Dianne Post

Dianne Post graduated from the University of Wisconsin in 1969 with a BA in correctional administration, from California State University, San Jose in 1973 with an MS in psychology, and from the University of Wisconsin Law School in 1979 with a J.D. She has worked in fields, in factories, in stores, and in a trucking company – the only thing she never did was waitressing, though she was a bartender! As a lawyer, she represented battered women and children for 18 years and then moved to international human rights doing gender-based violence work and representing the Roma to the current day. She was active in the LGBT movement for years until they lost their way. She is currently facilitator for the Central AZ National Lawyers Guild, treasurer for Central Phoenix Inez Casiano NOW, facilitator for Arizona Justice Alliance, legislative liaison for State NOW, and on the ERA Task Force AZ board. In her spare time, she grows organic vegetables and reads.

Women Lost Ground in 2020

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The newest report on women’s equality in the U.S. warns us why the 28thAmendment (Equal Rights Amendment – ERA) is necessary.  Adam McCann, Financial Writer for Wallethub introduces the 2020 survey on August 24: “While racial inequality has been in the spotlight during 2020, it’s important to make sure we           … Read more

Why the Arizona Hispanic Community Forum (AHCF) Supports DACA!

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Esther Lumm, Chair, AHCF, Author The mission and focus throughout the 33 years that the AHCF has existed, its mission has always included higher education.  Why? Because it is higher education that has led many Latinos (and others) out of poverty, hunger, and sometimes abusive or dangerous situations; Because it has given Latino students the … Read more

Phoenix police policies do not meet international policing standards; nor do departments in any of the largest 20 cities of the U.S.

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The atrocities of WWII resulted in the establishment of international models of behavior that embedded basic human rights. The Charter of the United Nations and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights outlines some of these basic principles. Every country has to figure out the balance of giving police the ability to do their job of … Read more

Police Riot, Attack Black Community – Greenwood, OK, 1921

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  Too much success can be a bad thing – if you are African-American Greenwood, OK was a district of Tulsa organized in 1906. By 1921, it was home to 10,000 Black residents.  Greenwood Avenue ran only through the Black area so they had it all to themselves. It was home to the Black commercial district that … Read more