Coalition on Racial & Ethnic Justice

    The ABA Coalition on Racial and Ethnic Justice (COREJ) examines issues stemming from the intersection of race and ethnicity with the legal system. COREJ partners with non-ABA entities to address these issues. We consider ourselves the conscience of the ABA when it comes to focusing on social justice issues effecting the too often voiceless and vulnerable among us. 

    School-to-Prison Pipeline

    The “School-to-Prison Pipeline” has been a matter of concern for a number of years. Recently, it has become a major concern of the general public across our country due in large part to the spiraling statistics and the negative impact on children of color. See what the ABA is doing to dismantle the School-to-Prison Pipeline here...

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    Recent Events

    ABA JusticeHack Chicago. Winning Team "Safe Passages" What it does: Provides an application, accessible on multiple devices (web, phone, wearable, etc.) to aid in the safe passage home for children. The app will provide a route, highlighted on a map, with hot spot notifications of hazards to avoid, and the ability to find shelter or report an incident

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    Digital Justice Initiative Project

    Sponsorship

    The Coalition on Racial and Ethnic Justice offers a number of sponsorship opportunities. When we invest our resources to educate lawyers, judges, bar associations and our communities we can design substantive programs focused on social justice issues and eliminating racial/ethnic bias in the justice system. Please be sure to reference the ABA Coalition on Racial and Ethnic Justice (COREJ) when contacting the ABA FJE.

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    School-To-Prison Pipeline in Indian Country

    This daylong event took place Friday, March 27, 2015 at Arizona State University and focused exclusively on the “School-To-Prison Pipeline“ in Indian Country. If you missed it, click below to watch the webcast in its entirety. You may also dowlload the program agenda and program materials.

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    Program Materials

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    Common Threads: Examining State Restrictions on the 14th Amendment Rights

    Reflecting on recent Supreme Court and District Court decisions, panelists will investigate this question in four separate areas of law – immigration, LGBTQIA rights, reproductive rights, and voting rights

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    The Coalition on Racial and Ethnic Justice

    The Coalition on Racial and Ethnic Justice, American Bar Association 321 N. Clark St. Chicago, IL 60654 312-988-5736 Email: corej@americanbar.org Website: www.ambar.org/corej

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    Past Events

    Digital Justice Initiative Project

    A groundbreaking project using Hackathons to bring together communities of color, persons with disabilities, and the legal, law enforcement, and technology sectors to devise innovative technological solutions to address conflicts between communities of color, person with disabilities and law enforcement. Once complete, COREJ will issue a Report with Recommendations regarding the findings, solutions, and available apps that were created and designed at each of the Hackathons

    Periodicals

    To Order hard copies of either publication

    Contact Sharris Davis, COREJ Program Assistant at Sharris.Davis@americanbar.org or 312.988.5409.

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    Reversing the School to Prison Pipline Midyear 2016

    Reversing the school-to-prison pipeline Panel Discussion

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    About COREJ

    The ABA Coalition on Racial and Ethnic Justice (COREJ) examines issues stemming from the intersection of race and ethnicity with the legal system. COREJ partners with non-ABA entities to address these issues. We consider ourselves the conscience of the ABA when it comes to focusing on social justice issues effecting the too often voiceless and vulnerable among us.

    Recent initiatives address:

    • Digital Justice Initiative Project: Police & Communities of Color Building Alliances 2017
    • Implicit Bias Videos And Toolkit 2017
    • Passage of School to Prision Pipeline in 2016
    • Passage of the Stand Your Ground Resolution at the 2015 ABA Midyear meeting
    • "School-to-Prison Pipeline" Town Hall Series
    • Teen Violence
    • Foreclosures and the Mortgage Crisis in Communities of Color
    • Restoring Justice and Equity During Disasters