Civil Rights

SACRAMENTO – Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today issued a proclamation declaring October 25, 2018, as “Larry Itliong Day” in the State of California. The text of the proclamation is below:  ...

SACRAMENTO – Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today issued a proclamation declaring Saturday, June 16, 2018 as “Juneteenth National Freedom Day: A day of observance” in the State of California. The text of the proclamation is below: PROCLAMATION On September 22, 1862,...

SACRAMENTO – Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today issued a proclamation declaring June 2018 as “Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Pride Month” in the State of California. The text of the proclamation is below: PROCLAMATION Our nation was founded on the principle...

SACRAMENTO – Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today issued a proclamation declaring May 22, 2018 as “Harvey Milk Day” in the State of California. The text of the proclamation is below: PROCLAMATION As one of the first openly gay politicians to hold office in the United...

SACRAMENTO – Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today issued a proclamation declaring May 2018 as “Asian Pacific Islander Heritage Month” in the State of California. The text of the proclamation is below: PROCLAMATION The 5.7 million Californians of Asian or Pacific...

SACRAMENTO – Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today issued a proclamation declaring tomorrow, March 31, 2018, as “César Chávez Day” in the State of California. The text of the proclamation is below: PROCLAMATION Ninety-one years ago, César Chávez was born near his family...

SACRAMENTO – Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today issued a proclamation declaring February 19, 2018, as A Day of Remembrance: Japanese American Evacuation in the State of California. The text of the proclamation is below: PROCLAMATION On February 19, 1942, President...

SACRAMENTO – Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today issued a proclamation declaring February 2018 as Black History Month in the State of California. The text of the proclamation is below: PROCLAMATION African-Americans have played a central role in our nation’s history,...

SACRAMENTO – Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today issued a proclamation declaring January 30, 2018, as Fred Korematsu Day in the State of California. The text of the proclamation is below: PROCLAMATION When Fred T. Korematsu received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in...