The Southern Coalition for Social Justice responds to community-determined priorities. We view local social justice struggles from a global international human rights perspective and believe it takes a holistic, collective and interdisciplinary approach to address issues at their core, bring sustained structural change, and alter power relations.


SCSJ Highlights

By SCSJ - Posted on June 22nd, 2009
Breaking News: Supreme Court Ruling on Voting Rights Act, Court Upholds Full and Equal Right to Vote On Monday, June 22nd, in a case in which SCSJ joined an amicus brief submitted on behalf of grassroots organizations in the south, the Supreme Court did not strike down any part of the recently reauthorized Voting Rights Act as unconstitutional and instead held that all jurisdictions should be allowed to "bailout" if they have compiled with the Act's requirements. SCSJ argued to the Court that Section 5 of the Act, the "preclearance" requirement, is an important protection for minority voting rights. That provision will now continue to be in effect. Click here to read the Court's 8 - 1 decision.

Human Trafficking Project

SCSJ is collaborating with Student Action with Farmworkers to host a legal intern with their Into the Fields program this summer. This intern will work to educate other SAF interns about markers for human trafficking so that they are able to recognize them in their work in the field and create a resource guide for partner agencies make them aware of available resources. 		Save Freeman Beach

In the segregated South, Freeman Beach was one of few beaches Black families could visit in NC. Called "Bop City," its history and legacy are being threatened by developers who are attempting to compel members of the Freeman family to give up their remaining interest in the land. Seven generations of the Freeman family have lived on and cared for the land, and kept the beach open to the public.

LISTEN to Billy Freeman talk about Bop City with Dick Gordon on "The Story" (Aired as the second part of the broadcast on June 26, 2009)

Read the May 2009 ABA Journal article about the case, "In The Cross-Heirs."

Learn more about Freeman Beach at www.SaveFreemanBeach.com

Watch an interview with Ruby Freemanabout the legacy of Freeman Beach.
Harm-Free Zone

Genuine security derives from strong relationships between community members, an understanding of power and inequality inside and outside our communities, and spaces for dialogue and growth. The purpose of the Harm-Free Zone is to reduce our community’s reliance on police and prisons as a solution to social, economic, and political problems.
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