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October 14, 2020

Guest Blog

Collaborative Center for Justice News Briefs – Fall 2020

We at the Collaborative Center for Justice are excited to update our Voices for Justice Network members on what we have been up to. Below you will find some highlights from earlier in the year before the pandemic, a description of some of the issues we have focused on in […]

October 2, 2020

Action Alert

Three Ways to Get Involved in October!

The first two opportunities mark the kickoff of our Public Theology Conversation Series. For each conversation, we will be joined by intellectuals, organizers, and public figures to discuss the challenges (and opportunities) that face our nation, and how our values might spur us into action in pursuit of justice. Each […]

September 25, 2020

Action Alert

Speak Up against the Fracked-gas Power Plant!

There is still time to speak up against the proposed fracked-gas power plant in Killingly! Your input is needed by October 9th On October 1st, a public hearing will be held on the permit application to allow NTE Connecticut to dump waste water associated with the power plant into public […]

September 18, 2020

Guest Blog

Moving forward on Killingly power plant is illogical and immoral

This op-ed was originally published here in the Hartford Courant on September 17, 2020. — State leaders have a significant role to play in the race to protect Connecticut against the worst outcomes of the climate crisis. There is a troubling disconnect between what Gov. Ned Lamont and Department of Energy […]

September 18, 2020

Action Alert

Healthcare for Immigrants in Connecticut

Please see the action alert below from leaders at CT Students for a Dream. While details haven’t yet been released about a September special legislative session in CT, we have read this report about a possible session on September 29 and 30. We will keep you updated as we learn […]

August 12, 2020

Guest Blog

It’s Time to Reclaim Our Communities from Abusive Policing

This op-ed was originally published here in the Hartford Courant, on June 12, 2020. *** Faith communities have long said that budgets are moral documents. Both the fiscal crisis caused by COVID-19 and the now international protests against police brutality inspire us to reaffirm this claim. Police agencies in the United […]

July 17, 2020

Action Alert, Uncategorized

CGA Special Session

Special Session Information After months of talking about convening a special legislative session this summer, a date has finally been set. Governor Lamont plans to issue the official call on Friday. The House of Representatives plans to be in session next Thursday, July 23, and the Senate will take up the bills sometime […]

June 26, 2020

Action Alert

Decriminalize Poverty to Reduce Police Violence

The Issue: Lawmakers in Connecticut are likely to have a special legislative session this summer, beginning in July. The scope of what will be discussed in a special session is unclear at the moment. Governor Lamont has indicated that police accountability is one of his two priorities for the special […]

June 18, 2020

Guest Blog

Criminal Justice Reform Legislation

Protests demanding justice for the killing of George Floyd, bold reforms to our criminal legal system, and a real reckoning with racism in America continue to fill the streets of cities and small towns across the country. The protests and other actions being taken by millions around the country are […]

June 9, 2020

Guest Blog

A Hartford Budget for Human Needs

For 21 years the Collaborative Center for Justice has said that budgets are moral documents. As the end of the fiscal year coincides with uprisings against police brutality, many people are scrutinizing the proportion of tax dollars used to fund policing compared to needs such as public health and addressing […]