More updates and details on these projects coming soon! The best way to get involved first is to become an MJL member, join our mailing list, and follow us on social media to hear about current opportunities to engage in our work.
Building Muslim Power
Building Muslim Power is a group that seeks to shift power away from anti-Muslim institutions and combat anti-Muslim violence with creative direct actions and imaginative uses of the arts that bring knowledge and power to the streets. We are a collective of humans who We believe that nuturing community and trust in Muslim communities is a powerful and necessary way to fight back against surveillance and state violence. We strategically target institutions carrying out anti-Muslim violence while simultaneously remaining flexible in our priorities. We want to be a visible presence in our communities but also want to maintain a low profile as a group in order to have safety for ourselves and our communities. We also seek to function as a location of healing and education for Muslim–and other–communities who are disparately impacted by state violence and surveillance.
StopCVE National
MJL leads this national coalition which includes multiple working groups and short and long term campaigns. Learn more at stopcve.com
Unmasking Fidelity / Donor Advised Funds Campaign
This is a local coalition of organizations advocating to financial institutions and foundations for policies regarding funding of organized bigotry. This coalition uses a variety of tactics including creative actions. Learn more at http://unmaskingfidelity.org/
Defund BosCops Campaign
The #DefundBosCops campaign is a recent collaborative campaign between MJL, Families for Justice as Healing, Youth Justice and Power Union, and many other organizations advocating for defunding and limiting the power of the police in Boston. Learn more at bit.ly/DefundBosCops
Education Justice Team
The Education Justice Team is a working group of educators and teachers advocating to their peers for non-collaboration with CVE and generally against the criminalization of youth. They present workshops, organize against CVE in schools, and advocate alongside youth leaders.
Health Justice Team
The Health Justice Team is a working group of healthcare and health policy professionals advocating to their peers for non-collaboration with CVE and generally against criminalization in health care. They present workshops and create resources like this toolkit: https://muslimjusticeleague.org/for-health-care-professionals/