Solidarity Statement in Support of Atlanta Solidarity Fund
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Jose Servin, info@funders4justice.org In Solidarity [...]
Solidarity In Our Mourning and Action
Dear FFJ Community, Our staff and leadership continue to [...]
Big News from Funders for Justice!
Dear Funders for Justice community, Rejoice! Today, Funders for Justice [...]
Call to Action to Support Women’s Bodily Autonomy and Close the ICE Detention Camps, from Grassroots Global Justice
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Executives’ Alliance Foundation Leaders “Ban the Box”
Leaders from 42 foundations announced today that they have "banned the box" by adopting fair chance hiring policies or ensuring that questions about criminal convictions do not appear on applications for employment with their foundations.
Spotlight: Justice Committee, North Star Fund Grantee
JC members and leaders are New Yorkers whose lives are impacted by police violence, including families who have lost loved ones to the New York Police Department. Since 2004, Justice Committee has received 14 North Star Fund grants totaling over $150,000, including the 2015 Frederick Douglass Award.
Mall Of America Protest A “Decoy” Says Black Lives Matter
Black Lives Matter organizers say their announced protest at the Mall of America was a “planned diversion” and a “decoy.” Their real goal was the Minneapolis St. Paul Airport. Protesters did show up at the nation’s largest shopping mall Wednesday afternoon, but they quickly left and boarded trains for a quick trip to the nearby MSP airport where they blocked traffic and caused delays at both of the airports.
LGBTQ Organizations Stand in Solidarity with Black Lives Matter
December 3rd, 2015 (Minneapolis) — We recognize that Black people in America, some of whom are LGBTQ, are systematically oppressed and we stand together affirming that Black Lives Matter. As LGBTQ organizations, we acknowledge that while our work is bound up with movements for racial healing and justice, and many members of our organizations and communities have shown up in support of this movement, we historically haven’t done enough to align our missions with work for racial justice. With this letter, we want to publicly state our support in a unified way, and ask our friends and supporters to step forward with us.
Minneapolis Protestors Occupy Police Precinct, Shut Down Highway After Police Kill Jamar Clark
On November 15, 2015, at about 1 a.m., Minneapolis police shot Jamar Clark, an unarmed 24-year-old black man. Last night, hundreds of protestors shut down a major highway in a bid for justice.
Activists Locked Down Outside Tacoma Detention Center
Northwest Detention Center Resistance Coalition members locked down to protest deportations at the private facility.