do social justice

400 years after slavery began in America, New Jersey still suffers from extreme racial injustice. Learn more and take action for racial justice. #1619NoMore

We need to ensure New Jersey has #DemocracyInADay!

New Jersey must codify into state law our own voter protections and expand voter access now.

Support legislation to create a baby bond program to invest in NJ's families and help close the racial wealth gap.

We need to invest in our children, not imprison them in an antiquated, bloated and wasteful system.

CRBs are an important tool for civilian oversight of police. Take Action here.

We need to ensure that Black families have the same ability to build wealth that white families have had for generations.

Tell your party leaders it’s time to abolish the county line and have fair ballots and elections in New Jersey.

New Jersey must stop criminalizing developmentally appropriate misbehavior by establishing a minimum age of 14 for when kids can be considered “juvenile delinquents.”

Completely banning chokeholds in NJ should be uncontroversial. Tell lawmakers it's time to do that.

The right to a jury of one’s peers is fundamental to our justice system and our democracy.

Help the Institute #dosocialjustice from the ground up every day.

Get updates from the Institute.