ADVISORY/California Proposition 54 Forum: Connerly, Lewin Speak; Ward Connerly, Jack Lewin Featured in Forum on Racial Privacy Initiative September 29.News Editors ADVISORY...Monday (Sept. 29) OAKLAND, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 22, 2003 Proposition 54, known formally as "Classification by Race, Ethnicity ethnicity Vox populi Racial status–ie, African American, Asian, Caucasian, Hispanic , Color or National Origin," and informally as the "Racial Privacy Initiative," will appear on the next ballot. It might broadly affect many aspects of state and local government by restricting collection of data or classification of individuals by race or ethnicity. The potential impact of Prop 54 on health care and health care research is the topic of a forum co-hosted by the Commonwealth Club and the California HealthCare Foundation as part of their California Health Policy Speakers series. Featured are initiative author Ward Connerly Wardell Connerly (born June 15, 1939) is a political activist, businessman, and former University of California Regent. He is also the founder and the chairman of the American Civil Rights Institute, a national non-profit organization in opposition to racial and gender preferences. , founder and chairman of the America Civil Rights Institute, and Jack Lewin, executive vice president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of the California Medical Association, who will present concerns of the health care community. Join us for an informative discussion and an opportunity to ask questions. Monday, September 29, 2003 11:30 a.m. Registration 12:00 p.m. Program Terrace Room, Fairmont Hotel 950 Mason Street, San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden , CA If you would like to attend, please call 415.597.6705, or visit www.commonwealthclub.org About the California HealthCare Foundation The California HealthCare Foundation (CHCF CHCF California HealthCare Foundation CHCF Committee for Hispanic Children and Families CHCF California High Cost Fund CHCF Capitol Hill Community Foundation CHCF Community Health & Care Forum CHCF Complementary Healthcare Consultative Forum ) is an independent philanthropy philanthropy, the spirit of active goodwill toward others as demonstrated in efforts to promote their welfare. The term is often used interchangeably with charity. committed to improving California's health care delivery and financing systems. Visit www.chcf.org for more information. |
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