Californians for Justice believes that young people are the leaders we need to create the healthy, just and vibrant schools all of our communities deserve. We ensure that students have the opportunity to grow as leaders, and work with them to win campaigns so that every school and community can thrive.
Mission
Californians for Justice is a statewide grassroots organization working for racial justice by building the power of youth, communities of color, immigrants, low-income families, and LGBTQ communities. Led by students, we organize to advance educational justice and improve our social, economic, and political conditions.
Our Work
Californians for Justice believes in using a strategic approach to taking action in order to achieve justice in public schools. We use the ABC strategy to make change.
- Alliance: CFJ believes in forging strong alliances at the regional, statewide and national levels to help move our work forward.
- Base: Our active base of youth and parents across the state are critical to achieving our goals and to sustaining the educational and racial justice movement. We build our base through outreach, direct organizing, and leadership development
- Campaigns: CFJ undertakes regional and statewide campaigns to build broad support, change the public debate about educational quality, and to achieve tangible policy changes at the local and state level. Read more about our regional work here.