ABOUT THE COURSE This course is an introduction on how to use law to build the power of social justice movements. It will offer you guidance no matter which […]

Session One: Thursday, February 4, 2021 – 7-8:30p EST Policing, Arrest, and Pretrial Session Two: Thursday, February 18, 2021 – 7-8:30p EST Trial, Sentencing, and Plea Negotiations Session Three: Thursday, […]

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 grades 6-12 are welcome to join. Hosted on zoom. Date: June 16, 2021 5:30-6:30pm Register here.

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 on the panel. Tune in June 24, 2021 at 4:30pm. Click here for more information.

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]