Our Foundations

People’s Justice Project (PJP), a 501(c)4 non-profit organization, was established by a group of Columbus-based organizers in the summer of 2015, after the emergence of the #BlackLivesMatter movement in August 2014. PJP’s mission is to build the power of Black and Brown people disproportionately affected by state violence, mass criminalization, and incarceration by centering community organizing and leadership development.

PJP envisions a world without the carceral state and an end to colonialism–Africa and all colonized lands are liberated, all people have self-determination, and our minds are free of colonial teachings.

To help achieve this vision, PJP seeks to be a political home for people who want to struggle together and build power with each other. Using a framework of Black Power, we organize to stop police terror and invest in our communities’ needs. We endeavor to help people enter political life and be a bridge, rather than a gatekeeper, to building deeper and broader based movements for justice.

Our People

PJP is an organization open to anyone who is invested in Black Power. We center the voices and leadership of Black people, while embracing leadership of all BIPOC people and anyone impacted by state violence and police terror.

We are moms, aunties, and grandmas who fear for the safety and health of our babies.

We are students and young people who have lost too many friends to the system.

We are queer af and cis/het af but refuse to lose our bodily autonomy.

We are new to this work but have long memories of struggle.

We are veteranos who get fresh joy every time a new face walks in the door.

We are dreamers, but we are people of disciplined action.

Note: Contributions, donations, gifts, and dues to the People's Justice Project (PJP) are not tax deductible. They support our efforts to build political power with people impacted by state violence. The People's Justice Project is a non-profit, tax-exempt, 501(c)(4) organization. If you would prefer to give to PJP in a tax-deductable manner, you can support us through our fiscal sponsor, Peace Development Fund. Click here for more info.