California Civil Rights Coalition

9:00am      Registration/ Breakfast

9:30am      Welcome and Overview of Coalition

Tom Saenz, MALDEF &  Eva Paterson,  Equal Justice Society

10:15am    California Budget Crisis and Tax Policy

Create a united platform & develop  strategies to achieve working solutions to the budget crisis

11:15am    Policy Priority Issues

Groups will update each other on their organizational priorities and how they are pursuing civil rights (this discussion will inform CCRC’s priority issues)

12:30pm    Lunch

1:00pm      Progressive Communications Structure

Building a communications echo chamber and statewide support network (see more)

2:30pm      Closing

3:30pm      Transition to Secretary of State Building

4:00pm      Policy Briefing at Secretary of State Building

Issues to be addressed are criminal justice, health access,workers’/immigrants’ rights,   education equity & environmental justice

5:15pm      Reception