Boys and Men of Color

• Wednesday, May 2, 2012. AB 1831 will be heard in Assembly Local Government Committee
• Wednesday, April 18, 2012. This legislative session, a number of community advocates and civil rights organizations are moving a package of bills that would reverse the alarming rate of school push out among boys and young men of color.
• Friday, April 13, 2012, Fresno. Assembly Select Committee on the Status of Boys of Men Color held another successful, local hearing. The committee, which is chaired by Assembly Member Sandré Swanson, heard the testimony of a diverse cadre of youth, community, and leaders in front of an audience of over 300 people.
• January 20, 2011, Oakland. Public Hearing, Assembly Select Committee on the Status of Boys and Men of Color in California.
  
• August 2011, California State Assembly Select Committee Status of Boys and Men of Color Hearing "Charting a New Vision for a New California by Investing in Boys and Young men of Color". Download the framing paper: Claiming the Promise of Health & Success for Boys and Men of Color.
  
• Nov. 2009, Boys and Men of Color: Learn, Connect, Act! -- sponsored by The California Endowment -- focused on the Building Healthy Communities strategy, by identifying four primary targets: 1) health systems, 2) schools, 3) human service agencies, and 4) neighborhoods. Download Learn, Connect, Act paper for details.
  
• Nov. 2007, Men and Boys of Color in Crisis: An Issue We Cannot Deny -- sponsored by The Kaiser Family Foundation, The California Endowment, and PolicyLink -- brought together more than 100 of the Bay Area and nation's leading social inclusion advocates to focus on the multi-faceted challenges facing young men and boys, and to find positive ways to address those challenges. See press release for more details.