East Coast Coalition for Tolerance and Non-Discrimination
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| Abbreviation | ECC |
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| Founder | Bincheng Mao[1] |
| Type | Non-profit organization |
| Purpose |
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| Headquarters | New York, NY |
Region | United States, Canada, Italy, Japan |
Main organ | Board of Directors[3] |
Volunteers | 3,000+[4] |
| Website | www |
East Coast Coalition for Tolerance and Non-Discrimination (ECC) is a non-governmental and not-for-profit organization dedicated to promoting social inclusion and equity for marginalized minorities.[5] The organization implements social equity initiatives and awareness campaigns to protect vulnerable groups from institutional racism, and to ensure equal rights for all members of civil societies.[6][7]
ECC is known for its youth-led advocacy campaign that pushed for the repeal of New York State law section 50-a, "one of the strongest police secrecy laws in the country."[7][8][9] The organization has also been recognized by the Clinton Foundation for its nationwide initiative to promote equitable health care access for minorities.[10][11] In May 2020, ECC's efforts to raise awareness against racism amid the COVID-19 pandemic received global coverage.[12][13][14][15][16][17]
As part of its awareness campaign for health care equity and minority inclusion, ECC has interviewed Chelsea Clinton and former Prime Minister Kevin Rudd of Australia.[18][19][20] Founded in New York City, ECC has more than 3,200 members and volunteers from 15 universities in North America.[9][21]
Social Equity Projects[edit]
Combating discrimination[edit]
In March 2020, ECC launched Minority Defense Initiative to aid vulnerable minorities amid the COVID-19 pandemic. ECC partnered with Asia Society, a Rockefeller institution, to hold the "Stand Against Racism in the Time of COVID" forum that features Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti, Congressman Ted Lieu, CNN hosts Van Jones and Lisa Ling, renowned singer Wang Leehom, actor Tzi Ma, Governor of the Motion Pictures Academy Janet Yang, and ECC President Bincheng Mao.[16][22][23] In the following month, ECC was named a recipient of NYU Social Impact Grant and Annual Global Service Award for creating a global network in service of the vulnerable. [22][24]
From March to July 2020, ECC fundraised and donated $30,000 in personal protective equipment (PPE) to frontline hospitals serving vulnerable communities, such as Yale-New Haven Hospital, Italian Red Cross Society, Japanese Red Cross Society; Yale University website and NYU "On the Frontlines" featured this effort.[25][26] In May, ECC partnered with Asia Society and Mayor Eric Garcetti of Los Angeles to donate 1,000 surgical masks to Martin Luther King Jr. Community Hospital.[27]
Promoting equitable health care access for minorities[edit]
During the COVID-19 pandemic, ECC launched WeCare: Equitable Health Care Access for Minorities project that mobilized a network of 3,000 volunteers to serve disadvantaged minorities with language barriers in seeking medical attention. This project is selected by the Clinton Foundation as one of its 38 Global Awardees of the COVID-19 Action Fund.[28]
Equitable Health Care Access for Minorities translated COVID-19 testing and treatment information into 6 languages, including Arabic, Japanese, to Mandarin, for minorities with English barriers in New York, Connecticut, Florida, and Illinois.[29][30] By December 1, 2020, information translated and published by ECC has received over half a million views.[31][32]
Civil Rights Advocacy[edit]
Campaign against systemic racism and police brutality[edit]
In June 2020, ECC launched Repeal 50-a Campaign that successfully pushed for legislative reform to combat police brutality and systemic racism revealed in the killing of George Floyd, This campaign focused on promoting police transparency and accountability in New York State.[23]
This public pressure campaign mobilized nearly 3,000 members of ECC to advocate for the repeal of New York State law section 50-a, which was one of the strongest policy secrecy laws in the U.S. by "keeping police misconduct secret."[33] ECC members made over 4,000 phone calls, emails, letters to New York State legislators.[23]
On June 12, 2020, the New York State Legislature, in a historic vote, repealed section 50-a.[34] Governor Andrew Cuomo signed it into law and called this legislation "nation-leading."[35] ECC's Repeal 50-a Campaign was featured on the front page of the's official magazine of New York University.[36]
Advocacy for inclusion for minorities in public schools[edit]
On February 29, 2020, ECC, represented by its president Bincheng Mao, testified before the New York State Senate Annual Budget Forum to advocate for increased funding for the Civil Rights Bureau and the creation of initiatives that further diversify the teaching profession to better serve the needs of minority children in public schools.
