We urgently need your help to stop another attack on Prop. 209 and on equal protection in the California State Legislature!

On Friday (09/01), the California State Assembly Appropriations Committee will hold a public hearing on ACA 7, a constitutional amendment intended to effectively repeal Prop. 209, our state's constitutional guarantee of equal protection. Disregarding a rising public consensus against racial preferences and the landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling banning race-preferential college admissions, the hyperpartisan California Assembly is pressing forward with ACA 7, a renewed attempt to legalize discrimination!

ACA7 would allow the state government to fund “research-based, or research-informed, and culturally specific programs based on race, color, ethnicity, national origin, or marginalized genders, sexes, or sexual orientations designed to improve outcomes for people in those groups.” In other words, it seeks to circumvent the California State Constitution Article I Section 31(a) (Prop. 209) with language explicitly contradicting Prop. 209!

CFER has been fighting against ACA 7 since earlier this year. We have submitted position letters, published several OPEDs and issued various action alerts to raise public awareness about it. Now we need your help! Please take immediate action before this Friday (09/01) to voice your concern about ACA 7. Please refer to CFER's opposition letters as a reference.

You can:

1. Attend the State Assembly Appropriations Committee hearing in person at 1021 O Street, Room 1100, Sacramento, California and give a public comment. (ACA 7 will be the first bill to be heard and voted on).
2. Contact members of the State Assembly Appropriations Committee with your opposition. Below are their names and ways through which they can be contacted:
   *Chris Holden (AD 41, Chair): (916) 319-2041; chris.holden@asm.ca.gov; online contact form
   *Megan Dahle (AD 01, Vice Chair): (916) 319-2001; megan.dahle@asm.ca.gov; online contact form
   *Isaac Bryan (AD55): (916) 319-2055; isaac.bryan@asm.ca.gov; online contact form
   *Lisa Calderon (AD 56): (916) 319-2056; lisa.calderon@asm.ca.gov; online contact form
   *Wendy Carrillo (AD 52): (916) 319-2052; wendy.carrillo@asm.ca.gov; online contact form
   *Diane Dixon (AD 72): (916) 319-2072; diane.dixon@asm.ca.gov; online contact form
   *Mike Fong (AD 49): (916) 319-2049; mike.fong@asm.ca.gov; online contact form
   *Gregg Hart (AD 37): (916) 319-2037; gregg.hart@asm.ca.gov; online contact form
   *Josh Lowenthal (AD 69): (916) 319-2069; josh.lowenthal@asm.ca.gov; online contact form
   *Devon Mathis (AD 33): (916) 319-2033; devon.mathis@asm.ca.gov; online contact form
   *Diane Papan (AD 21): (916) 319-2021; diane.papan@asm.ca.gov; online contact form
   *Gail Pellerin (AD 28): (916) 319-2028; gail.pellerin@asm.ca.gov; online contact form
   *Kate A. Sanchez (AD 71): (916) 319-2071; kate.sanchez@asm.ca.gov; online contact form
   *Esmeralda Soria (AD 27): (916) 319-2027; esmeralda.soria@asm.ca.gov; online contact form
   *Akilah Weber (AD 79): (916) 319-2079; akilah.weber@asm.ca.gov; online contact form
   *Lori Wilson (AD 11): (916) 319-2011; lori.wilson@asm.ca.gov; online contact form

You can find out which assembly district you reside in through here. Thank you in advance for helping us defeat racial discrimination!