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Community Justice Project

Founded on the belief that lawyers are most effective when they support community organizations accountable to those most affected by social injustice.

OUR GUIDING VALUES AND PRINCIPLES
We believe that the structure of our legal system limits equal access to justice especially for people in poverty, minorities, and those faced with language and cultural barriers. We believe well-trained legal advocates should be available to all people regardless of economic status, and to that end we are committed to 1) training lawyers to be more aware of and s

killed in addressing the needs of indigent communities; and 2) providing desperately-needed legal services to low-income & minority communities in the areas of housing, employment, public benefits, immigration, and community economic development. We believe that our clients are our partners—not just in name, but in leadership, control and decision-making. We believe in the importance of truly serving our community. We believe in being responsive to what communities determine to be their needs. We believe lawyers must ground their legal advocacy in community-based efforts and that without the strength and backing of an organized and informed community, legal gains ring hollow. As a result, we strive to work collaboratively with community-based organizations in order to shift power back to disadvantaged communities. We are committed to a practice of self-scrutiny in our legal work and to maintaining a conscious law practice. Both as individuals and as an organization we seek to practice law in a way that demonstrates respect, responsibility and accountability in relationship to our clients and our partner organizations. Just as we strive to undo social injustice, we work hard not to replicate or reinforce the same prejudices or stigmas that can come about where lawyers get involved, with our technical knowledge and access to resources

Finally, we believe it is imperative to be culturally sensitive, politicized attorneys. We understand that poor communities of color face multiple and intersecting injustices and that good lawyering requires a deep understanding of race, class, and power.

01/09/2026

Join the Family Action Network Movement (FAMN) on January 12 to commemorate the anniversary of earthquake

11/20/2025

Today is Give Miami Day and we need you.

At Community Justice Project we are community lawyers, researchers, and artists who support those on the frontlines of envisioning a more just Miami.

Give today. Stand with the people defending our freedoms everyday in Miami.

Visit givemiamiday.org/organization/cjp to make your investment and power this work.

11/19/2025

This Give Miami Day, your support is urgent. Our communities face rising repression and a deepening housing crisis, yet Miami’s history is built on everyday people resisting, fighting back, and building toward justice.

Community Justice Project is made up of community lawyers, researchers, and artists who work alongside grassroots organizers fighting for housing justice, immigrant rights, and a more just Miami-Dade.

Invest in CJP today to help protect our neighbors and strengthen our collective power. https://www.givemiamiday.org/organization/cjp

11/15/2025

Early Giving for Give Miami Day starts TODAY!

At Community Justice Project, your donation fuels tenant defense teams that keep our Miami neighbors housed, impact litigation to protect your right to protest, and arts & human rights spaces for immigrant justice leaders.

You are equipping organizers, neighbors, and families in Miami with tools to defend their rights.

Visit https://www.givemiamiday.org/organization/cjp to make your donation.

to build power, protect our people and move the community forward.

04/19/2025

& secured a win in federal court Friday, extending a temporary restraining order against Florida’s SB4C, an unconstitutional state law that criminalizes immigrants. Florida Highway Patrol had continued making arrests under the law, including of a US Citizen, despite a previous court order blocking such arrests.

We are proud to represent them, alongside cocounsel

03/20/2025

We are proud to stand behind artists and community groups to defend against government censorship and protect First Amendment rights.

Community Justice Project represented O Cinema to protect their right to screen the film “No Other Land” without being censored or threatened with eviction.

The City of Miami Beach has withdrawn their proposal to cut funding to the theater and evict them. The community has spoken.

People power wins.

01/20/2025

12/18/2024

Are you a law student looking to make a difference within the community? Join the team at CJP to gain hands-on experience in movement lawyering!

Deadline to apply for 2L and 1L is January 15, 2025. Email your resume, cover letter and writing sample to [email protected]

Apply today!

11/21/2024

On Give Miami Day, allow us to (re)introduce ourselves:

At Community Justice Project we are movement lawyers, researchers, and artists supporting grassroots organizing for power, racial justice, and human rights.

We use innovative lawyering, advocacy, and creative strategies to advance justice and amplify the voices of directly impacted people in Miami and throughout Florida.

We are deeply and unapologetically committed to the Black and brown communities organizing in this state.

Support our work by clicking the link in bio or going to www.givemiamiday.org/organization/cjp

11/06/2024

What does people power mean to you?

It is a question we ask in our work and in the exhibit, Demands: People Power in Miami.

In this exhibit we explore the history of grassroots organizing in Miami —from desegregation, youth movements in schools, housing justice to workers’rights.

The exhibit closes this Saturday, November 9th. Come by and anchor yourself in how Miami’s communities have and continue to come together and build together for change.

On view at the Little Haiti Cultural Center Art Gallery.

Special thanks to our community partner who’ve shared their archives and who are on the frontlines of moving Miami to be more just for us all: , , , , and .

10/09/2024

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🚨As Hurricane Milton approaches, Florida Rising is on the ground, preparing to support working-class families and Black and Brown communities across the state. In collaboration with partners, we’ve raised over $2 million in the past seven years to help those most affected, and we’re ready to act once it’s safe.

No one should face this storm alone—no community left behind. Donate today to help us provide essential aid and fight for equitable recovery.

💪🏾 Visit miltonresponse.org to donate!

Address

3000 Biscayne Boulevard, Suite 106
Miami, FL
33137

Telephone

(305) 907-7697

Website

http://www.communityjusticeproject.com/

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