Head Start has served nearly 40 million children (about twice the population of New York), birth to age five, and their families. In 2023, that included more than 833,000 children and pregnant people in all 50 states and the District of Columbia.
In their letter, the civil rights organizations, which also included UnidosUS, the Urban League, Advocates for Trans Equality, the National Women’s Law Center and the American Association of People with Disabilities, said divesting from DEI would alienate a wide range of consumers.
…”many women victims of trafficking were swept into the crime bill under extreme penalties and given harsh sentences even though they were actually victims…”, Christian F. Nunes
Meta has hosted events to rally startups in San Francisco against the bill. Wiener on Tuesday hosted a virtual press conference that included the National Organization for Women along with youth groups and doctors urging Newsom to sign the bill into law by the Sept. 30 deadline.
Bear Atwood with NOW — The National Organization for Women — says if left unchecked, AI poses health and safety risks. “Women are the first to be exploited, attacked, abused online in the most invasive ways possible. And with AI, what’s possible changes every day,” said Atwood. “We call on Gov Newsom to sign.”