ECC's testimony, published by the New York State Senate,[37] illustrated the positive impact on students' performance when teachers share their students' ethnic and cultural backgrounds and also noted, currently, "over 80% of public schools teachers were white" while "over 57% of students were people of color." Mao also illustrated the rationale for increased funding for the Civil Rights Bureau to support better enforcement of laws that protect individuals from discrimination "on the basis of race, gender, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, differing abilities."[38]
ECC's members subsequently met with Senator Brad Hoylman, Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, to further discuss minority inclusion initiatives for public school children.
Awareness Campaign[edit]
The East Coast Coalition for Tolerance and Non-Discrimination (ECC) manages Inclusion Advocate, a monthly non-for-profit publication devoted to uplifting the voices of the marginalized and raising awareness on equality and justice for minorities.[39] It features op-eds that offer in-depth analyses of social issues pertaining to minority inclusion and equity in society. By the end of 2020, total views of articles published on Inclusion Advocate has reached 2 million.[39]
The magazine features ECC's impact interview series, Unscripted, that brings leaders whose works are improving the state to share their insights with the next generation.
Guests who have been on Unscripted include Chelsea Clinton,[40][19] Prime Minister Kevin Rudd of Australia,[41] Academy Awards-winning movie's original novelist Brian Selznick,[42] head of World Economic Forum Circular Economy Initiative Dr. Johnson Yeh,[43] former U.S. Assistant Secretary for heath Sherry Glied,[44] and Chair. Michael Sparer of Columbia University Department of Health Policy and Management.[45]
References[edit]
- ↑ https://blog.aiesec.org/aiesec-elects-the-new-global-leadership-team-for-2021-with-a-change-in-the-mandate-start-date/
- ↑ "About – ECC". ECC. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
- ↑ https://www.eastcoastcoalition.com/our-structure/
- ↑ https://meet.nyu.edu/life/pushing-for-social-impact-during-a-pandemic/
- ↑ "Our Mission | The East Coast Coalition for Tolerance and Non-Discrimination". Coalition. Retrieved 2020-07-11.
- ↑ "Attacked for Wearing A Mask, NYC Student Launches Group to Fight Racism". New York City Limits Magazine. 2020-06-02. Retrieved 2021-02-02. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Episode 9: Advocating for Social Justice - Bincheng Mao and ECC". US-China Better Relations Coalition. Retrieved 2021-01-10.
- ↑ Gay, Mara (2020-06-10). "Opinion | Good Riddance to One of America's Strongest Police Secrecy Laws". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-01-21.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 "Pushing for Social Impact During a Pandemic". MEET NYU. 2020-07-14. Retrieved 2020-11-19.
- ↑ "COVID-19 Student Action Fund". Clinton Foundation. Retrieved 2021-01-22.
- ↑ 星島日報. "New York University Student's COVID-19 Response Project Receives Clinton Foundation Funding". Sing Tao Daily (in 中文). Retrieved 2021-01-22. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Standing Against Racism in the Time of COVID-19". American Public Health Association. Retrieved 2021-01-22. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Webinar: Standing Against Racism in the Time of COVID | US-China Institute". USC. Retrieved 2021-01-22. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "紐約大學華生戴口罩被攻擊 成立組織發動大學生反歧視". Sing Tao Daily. Retrieved 2021-01-22. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Standing Against Racism in the Time of COVID". Asia Society. Retrieved 2021-01-22.
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 "How a Wellesley Student Is Helping to Build a Coalition to Combat Global Xenophobia, Promote Inclusion". Wellesley College. Retrieved 2021-01-20.
- ↑ Chi'en, Arthur (2021-04-28). "Amid pandemic and bias attacks, Asian Americans stepped up to help | The Invisible Minority". FOX 5 NY. Retrieved 2021-04-29.
- ↑ Advocate, Inclusion (2021-02-11). "Conversation with Chelsea Clinton｜East Coast Coalition for Tolerance". ECC. Retrieved 2021-02-22.
