The political environment may be changing, but the health coverage realities for many people have not. That is the message Covered California and its Certified Insurance Agents, Certified Enrollment Counselors and other Certified Enrollment Entities are delivering to the remaining Californians without health insurance as the Dec. 15 deadline to get coverage starting Jan. 1,…
WASHINGTON, D.C. and MONTGOMERY, Ala., – The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law (Lawyers’ Committee) and the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) issued the following statement today in response to nationwide spike in hate-filled incidents nationwide. “Hate crimes and hate-filled incidents stand as a dark cloud over our democracy,” said Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights…
SAN DIEGO – The Recovery Ride announced Monday that its second annual charity bike event will take place Sunday, Jan. 29, 2017. This year’s event, whose beneficiary partners will be Stepping Stone of San Diego and The San Diego HIV Funding Collaborative, is intended to kick off 2017 with a healthy activity, fulfill New Year’s…
Monday, David Beckham and UNICEF released a powerful new film to shine a light on the issue of violence against children, highlighting how physical and psychological abuse marks children forever. In the film Beckham’s tattoos come to life representing the millions of children worldwide who bear marks of violence that they have not chosen. David…
SAN DIEGO — Will Walters was just 29 when he was inexplicably manhandled, assaulted and arrested for wearing a leather kilt at the 2011 San Diego LGBT Pride festival. For Walters, the ensuing five years has been a quest for justice and overcoming myriad delays and challenges presented by the legal team of San Diego…
SACRAMENTO, CA — Following his service as a San Diego City Councilmember, San Diego City Council President, and the City of San Diego’s Interim Mayor, Todd Gloria (D – San Diego) was officially sworn in to office today as the California State Assemblymember for the 78th Assembly District. “I could not be more excited or…
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Organizers have announced that The Elizabeth Taylor AIDS Foundation (ETAF) will be the Presenting Sponsor for AIDSWatch 2017. AIDSWatch, March 27-28, 2017, brings hundreds of advocates to Washington, D.C. from across the country to educate Congress about the policies and resources needed to end the HIV epidemic. Registration opened on World AIDS…
Sandy Hook Promise, a national non-profit organization founded and led by several family members whose loved ones were killed at Sandy Hook Elementary School Dec. 14, 2012 have released a powerful new PSA titled Evan to educate viewers that very often warning signs are given off before an act of violence occurs – but sometimes…
WASHINGTON – The nation’s major companies and law firms are advancing in record numbers vital policies and practices to protect lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) workers around the world, according to the 2017 Corporate Equality Index released today by the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation, the educational arm of the nation’s largest LGBTQ…
IFC & Paramount Pictures are doing a special limited DVD release of the movie Bare for the holidays, including extended scenes and special features. Written and directed by Natalia Leite, Bare stars Dianna Agron (Glee) and Paz De La Huerta (Enter The Void) as lovers working in a truck-stop strip club. The DVD will be…
