Emergent Justice is a power-building organization dedicated to empowering communities most affected by inequity. Our mission is to expand their collective influence, agency, and capacity to set priorities, shape policy, and transform unjust systems.
We utilize participatory defense and participatory research, community organizing, base-building, leadership development, and campaigning to foster active community participation, elevate marginalized voices, and drive lasting structural change.
We firmly believe that power building extends beyond winning individual policy battles; it’s about cultivating an enduring, organized base that can continually hold systems accountable, develop new leaders, and mobilize collective action to address the root causes of injustice.
As Storytellers of the Movement, our hope is to build capacity around racial justice storytelling in a way that drives sustainable change.
Working Towards Change
We are currently focused on building a constituency around critical issues such as youth mental health and criminal justice, always centering our core mission on shifting power dynamics toward justice by and for those most directly affected.
Latest News and Blog Posts
Raised Fists
Decades before Colin Kaepernick kneeled or LeBron James was told to “shut up and dribble”, Tommy Smith and John Carlos raised their black gloved fists skywards at the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico City, Mexico. Smith and Carlos, two Black athletes on the 1968 U.S. Track and Field Olympic team, placed 1st and 3rd in…
Youth Mental Health First Aid
This Saturday!! August 30th Presented by Building Beyond Barriers Youth Mental Health First Aid is designed to teach parents, family members, caregivers, teachers, school staff, neighbors, health and human services workers, and other caring citizens how to help an adolescent (age 12-18) who is experiencing a mental health or addictions challenge or is in crisis.…