- ↑ 19.0 19.1 Chelsea, Clinton. "Chelsea Clinton Conversation with ECC". Chelsea Clinton on Twitter. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Advocate, Inclusion (2021-04-01). "Conversation with Prime Minister Kevin Rudd | East Coast Coalition for Tolerance". ECC. Retrieved 2021-05-13.
- ↑ "LS STUDENT AIDS HEALTHCARE WORKERS DURING COVID-19". NYU Liberal Studies. 2020-06-03. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ 22.0 22.1 "[SPECIAL EVENT] Standing Against Racism in the Time of COVID". Asia Society. Retrieved 2020-07-11.
- ↑ 23.0 23.1 23.2 "Pushing for Social Impact During a Pandemic". MEET NYU. 2020-07-14. Retrieved 2020-11-19.
- ↑ "Name Equality for Minorities Project". Coalition. Retrieved 2020-07-11.
- ↑ "Yale Young Global Scholars Alumni Worldwide Help the Fight Against COVID-19 | Yale Young Global Scholars". globalscholars.yale.edu. Retrieved 2020-07-11.
- ↑ "Anti-Discrimination Charity Founded by LS Freshman Raises $30,000 for PPE". NYU. April 17, 2020. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Asia Society Southern California Supports Donations of Life-Saving Medical Supplies to Multiple Organizations Across the Nation". Asia Society. Retrieved 2021-01-05.
- ↑ "Clinton Foundation announces $100,000 of funding for student projects to fight the COVID-19 pandemic". Clinton Foundation. Retrieved 2020-11-19.
- ↑ "WeCare: Healthcare Access Equity for Minorities". Coalition. Retrieved 2020-11-19.
- ↑ "COVID-19 Student Action Fund". Clinton Foundation. Retrieved 2021-01-21.
- ↑ "WeCare: Healthcare Access Equity for Minorities". Coalition. Retrieved 2020-12-19.
- ↑ Chi'en, Arthur (2021-04-28). "Amid pandemic and bias attacks, Asian Americans stepped up to help | The Invisible Minority". FOX 5 NY. Retrieved 2021-04-29.
- ↑ Barkan, Ross (2020-06-08). "This Law Keeps Police Misconduct Secret". The Nation. ISSN 0027-8378. Retrieved 2020-11-19.
- ↑ Slattery, Denis. "New York lawmakers vote to repeal 50-a, making police disciplinary records public". nydailynews.com. Retrieved 2020-11-19.
- ↑ "In a Historic Victory, NY Governor Cuomo Signs Repeal of 50-A Into Law". Innocence Project. 2020-06-09. Retrieved 2020-12-19.
- ↑ "Pushing for Social Impact During a Pandemic". MEET NYU. 2020-07-14. Retrieved 2020-12-19.
- ↑ "New York State Senate Testimony on Education" (PDF). New York State Senate. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "2020 NYS State Budget Forum In Manhattan". NY State Senate. 2020-01-30. Retrieved 2020-12-19.
- ↑ 39.0 39.1 "The Inclusion Advocate | East Coast Coalition for Tolerance & Non-Discrimination". Coalition. Retrieved 2020-12-21.
- ↑ Advocate, Inclusion (2021-02-11). "Conversation with Chelsea Clinton｜East Coast Coalition for Tolerance". ECC. Retrieved 2021-02-22.
- ↑ Advocate, Inclusion (2021-04-01). "Conversation with Prime Minister Kevin Rudd | East Coast Coalition for Tolerance". ECC. Retrieved 2021-04-01.
- ↑ "Conversation with Brian Selznick, Writer Behind Oscars-Winning Film Hugo". Inclusion Advocate. 2020-06-09. Retrieved 2021-01-13. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Advocate, Inclusion (2021-01-05). "Conversation with Dr. Johnson Yeh, former World Economic Forum Head of Circular Economy Initiative". ECC. Retrieved 2021-02-22.
- ↑ Advocate, Inclusion (2021-05-13). "Conversation with Dr. Sherry Glied: Health Care Equity and Public Service". ECC. Retrieved 2021-05-13.
- ↑ Advocate, Inclusion (2021-02-04). "Conversation with Dr. Michael Sparer | East Coast Coalition for Tolerance". ECC. Retrieved 2021-02-22.
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