the highest court of our nation we can only hope that this appointment will continue to provide a progressive mosaic of response so desperately needed in our country and in our communities. While Sonia Sotomayor has long since left public housing, her modest beginnings still provides hope for the little girls who continue to jump Double Dutch in our murderer’s streets. No single appointment can speak to the gravity of our continued need to make life the most preeminent issue. San Francisco continues to have the dubious honor of 18 people murdered this year. We are challenged by the limited funds at the state, local, and national level. This appointment, while significant, continues to be very abstract for many of our mothers and women struggling to provide a safe environment for their families, children, and neighbors. C.L.A.E.R. demands our collective attention not only to the homicides, but also workforce deve

While the appointment of Sonia Sotomayor provided hope and inspiration, the California Supreme Court descion handed down on Tuesday provided dispair and anger. In upholding Propoisition 8 the Supreme Court told us that marginalization and disparity are acceptable values. We at the C.L.A.E.R. Project, and progressives covering the globe, say it’s not acceptable, but rather, it’s highly disgusting. We stand with our gay and lesbian brothers and sisters and join them in their continued fight for equal rights.

Additionally, C.L.A.E.R. would like to call attention to a very important committee vote in the California State Senate today. Today the Senate Appropriations Committee meets to vote on SB 565, the bill to end firearm sales at the Cow Palace, which is located across the street from Sunnydale public housing, where two young men have already lost their lives this year at the hands of a firearm. This legislation attempts to end this longstanding contradiction.

We ask that all of our supporters call the Approraitions Committee and ask them to vote YES on SB 565: (916)651-4101