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Time to Celebrate the Season Letter from the President

Time to Celebrate the Season

| by Ira Hirschfield in Season of Sharing

Winter 2011 Letter from the President

Fund president Ira Hirschfield reflects on the Chronicle Season of Sharing Fund’s role as a Bay Area institution, now in its 25th year.

Every year, 5,000 individuals and families in the San Francisco Bay Area get help from the Chronicle Season of Sharing Fund so they can weather unexpected crises. Over the last quarter century, the fundraising campa…

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Daring to DREAM Letter from the President

Daring to DREAM

| by Ira Hirschfield in Immigrant Rights

Fall 2011 Letter from the President

Tens of thousands of undocumented students across California know the U.S. as home. Learn about the huge gains Dreamers have made, and the daily struggles many still face.

When Governor Jerry Brown signed Assembly Bill 131 on October 8, 2011 he cleared the way for undocumented students who graduate from California high schools (and who demonstrate both merit and financial need) to app…

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Don't Ask Don't Tell Letter from the President

The End of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell”

| by Ira Hirschfield in LGBT Equality

A letter from Ira Hirschfield on a victory for equality and acceptance

Ending gay and lesbian discrimination in our military was a step forward for all Americans on the path to building a more equal society.

The U.S. Senate’s December 18, 2010 vote to repeal the policy known as “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” was a victory for thousands of gay and lesbian Americans who want to serve their country openly. But more than that, it…

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The Seeds for Transformation Letter from the President

The Seeds for Transformation

| by Ira Hirschfield in College Success

Spring 2010 Letter from the President

The U.C. Berkeley Initiative for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion strives to expand people’s understanding of what it means to be inclusive.

Students and faculty at U.C. Berkeley have a history of being at the forefront of important social justice movements. Today, this tradition of activism and open debate continues as California’s budget crisis has tur…

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