Reclaiming Climate Justice Summit: building our collective power as Black, Indigenous, and People of Colour climate justice activists
“Togetherness.” “Sunshine.” “Community care.” “That we are powerful.” These are some of the responses participants shared on what they were grateful for as they were leaving the Reclaiming Climate Justice Summit, which we had the pleasure of hosting by the Danish coast in the third week of October. Over the course of 3 days, 23 […]
Our litigation work: let’s talk about money
One of the obstacles to bringing court cases can be financial. Getting legal advice can be expensive due to lawyers’ fees, and what bringing an actual case costs – collecting evidence, attending hearings, paying court fees – can be difficult to oversee. This applies all the more when you are looking at using litigation strategically, […]
L’égalité scolaire: a Paris workshop on strategic litigation
Last Saturday, Systemic Justice held its first bilingual one-day workshop on strategic litigation. The workshop took place in Saint-Denis, Paris, and was co-hosted with Ghett’Up, an association of young people from working class neighbourhoods who are campaigning for social justice in France. Their work consists of a range of initiatives, from educational and leadership programs […]
New governance for a maturing organisation
We are thrilled to welcome Gracie Bradley, Stephanie Brobbey, and Cristina Guerrero Paez as the inaugural members of Systemic Justice’s Supervisory Board. Not only are we excited about the subject-matter expertise and knowledge on governance, organisational development, and finance they bring, our new Supervisory Board also constitutes an important milestone in our development from a startup […]
Emergent findings from “Revisiting Systemic (In)justices: Community reflections”
We are excited to be launching “Revisiting Systemic (In)justices: Community reflections”, a report that is the product of rich conversations with people who are working with few resources to build a better world for all. The report’s findings are critical to understanding systemic injustices in Europe, and to strengthening campaigning, advocacy, and legal strategies to […]
Community visions for liberation: strategy, creativity, and joy
Last week, we held our very first in person community event “Community visions for liberation: towards racial, social, and economic justice in Europe”, and it was a truly inspiring and energising experience. The first evening brought together 80 people in the Miriam Makeba Hall at the Berlin Global Village, with people from across Europe joining […]