Community Justice was founded in 2016 by Amber Goodwin. In 2015, following the Charleston shooting, Amber actively listened and learned from leaders with decades of experience in violence intervention. What she observed was a community torn apart by systemic racism and access to firearms, issues that did not elicit policy responses from Congress or local mayors. As she surveyed other gun violence prevention organizations within the halls of Congress, she noticed the absence of individuals who resembled her and her community who were invited to the table to engage in discussions and lead on gun policy matters. In response, she established an organization with the explicit goal of amplifying the voices of communities most affected by gun violence and ensuring their central role in the debate on gun-related issues.

In 2017, Community Justice (formerly known as Community Justice Reform Coalition) collaborated on a report with the Live Free Campaign and Gifford’s. The report revealed that day-to-day interpersonal gun violence constitutes a disproportionate number of shootings concentrated in our cities, often affecting communities of color.

Community Justice has had a significant impact on the national gun violence prevention community, policy and advocacy, and the public safety/health movement. Our impact has been through building power with and for communities to end gun violence.

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