The Gathering for Justice

Youth round table:young minds come together to discuss, debate, and design solutions for contemporary challenges by developing a set of policy principles for issue areas that are important for young people ages 16-24.

Fiscally sponsored program - frontline solutions:support to organize, curate and manage a set of quarterly funder salons. Each of these salons is an opportunity to bring together funders to dispel myths and concerns from institutions not funding abolition and defund The police campaigns, uplift work going on on The ground, and drive resources directly to organizations who are leading this work.

Elevate youth programming:by offering The Gathering's ongoing programs, training and events through Justice university, youth policy roundtable, Justice league and others, this California program prioritizes youth leadership in under-resourced communities harmed by The war on drugs.

Fiscally sponsored program - nnlb unitednnlb united aims to not only educate on how black bodies are affected by institutional and structural oppression but also offer deliberate solutions to movement leaders who are working to dismantle such systems.

Justice league: Justice league nyc | ca is a task force of juvenile and criminal Justice experts, advocates, artists and formerly incarcerated individuals, brought together under The banner of The Gathering for Justice in 2013 first in nyc. Justice league is building a movement that is intergenerational and community-centered. We believe in an organizing model which draws from diverse communities to utilize our combined power to build The agenda for sustained black and brown liberation. In The footsteps of our legendary founder's activism, Justice league believes in The power of our elders' wisdom and The youth's energy, and we utilize both to act as catalysts for significant community change. Justice league utilizes The principles of kingian nonviolence as a social application for systemic change and civic engagement.

Radical readz :inspired by our founder's idea for a sustained 'radical book club', Justice league nyc / ca members suggest a recommended book every month, along with an analysis of why it was selected as a "radical read". The monthly series, which began in february 2018, helps spread awareness about marginalized and underrepresented authors and encourages exposure to more inclusive perspectives, while also generating social media engagement. Our live events create moments that feature The voices of writers, cultural influencers and people directly impacted by The subject matter.

Troublemakers for liberation :The troublemakers for liberation fellowship is training this generation's ella bakers, bayard rustins, and john lewises, who are gaining hands-on experience by expanding our youth organizing programs during this six-month fellowship. Sixteen youth fellows ages 16-25 were selected to participate through a rigorous application process. Troublemakers for liberation fellows will support The Gathering for Justice staff in The public relaunch of Justice university, engaging thousands of young people, training hundreds in our organizing model, and preparing our youth Justice league volunteer organizers to launch sustainable campaigns, systems change initiatives and rapid response actions in their communities. The grant/revenue came from open society foundation. We disbursed funds for this program starting in 2021.

Revolutionary reels: since september 2016, The Gathering for Justice has presented a free and educational public film screening series, #revolutionaryreels, which explores topics connected to our mission, including mass incarceration, policing, violence, racial Justice, community organizing and community empowerment. Each film screening is followed by a live discussion featuring people who are directly involved in or impacted by The subject matter. Justice university:justice university is a movement school for The 21st century. It develops historical literacy of movements past, immerses participants in The principles of kingian nonviolence, provides skill-building educational opportunities, and connects peer support and mentorship, all to cultivate participants' knowledge and skills for nonviolent collective action. Justice university is more than a curriculum, it is a process of community-building, mentorship and leadership development that provides ongoing, hands-on experience in transformative organizing for change.

Calvip programming:by offering The Gathering's ongoing programs, training and events through Justice university, youth policy roundtable, Justice league and other, this California program seeks to interrupt cycles of violence and retaliation in order to reduce The incidence of violence. It is primarily focused on providing violence intervention services to The small segment of The population that is identified as having The highest risk of perpetrating or being victimized by violence in The near future.