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Southern Coalition For Socialjustice

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Nonprofit Overview

Causes: Crime & Law, Legal Services

Mission: The southern coalition for social justice promotes justice by empowering minority and low-income communities to defend and advance their political, social and economic rights, using the combined skills of lawyers, social scientists, community organizers and media experts to help underrepresented people develop strategies to achieve their visions for themselves and their communities, incorporating an international human rights perspective and linking their efforts to broader processes of political, legal, social and economic change in the south.

Programs: Voting rights - work to ensure that minority voting rights are fully protected, focusing on election administration policies that restrict voter participation, including laws requiring voter identification, limits on voting registration, administrative barriers at the polls, and protection of the voting rights act; and on the redistricting process that has resulted in redrawing of election districts after the 2010 census.

immigrant rights -eliminate the abuses of the 287(g) and secure communities programs; provide pro bono legal representation to individuals thrust into the unjust system of deportation proceedings; document human rights abuses involving immigrants.

human rights - general human rights and civil engagement issues which includes conducting educational events for families and advocates to raise awareness about heirs' property retention and black land loss in the south, and working to develop community-based solutions to criminal activity and counter police harassment and intimidation.

Community Stories

3 Stories from Volunteers, Donors & Supporters

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Volunteer

Rating: 5

Over the past three years, SCSJ has stood tall for children all across our region. They have advocated for fair school board election and have helped ensure that all children in Wake County or our region, regardless of income, race, ethnicity, or residence, receive the highest quality education possible.

They are knowledgeable, compassionate and brilliant lawyers who care about the community. Many in our community cannot afford to advocate for their rights, but SCSJ provides that service. This is a cricitally vital need in our community.

3 Sean S.

Volunteer

Rating: 5

Before working with SCSJ, I did not have a lot of faith in nonprofits as agents of social change. But a friend asked me to do a graphic design project for the group, and I became impressed with their commitment to community-driven change. This group does not simply come in to a distressed neighborhood and tell them "this is how your fix your problems." Instead, they listen, ask questions, give a variety of options, and ultimately take whatever action the client community thinks is best. By leaving the power in the hands of the clients, SCSJ is a group truly working FOR their clients, not for their own agenda. Needless to say, after a single volunteer experience I have come back again and again to help this group.

2 Shannah S.

Volunteer

Rating: 5

I have volunteered with The Southern Coalition for Social Justice (SCSJ) since its founding in 2008. Over that time I have watched it grow from a small civil rights group into a fully functioning office of lawyers, community organizers, social scientists, and interns all working together to empower communities. The group assists with a variety of issues, from environmental justice (placing a landfill in a minority neighborhood), to voting rights, to immigration issues.

Regardless of the issue being addressed, the group is set apart by its dedication to truly listening to each community's story and helping that community choose how best to address its issues. This is an important change from the philosophy of most civil rights advocacy groups, where the head lawyer tells the community what steps to take. By allowing communities to help formulate solutions to their own problems, SCSJ truly empowers clients.