Eric Mar

Eric Mar is Assistant Professor, Asian American Studies, College of Ethnic Studies, San Francisco State University.Eric is a father, lawyer and Richmond District SF leader active in social movements over the past 35 years. He is a former member of the SF Board of Supervisors [2008-17] and SF Board of Education [2000-2008] where is served as President in 2005-6. Eric is also the former acting Dean, New College of California School of Law where he taught Critical Race Theory/Racism and the Law. Eric also was a shop steward for SEIU 1021 [at the time Local 790] and has been active in leadership roles for many social justice and labor organizations: interim and associate director Northern California Coalition for Immigrant Rights; Vice-chair Chinese Progressive Assn, Board Member National Lawyers Guild, SF Bay Area, Teachers for Social Justice, APALA, APIforCE, Center for Multiracial Justice, News for a People's World, SF's for Tax Justice, Jobs with Justice SF and many others. Eric currently is co-chair San Franciscans for Municipal Fiber Coalition and serves on the advisory boards of SF CAN [Cancer Action Network], UCSF's Community Engagement Council, ShapeUp SF, and Corporate Accountability International [formerly INFACT].