Southern Coalition for Social Justice
Template:TOCnestleft Southern Coalition for Social Justice is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization founded in August 2007 in Durham, North Carolina by a multidisciplinary group, predominantly people of color, who believe that families and communities engaged in social justice struggles need a team of lawyers, social scientists, community organizers and media specialists to support them in their efforts to dismantle structural racism and oppression.
Some of our current efforts include these interrelated issues:
- Protecting minority voting rights and strengthening meaningful opportunities for effective civic participation for all.
- Advancing environmental justice and advocacy supporting community-driven efforts.
- Challenging racial discrimination at all stages of the criminal justice system and its impact on racial and ethnic minority communities.[1]
"Building Bridges to Empower a true majority" conference
Louis Head October 24, 2015:
High powered panel "Voting Rights: Combat by Trial" with attorneys Brad Pigott of Jackon, MS, Liz Kennedy of Demos, Carroll Rhodes of Hazlehurst, MS, and Allison Riggs and Fred McBride of the Southern Coalition for Social Justice. — in Madison, Mississippi.
SCSJ Board
Southern Coalition for Social Justice Board of Directors, as of September 2018:[2]
- Farad Ali, Chair – Executive Director, The Institute, Durham, N.C.
- James Ferguson, Esq. – Partner, Ferguson, Chambers & Sumter P.A., Charlotte, N.C.
- Jim Grant, Ph.D. – Organizer, Black Workers for Justice, Wilson, N.C.
- Trina Jones, Esq., Vice Chair – Professor, Duke University School of Law, Durham, N.C.
- Brittany (Bree) Newsome – Founding Member, The Tribe CLT, Charlotte, N.C.
- Jennifer Paul – Development Director, Families Together, Raleigh, N.C.
- Ryan Roberson, Esq. – Principal, RER Capital, LLC; Principal, The Art of Simple Trading, LLC, Charlotte, N.C.
- Mark Trustin, Esq. – Law Offices of Mark Trustin, Durham N.C.
- Jane Wettach, Esq. – Clinical Professor, Children’s Law Clinic Director, Duke University School of Law, Durham N.C.
- Barry Williams, Esq. – Senior Attorney Advisor, U.S. Social Security Administration, Fayetteville, N.C.
Staff
As of September 2018:[3]
- Kareem Crayton-Interim Executive Director
- Danielle Carman-Deputy Director
- Allison Riggs-Senior Staff Attorney, Voting Rights
- Ian Mance-Staff Attorney, Criminal Justice
- Whitley Carpenter-Staff Attorney, Criminal Justice
- Angaza Laughinghouse-Staff Attorney, Criminal Justice
- Laura Holland-Staff Attorney, Criminal Justice
- Chelsea Cook-Staff Attorney, Criminal Justice
- Ivy Johnson-Attorney, Criminal Justice
- Jaclyn Maffetore-Staff Attorney, Voting Rights
- John Carella-Staff Attorney, Voting Rights
- Jeff Loperfido-Staff Attorney, Voting Rights
- Ricky Watson, Jr.-Youth Justice Project Co-Director
- Peggy D. Nicholson-Youth Justice Project Co-Director
- Dustin Chicurel-Bayard-Communications Director
- Sala Abdallah-Community Organizer
- Stacy Hamilton-Office Manager
- Kristen Powers-Advocacy Coordinator
- Laura Wright-SOLVE Coordinator
Supporters
Current Major Foundation Supporters:
- Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation
- Ford Foundation
- Open Society Foundations
- Rockefeller Brothers Fund
- A.J. Fletcher Foundation
- Arthur E. and Elizabeth B. Roswell Foundation
- Blueprint NC
- Educational Foundation of America
- Equal Justice Works
- Fund 25
- Hillsdale Fund
- Imagine NC First
- Kresge Foundation
- Marcia Angle and Mark Trustin Fund of Triangle Community Foundation
- NEO Philanthropy
- Post-Shelby Response Fund
- Schwab Charitable made possible by the generosity of the Present Progressive Fund
- Tides Foundation
- Troan Foundation
Past Major Foundation Supporters:
- Bauman Foundation
- Ben and Caroline Ansbacher Fund
- Center for Community Change
- Central Carolina Bank Endowment of the Triangle Community Foundation
- Common Counsel Foundation
- Democracy North Carolina
- Drug Policy Alliance
- Elizabeth Wade Grant Endowment Fund of the Triangle Community Foundation
- Fleisher-Bierstein Family Trust
- Fund for Southern Communities
- Grace Jones Richardson Trust
- Impact Fund
- James E. & Margaret R. Davis Endowment of the Triangle Community Foundation
- Kellogg Foundation
- Laura and John Arnold Foundation
- Norflet Progress Fund
- Park Foundation
- Public Welfare Foundation
- Roswell Foundation
- Sarah Schwartz and Meg Coward of the Aguila Fund of RSF Social Finance
- Sunflower Foundation
- The Ettinger Foundation, Inc.
- Triangle Community Foundation
- Warner Foundation
The Southern Coalition for Social Justice also receives generous donations from individuals and cy pres awards in addition to foundation grants.[4]