Pat with activists Nellie Wong and Del Martin

A world of support

Washington continues to garner the support of academic, feminist and civil rights/social justice organizations throughout the country.

Significantly, the National Women's Studies Association (NWSA) is among those academic organizations supporting Dr. Washington. NWSA is the national professional association of women's studies scholars and administrators. In June of 2003, the Membership Assembly passed a recommendation that a letter be sent on behalf of the membership to SDSU President Stephen Weber and CSU Chancellor Charles Reed, expressing concerns about the process used to deny Washington tenure and supporting Washington's appeal of the tenure denial.

In June of 2003, the Membership Assembly passed a recommendation that the President of NWSA, on behalf of the entire NWSA membership, write a letter to SDSU President Weber and CSU Chancellor Reed expressing concerns about the process used to deny Washington tenure and supporting efforts to reverse the tenure denial.

Other supporters include:

• AAUW Legal Advocacy Fund
• AAUW (American Association of University Women)
  • View cover of Fall 2004 Outlook magazine.
• Academic Discrimination Advisory Board of the National Women's Studies Association
• Anti-White Supremacy Task Force of the National Women's Studies Association
• Associated Students of San Diego State University
• Equality California (formerly California Alliance for Pride & Equality )
• California Black Faculty & Staff Association
• California Coalition for Women Prisoners
• California Faculty Association
• California NOW
• For Chicano/a Studies Foundation
• Lambda Letters Project
• National Center for Lesbian Rights
• National Women's Studies Association
• San Diego Branch NAACP
• Pat Washington award recepient at 2004 Annual Freedom Fund Dinner.
• San Diego Chapter Peace & Freedom Party
• San Diego Concilio for Higher Education
• Sociologists for Women in Society
• We Advocate Gender Equity (WAGE)
• Women of Color Caucus of the National Women's Studies Association

Washington has also received support from:

• San Diego Deputy Mayor Toni Atkins
• California Assemblywoman Christine Kehoe
• Lt. Governor Cruz Bustamante