Our Solution
DO JUSTICE. LOVE MERCY. WALK HUMBLY.
Friends of Justice was the first response organization in the two most influential civil rights events since the March on Washington: Tulia and Jena. Following our Micah 6:8 mission to Do Justice, Love Mercy, and Walk Humbly, we are propelling civil rights into a new era. Our goal is to re-organize public discourse around a “Common Peace” framework, to build public safety on a foundation of equal access to justice and respect for human dignity.
Friends of Justice has achieved large-scale impact because of our unique strategy of Narrative-based campaigns. We organize media scandals about cases where vulnerable people are denied due process because of abusive prosecution and corrupt policing. We conduct investigation of these cases as they unfold, craft a clear summary of the facts, and persuade the media to do hard-hitting reporting on the breakdown of due process. We organize affected communities like Tulia and Jena to tell their stories, connecting them to international media and to powerful national allies. Our strategy shifts the prevailing media and community narratives about criminal justice, flooding the public square with narratives about the need to hold our public officials to a higher standard and defend due process for all Americans.
Our work is divided into two initiatives.
INITIATIVES
Narrative-based campaigns set the public agenda, hold public officials accountable, and build a network of local leadership teams in affected communities.
Public education to build a new consensus for due process and equality in the criminal justice system.
