Navigating the Obstacles and Harnessing the Opportunities: Making Community-Driven Litigation a Reality
As we are consulting and speaking with a range of communities and groups across Europe at our roundtables about what their priorities are and where they see opportunities for action, we are working to build Systemic Justice’s knowledge and capacity to support truly community-driven strategic litigation. A crucial piece of the puzzle is to start […]
Gaslighting and paper tigers: why Europe needs to take anti-racism seriously
“Solidarity has been precluded – so we need to build it” In Europe, being racialised is a part of everyday life for everyone. Racialisation, as a social construct, can take place on the grounds of ethnicity, skin colour, religion, and a myriad of other factors. For many this results in marginalisation, stereotyping, exploitation, exclusion, invisibilisation, […]
Addressing systemic injustices across the digital and non-digital context
At Systemic Justice, we are working to support the fight for systemic change on racial, social, and economic justice. In all issues we take on, we are taking an intersectional approach and address challenges across the digital and non-digital context. Even though the understanding that the negative impacts of technology disproportionately affect marginalised people is […]
Patching, repairing, and tightening the mesh on society’s safety net: nobody left without
“Our battle is much more than pain and suffering. Strategic fights can make change happen that sometimes even the legal system doesn’t foresee.” When utilised properly, social protection frameworks can help protect people against poverty and exclusion, and help shield individuals in times of crisis. It can help improve health and education, facilitate access to […]
“A treasure trove of injustices” – communities share experiences of police harms
“Marginalised groups have to be the main protagonist. It’s a huge contradiction that mono-cultural groups have control… We are done with white saviours –– we need allies, we have the tools to really empower ourselves.” “Who protects us from the police?” The Equinox Initiative for Racial Justice asked this question in its report with the same […]
A right, not a privilege: accessing justice on communities’ own terms
“Part of our work is about reclaiming power through our intersectional identities, instead of seeing it as something that automatically labels us as victims when seeking justice.” What can we do to empower those who are frequently marginalised within or shut out from legal systems to access justice and vindicate their rights? Our rights and […]