Are you concerned about affordable housing in Detroit?

Join us for a panel discussion on the state of affordable housing in Detroit! Hear from community advocates and be a part of the conversation!

A city-led discussion revolving around effectively reintegrating returning citizens in Metro Detroit and how one can go from theory to practice. Join the conversation with the Metro Detroit Restorative Justice Network in partnership with the University of Michigan Detroit Center.

Join us for the 21st Annual Detroit MLK Day Rally & March (Sponsored by Detroit MLK Committee & Organized by Moratorium NOW! Coalition) in honor of the historic legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (Jan. 15, 1929-April 4, 1968). Come honor six decades of mass movements in Waawilyatanong (Detroit), and around the globe.

Our Executive Director, Nancy Parker, and our Community Legal Advocate, Sonja Bonnett, will both be speakers at this event.

Ijeoma Oluo is a writer, speaker, and internet yeller. Oluo's latest book, Be A Revolution: How Everyday People Are Fighting Oppression and Changing the World—and How You Can Too, offers an eye opening, accessible guide to anti-racist activism. Showcasing the leaders who work every day to create systemic change in America, Oluo gives a voice to specific community leaders, providing space for them to share their stories and offer honest wisdom.

Our executive director, Nancy A. Parker, will be one of the community leaders in conversation with Oluo at this event!

Are you an organizer or practitioner championing community-based public safety solutions such as alternative emergency response, violence intervention, or police accountability? Would you like to connect with peers across the state to share what works and elevates your game?

Then this learning community is for you.

As the movement for a free Palestine has gained momentum over the last five months, so too has the repression and backlash of those fighting for Palestinian liberation. Detroit Will Breathe is hosting an in-person, public mass meeting for people to join together to discuss this backlash, and draw connections to the repression that came […]

Detroit Justice Center will be providing FREE legal clinics at the LOVE Building for Core City Residents. These info sessions are designed to give you the resources and knowledge to advocate for yourself. No registration necessary.

Join us for Our Vision of a Just Community: A Storytelling Forum. This event will be hosted by Satori Shakoor from The Secret Society of Twisted Storytellers, and organized by Michigan Roundtable for Diversity and Inclusion. Come hear from visionaries about what a just community means to them including our executive director, Nancy A. Parker! […]

“Serious about safety” messaging beats “tough on crime” every day of the week, and Insha Rahman (Director of Vera Action & Vice President for Advocacy and Partnerships at the Vera Institute of Justice) has the stats to prove it. Register Here!

Detroit Justice Center will be providing FREE legal clinics at the LOVE Building for Core City Residents. These info sessions are designed to give you the resources and knowledge to advocate for yourself. No registration necessary.

The Author Series welcomes award-winning journalist and author Tracie McMillan for a discussion about her latest book.

Join us for a Malcolm X Day celebration on Sunday, May 19! 🎉 This event is free and open to the public.

Our Executive Director, Nancy A. Parker, will be a speaker at this event! Other speakers will include: Nubia Kai (author & poet), Mark Crain (Dream of Detroit), and Kwasi Akwamu (Malcolm X Grassroots Movement).