Center for Law and Social Justice | Resource for the Liberation of African People

Our Mission Statement

The Center for Law and Social Justice (CLSJ) is a community-based legal organization that specializes in addressing racial justice issues. CLSJ provides quality legal advocacy, trainings, and research services in a personal manner to people of African descent and the disenfranchised.

Our Vision Statement

The Center for Law and Social Justice's vision is to be a resource for the liberation of African people in order to achieve a world that will equally distribute societies and natures wealth to everyone, such that they are able to realize their highest creative potential and enjoy their cultural, economic, political, and social rights.
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Our Racial Justice Work Depends On Your Support!

In 2010, notwithstanding a substantial budget shortfall and a smaller staff, the Center for Law and Social Justice continued its quest for racial justice in New York City. Indeed 2010 was an extremely busy and productive year for us. In addition to continuing our existing projects, we launched three new projects: the 2010 Census Outreach and Mobilization Project, the Parents Advocates Coming Together (PACT) Program and the Faith-Based and Community-Based Organizations Technical Assistance Project. Each of these new projects was initiated in response to pressing short and long term needs of Brooklyn’s large and diverse African descendent communities.

To learn more about the work and how you can sustain it, read more (PDF).