The Gathering for Justice’s mission is to build a movement to end child incarceration while working to eliminate the racial inequities that permeate the justice system.

The Gathering for Justice’s mission is to build a movement to end child incarceration while working to eliminate the racial inequities that permeate the justice system.

The Gathering for Justice is a 501(c)(3) organization founded in 2005 by Harry Belafonte after he witnessed a news report of a 5 year old black girl being handcuffed and arrested in her Florida classroom for “being unruly”. The Gathering for Justice’s mission is to build a movement to end child incarceration while working to eliminate the racial inequities that permeate the justice system. Read more...

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Six principles were outlined by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in his famous essay, “a pilgrimage to nonviolence.” They serve as the foundation of the teachings of Kingian nonviolence conflict reconciliation and are often referred to as the “will” of nonviolence.

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The systemic problems that led to Tyre Nichols' death also led to the NYPD killings of too many NYers. NYC elected officials must take urgent concrete action and passing the How Many Stops Act immediately must be part of it. These bills will bring transparency to NYPD’s daily interactions with NYers by requiring reporting on ALL NYPD investigative encounters, street stops and consent searches.

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We’re kicked off the 2023 Radical Readz series with the incredible memoir by Lakota twin sisters Sarah Eagle Heart and Emma Eagle Heart-White, Warrior Princesses Strike Back: How Lakota Twins Fight Oppression And Heal Through Connectedness. Through the lens of Indigenous activism, the Eagle Heart’s explore the possibility of healing intergenerational and personal trauma by focusing on traditional strategies of reciprocity, acknowledgment and collectivism..

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We joined the community of Oxnard, CA on Jan. 15-16th as host for the MLK Freedom and Unity Weekend, including two days of activism and community building with music, trainings, workshops, community mural project, and keynote speakers.

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Today we uplift the memory of a 25-year-old Black man from the west side of Baltimore named Freddie Gray who died inside a Baltimore Police Department (BPD) transport. #FreddieGray
We are at a crossroads in the fight for trust and safety. We must end qualified immunity for cops who break the law. JOIN US at the NYS Capitol on April 25th for the EndQI-NY Advocacy day. RSVP here: http://bit.ly/ENDQI425
Are you passionate about social justice and want to make a difference? Join @teamroc and @unitedjusticecoalition as a Student State Ambassador for the #UJCSummit2023 Planning Team and represent your state! Apply now and be part of the movement.
JOIN US NEXT WEEK in Albany on April 25th for a day of action to urge lawmakers to pass #Right2RemainSilent. YOU can help stop wrongful convictions of our youth! RSVP here: https://bit.ly/401kV8G
Today marks the 50th anniversary of the founding of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC). SNCC was founded by a diverse group of students, including Ella Baker and future political leaders such as Congressman John Lewis and Mayor Mari
Huge congratulations to our president and CEO, Carmen Perez-Jordan for being honored today with the Create Change Award – highlighting Black and Brown Change Makers who are promoting peace across the globe through human and civil rights. @cre

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