PRESS CALL: 275+ CIVIL RIGHTS WATCHDOGS PLEDGE TO HELP PROTECT CENSUS DATA PROTECTIONS

Census and Data Equity News 03.27,20

FOR PLANNING PURPOSES

Tamika Turner, [email protected], 419-913-8088
Sandra Hernandez, [email protected], 310-386-5768
Michelle Boykins, [email protected], 202-296-2300, ext. 0144

PRESS CALL: 275+ CIVIL RIGHTS WATCHDOGS PLEDGE TO HELP PROTECT CENSUS DATA PROTECTIONS

WASHINGTON, DC – Asian Americans Advancing Justice | AAJC, The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, and MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense And Educational Fund), among others, representing more than 275 organizations and civic leaders, will convene for a press call on March 30, 2020 to announce a new watchdog coalition that pledges to monitor and work to protect the confidentiality of 2020 Census data.

The watchdog group is working to reassure communities that have been historically undercounted that strict laws protect data information. Our message to families unsure about whether or not to take the census: We’ve got your back.

WHAT:                     

Census Confidentiality Pledge Press Call

WHEN:

March 30, 2020
11:00 AM EST/8:00 AM PST

WHO:                       

Thomas A. Saenz, president and general counsel, MALDEF;

Vanita Gupta, president and CEO, The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights;

John C. Yang president and executive director of Asian Americans Advancing Justice | AAJC;

and others.

WHERE:

Please RSVP to [email protected] to attend the press call.

Please dial the phone number five minutes prior to the start of the                                                      conference call and enter your passcode.

Dial In: 1 (877) 615-4339 Passcode: 9013 466#

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Asian Americans Advancing Justice is a national affiliation of five leading organizations advocating for the civil and human rights of Asian Americans and other underserved communities to promote a fair and equitable society for all. The affiliation’s members are: Advancing Justice | AAJC (Washington, DC), Advancing Justice – Asian Law Caucus (San Francisco), Advancing Justice – Los Angeles, Advancing Justice – Atlanta, and Advancing Justice | Chicago.

The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights is a coalition charged by its diverse membership of more than 220 national organizations to promote and protect the rights of all persons in the United States. The Leadership Conference works toward an America as good as its ideals. For more information on The Leadership Conference and its member organizations, visit www.civilrights.org.

Founded in 1968, MALDEF is the nation’s leading Latino legal civil rights organization.  Often described as the “law firm of the Latino community,” MALDEF promotes social change through advocacy, communications, community education, and litigation in the areas of education, employment, immigrant rights, and political access. For more information on MALDEF, please visit: www.maldef.org.