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California
Committee
On Fairness

prohibit discrimination in all houS-
ing, with enforcement by state
Commission, was the first target of
legislative program adopted here
December 8, at conference con-
vened by the California Commit
tee of Fair Practices (CCFP).
Agreement was reached among
all human rights organizations as
to a civil rights package for the
1861 session of the State LegiSla-
ture," declared C. L. Dellums.
Chairman of the CCFP. "A series
of meetings, conferences and plan
ming sessions = eliminating in this
conference in Fresno = has pre-
pared us for a vigorous, uni
fled statewide campaign
Teams of attorneys and legiSla-
tive consultants representating the
civil rights organizations are now
at work drafting the bills agreed
upon stated William Becker, Sec
retary of the CCFP, following the
conference.
Participating in the joint drafting
will be attorneys of the National
Association for the Advancement
of ColOred People, the Community
Service Organization, the japanese
American Citizens League, the An
ti-Defamation League, the Ameri-
can Jewish Congress, and the AFL-
CIO.
The proposed new housing legiS-
lation, being drafted in consulta-
ton with Assemblyman Augustus
Hawkins, will:
|. Prohibit discrimination based
on race, color, creed, national ori-
gin or ancestry, in the sale or rem
tai of all housing public, publicly
assisted and private)
2. Transform the present state
Fair Employment Practices Com
mission into a Fair Practices Com
mission.
8. Extend the present authority
and procedures of the Commission
to encompass enforcement of non
discrimination in housing.
Hawkins is expected to be the
chief sponsor of the measure.
Success vii now depend on CO.
ordinated strategy and the grass
efforts of the church, labor, civic,
civil rights and women's groups CO.
operating through the CCFP," de-
clared Nathaniel Colley, Northern
Area President and counsel of the
NAACP.
Also presenting reports at t h e
Conference were Anthony Rios, ma
tional Secretary Treasurer Of h e
ESQ; Tarea H Pittnan, West
Coast Regional Secretary Of tn =
NAACP ard Joseph Wyatt
Officers OF the California Com
mittee for Fair Practices include.
Chairman - c. l.. Dellums, Presi.
dent West Coast Region NAACP
Vice Presidents = the Rev. Johr
Burt, President, Pasadena Church
Federation; Nathaniel Colley, ma
ACP Counsel; Thomas L. Pitts
Secretary Treasurer, California
Labor Federation; the Rt Re-
Msgr. Thomas ]. O'Dwyer, Arch
diocese of Los Angeles; and E d.
ward r. Roybal, L. A. City Coun-
Gilman. Executive Secretary is VIII,
liam Becker, Northern California
Area Representative, jewish Labor
Committee.
Other anti discrimination meas
ures, being developed for future
submission to the legislature will
cover:
Commission enforcement of non
discrimination in accommodations,
services and Facilities provided by
business enterprises.
Elimination of discriminatory
practices by persons licensed by
the state to furnish business and
professional services.
Protection of the rights of minor
ity group persons and insuring
their participation in the i benefits
of urban renewal and community
redevelopment programs.
Extension of present state Old
Age Assistance laws to cover non
citizens.