About Price And Associates
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Attorney Pamela Y. Price founded Price And Associates in June 1991 with a vision to establish a minority- and woman-owned litigation Firm in Oakland, California. In the 20 years since its inception, the Firm has evolved into a premier civil rights practice with a wealth of experience in federal court litigation.
For more information, visit our website at www.pypesq.com.
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December 3, 2011
Charles Houston Bar Association Annual Gala Dinner and Dance
Honoring Mo'Magic of San Francisco and others
Oakland Marriott CityCenter
December 3, 2011, 6:00 PM
For more information:
www.charleshoustonbar.org
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December 7, 2011
Equal Justice Society
Judge Constance Baker Motley Civil Rights Gala
Yoshi's San Francisco
December 7, 2011
4:00 PM Panel and
6:00 PM Gala
For more information:
www.equaljusticesociety.org
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December 30, 2011
The James Brown Party is Back!
Presented by
Pamela Y. Price and
Vernon Crawley
Friday Evening,
"Polish Your
Funky Shoes"
SAVE THE DATE!
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- Martin Luther King, Jr.
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Blessed and Thankful This Thanksgiving
Welcome! I love Thanksgiving!!! In his song, "He Made A Way for Me," Pastor John B. Kee says that "your act of faith is simply turning around and saying "thank you." I am so thankful for family and friends that love me, for courageous clients who trust me, for sympathetic staff who support me, for tenacious co-counsel who stand with me, and even for defense counsel who irritate and oppose me, because they make me stronger and more committed to defeat them and their cause.
Bishop J.W. Macklin says that we stand between the living and the dead, and I am so thankful that as we approach the end of 2011 (a very tough year), I am still standing and I am not standing alone.
Be Blessed and Thankful.
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Thankfulness
In a time of increasing turmoil for our country, and for the world, it can be increasingly difficult to see the good amidst the many challenges.
The American justice system is an imperfect system indeed. Yet it provides the mechanism for individuals and groups to confront their adversaries and through lawful redress, seek justice.
Our system requires that both parties in a dispute have access to qualified advocates. It is this idea of fairness that distinguishes the American justice system from many others throughout the world. Yet it is the courageous individual, who has been wronged and is willing to stand up for herself, who makes the system as strong as it is. Now and always, we at Price And Associates are grateful for our clients.
Our clients have stood up when they were mistreated, and demanded that their voices be heard. They have had the courage to face, literally, and in court, the bosses who fired them, the supervisors who harassed them, and the law enforcement officers who assaulted them. They have hung in there over many years, as this system of American justice, sometimes all too slowly, metes out its reckoning. They have shown grace in the most trying of situations, and they have allowed us to support them in difficult moments. When we stop and pause at Thanksgiving, when Americans share what is perhaps the one ecumenical holiday we celebrate, we realize we are truly privileged to do the work we do.
This Thanksgiving, we express our special gratitude to our clients, who have entrusted us with the great work of gaining justice for them, and thus a little more justice for all of us. They believe that this American justice system, flawed as it is today, can still help the 99%, that is, each of us, be treated equally. We work each day believing with them and in them.
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LCCR Annual Meeting
On the evening of Wednesday, November 16th, the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights of the San Francisco Bay Area (LCCR) gathered its membership for its annual meeting, which allowed for reflection on the past year's accomplishments and enthusiastic presentation of future plans.
As Co-Chair of the LCCR, Pamela introduced the program with Co-Chair George Brown, and entreated the membership to continue its advocacy on behalf of those who cannot under normal circumstances avail themselves of legal help. Keynote Speaker and outgoing Executive Director Lateefah Simon exhorted the membership "to get on the bus, literally and figuratively" to create "a new justice, beyond the ideal of altruism."
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George Brown, Esq. and Pamela, Co-Chairs of the LCCR
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LCCR's mission statement declares that it "champions the legal rights of people of color, poor people, immigrants and refugees, with a special commitment to African-Americans." Focusing on such services as the Second Chance Clinic, which assists offenders in reintegrating into their communities, and the Legal Service for Entrepeneurs, which supports entrepeneurs in underserved communities to establish and grow their businesses and create local jobs, the LCCR continues a journey that began in the heyday of the Civil Rights Movement, to ensure access to justice for all people.
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Interim Executive Director of LCCR Sonia Gonzalez and Pamela
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The LCCR eagerly anticipates its 25th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Awards Luncheon, to be held in San Francisco on January 26, 2012. Learn more about the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights at www.lccr.com.
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Williams v. City of Antioch
The housing crisis that continues today has had a major impact on lives and communities throughout America. Many folks have lost their homes due to foreclosure, creating crises for their families and challenges for their communities. The City of Antioch, California was no exception. With the housing crisis came home foreclosures; with foreclosures came depressed property values and a glut of housing in the market. With these developments, more housing in Antioch became available for subsidized housing under Section 8. And since Antioch is an attractive place to live with a respected school system, many citizens turned to Antioch as a place to live and raise their families.
Many of these citizens are African-American. A few years ago, many African-Americans living in Section 8 housing began experiencing harassment from the Antioch Police Department. With illegal home searches and threats to landlords that they would be accountable for their tenants' actions, the police Community Action Team (CAT), created in response to a doubling of the African-American population in the city, made these citizens' lives doubly difficult. It is challenging enough to live on a marginal income that would qualify for subsidies, let alone to be intimidated and driven out by the people who profess to serve and protect.
Five African-American women plaintiffs filed suit against the city in 2008. Last year, federal judge Sandra Brown Armstrong granted their motion for class certification for "all African Americans who have held, currently hold, or may hold Section 8 housing vouchers, and all members of their households, who reside, have resided or will reside in the city of Antioch." In late October, 2011, the city settled the case for $360,000, while denying any wrongdoing. The settlement includes the requirement that for the next three years, the city will be under federal court supervision, in order to ensure that African-Americans in Section 8 housing are not the victims of racial profiling, but are free to create their lives to meet their dreams.
The plaintiffs were represented by the Impact Fund, Public Advocates Inc., Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights of the San Francisco Bay Area and the American Civil Liberties Union of Northern California, with pro bono assistance from Covington & Burling LLP and Bingham McCutchen LLP.
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Meaningful Connection to the Community
As we reflect on giving thanks, we certainly reflect upon family, and we also reflect upon community. Our local Oakland community is known for its diversity and its inclusiveness. Clausen House has been a beacon of inclusiveness for over forty years, helping people with developmental disabilities to "work, live and serve in the community."
Clausen House, whose main office is located near Lake Merritt, began as a group home for the developmentally disabled. Now, Clausen House includes three group homes, an Independent Living apartment complex, a community center, and various support programs. Its mission of creating opportunities for adults with developmental disabilities to meaningfully participate in the community is based on the belief that each individual has unique gifts, and if given the right opportunity to utilize them, can be an active member of the community.
When Clausen House began in 1967, society offered people with disabilities almost no opportunities to engage in meaningful participation. Clausen House was and is a pioneer, in recognizing that individuals with disabilities have great potential like all of us. The advancement of civil rights is nowhere without the recognition that all people have the right to create their lives, and as we all support each other, so Clausen House supports the dream and the reality of meaningful citizenship for adults whose gifts are no less unique than ours. Learn more about Clausen House at www.clausenhouse.org.
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