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editI'm in the process of restoring a page (Californians_for_Equal_Rights), a page about a political organization, which was deleted (for good reason I might add). I don't personally know the original author, and is not affiliated with the organization itself (don't know any of the top people). But I think it is an important enough organization, and I'd like to put in the effort to re-write the page.
In the course of doing that, I received valuable constructive criticism primarily challenging the notability of the organization the page describes. Most of the discussions can be found at Talk:Californians_for_Equal_Rights, and I'd like to summarize the discussion to the best of my effort here, before I present the content of the page I wish to publish.
Basic Premise of Notability
editIn my first attempt to solicit opinion from the editors involved in the deletion process, I made the argument at the highest level that politics in the USA is a major issue, California is an important state, there are only two ballot measures in this election year that are really contended[1], one of them is Proposition 16. With this I hoped to establish that the context/issue is very important. Then I pointed out the organization I'm writing about, Californians for Equal Rights (or CFER for short) is the primary opponent, carrying out many public activities, which I believe makes it notable.
Wikipedia Notability Standard
editThe Wikipedia notability guideline provides general guidelines on how to determine if a subject is notable. In addition, the Wikipedia:Notability (organizations and companies) page provides more specific guidelines, centered around the areas of "significant coverage", from "multiple", "independent", "reliable" and "secondary" sources.
In my draft write-up below, I made an effort to cite from multiple sources, which are all independent and secondary, and should be considered by most as reliable. The organization and related discussion being political in nature, it is indeed easy to find biased covered, but the sources I cited are from local and school newspapers, and nationwide media outlets, which covers all political views. As such I think they should indeed be considered reliable. The the discussions with other interested editors, no objections have been raised on these aspects.
The point of contention is mostly in the area of "significant coverage", which we shall discuss next.
Evidence of Significant Coverage
editWith regard to whether the sources provided significant coverage of the organization, one of the experienced Wikipedia editors mentioned on more than one occasion that the coverage was "in passing". (to be continued...)
(To be continued...)
editArticle Introduction
edit| Formation | 2020 |
|---|---|
| Founder | Ward Connerly and Wenyuan Wu |
| Type | Non-profit corporation |
| Purpose | Political Advocacy |
| Headquarters | San Diego, CA |
Region served | United States |
President | Ward Connerly |
Co-Chair | Gail Heriot |
The Californians for Equal Rights (CFER) is an American nonprofit organization that focuses on social justice issues in the state of California, with a mission to defend the principle of equal rights as enshrined in the California Constitution[2].
Organization overview
editThe Californians for Equal Rights was founded in 2020 by civil rights activities Ward Connerly and others to oppose the upcoming California state ballot measure of Proposition 16[3].
Activities
editCar Rallies
editThe CFER has been organizing car rallies in the San Francisco Bay Area. About 370 cars attended a rally in Pleasanton, CA on July 18, 2020[4][5], which was jointly organized by CFER and The Tri-Valley Asian Association (TVAA).
Media Outreach
editThe CFER also regularly carries out media outreach activities. Its president Ward Connerly published an opinion letter in The_Wall_Street_Journal on July 24, 2020[6]. The executive director of CFER, Wenyuan Wu, regularly speaks in the education community to bring awareness to the issue and its consequences[7][8].
Regulatory Oversight
editThe CFER is registered with the California Secretary of State and is subject to the oversight of the relevant campaign finance laws and regulations in California [9].
- ^ Walters, Dan (July 8, 2020). "Walters: 2020 California ballot measures are mostly do-overs". San Jose Mercury News. Retrieved July 22, 2020.
- ^ "Our Organization & Our Leaders". Californians for Equal Rights. Retrieved July 24, 2020.
- ^ Gordon, Larry (June 24, 2020). "State Senate action allows California voters to decide on affirmative action". EdSource. Retrieved July 25, 2020.
- ^ Baum, Julie (July 16, 2020). "Car rally against Prop 16 planned in Tri-Valley on Saturday". Pleasanton Weekly. Retrieved July 24, 2020.
- ^ Teague, Courtney (July 21, 2020). "Hundreds Protest Prop. 16 In Tri-Valley". Patch. Retrieved July 24, 2020.
- ^ Connerly, Ward (July 24, 2020). "America Isn't a Racist Country". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved July 24, 2020.
- ^ Gordon, Larry (June 22, 2020). "California universities prepare for possible return of affirmative action in admissions". EdSource. Retrieved July 25, 2020.
- ^ Ha, Andrew (June 26, 2020). "Amendment to Repeal Affirmative Action Ban Passes the California Senate". The Guardian, UC San Diego. Retrieved July 25, 2020.
- ^ "Campaign Finance: Californians for Equal Rights". California Secretary of State ALEX PADILLA. Retrieved July 24, 2020.