Are you a young person who wants to learn more about how to create safety without police? Join us for the Detroit Justice Center's first Youth Empowerment Workshop. Students in […]

Our comrades at the Community Justice Collective in Toronto are hosting an important discussion about how we tell stories of legal resistance. DJC's Communications Manager Casey Rocheteau will be speaking […]

The Detroit Justice Center turned 4 years old on April 2nd! Our birthday wish this year is to bring our community together and to celebrate. It wouldn't be a party […]

Thanks so much for your participation and interest in our previous Youth Empowerment Workshops. We're hoping you'll join us for the next workshop in our series: Housing Rights 101. On Tuesday May 3rd, from 5:30-7pm, Detroit Justice Center is teaming up with Detroit Phoenix Center to provide a space where you can learn about your […]

Join us for some friendly competition as we host DJC’s first Black August Scavenger Hunt! Form your own team, or join someone else’s, and compete in a race across the city of Detroit, solving clues that will give you a firsthand look at the work we do at the Detroit Justice Center. You’ll meet our […]

What's at stake for justice and democracy in this election and beyond? Join host Orlando P. Bailey at the new Detroit Public Theatre for a live, interactive conversation with special guests Tawana Petty of Petty Propolis and Erin Keith of Detroit Justice Center Doors 6:30 p.m., Program 7:00 p.m. Detroit Public Theatre, 3960 Third Avenue, […]

Come to Source Booksellers to celebrate the release of No More Police: A Case for Abolition by Mariame Kaba and Andrea J. Ritchie with a forward by Black Visions with us on November 7th. Andrea Ritchie (she, any), co-author will be in conversation with Nikkita Oliver, Esq., M. Ed.(they/them/their) and Amanda Alexander (She/Her/Hers). SAVE YOUR […]

This Panel Discussion event is FREE. All are welcome. 6:30pm EST: Attend the event ONLINE or IN-PERSON at Wayne State Law School. Zoom info coming soon!

The Advocacy for Racial and Civil (ARC) Justice Clinic, the Law School’s newest in-house clinic, invites you to celebrate its launch at a convening on February 3, 2023, from 12:30 -5:30 pm at the Law School entitled “The Unfinished Work of Abolition.” The ARC Justice Clinic provides students with hands-on experience working in civil rights […]

Nonprofit Succession Planning FREE WEBINAR Wednesday, March 15, 2023 12 - 1 pm ET / 9 - 10 am PT Nonprofit boards and CEOs almost universally agree—succession planning and executive transitions are critical to get right. This is especially true when a departing leader is a founder or has been in the role for a […]

Amanda Alexander Building Our Communities’ Freedom Dreams WHEN Thursday, March 30, 2023 5:30 pmWHERE In-person Event Michigan Theater 603 E Liberty St, Ann Arbor, MI 48104 Map/Directions DETAILS Penny Stamps Speaker Series Open to the public Free of charge Watch Video Amanda Alexander, founding executive director of the Detroit Justice Center, is a racial justice lawyer […]

Admission: $10 suggested donation. Free for MOCAD Members. Join us as we open our Spring + Summer exhibitions and celebrate all the artists. We are excited to have artist and […]