Last month the Collaborative Center for Justice launched its new program, Public Theology Conversations. We were honored to be joined by our guests, Dr. Milton Javier Bravo of Commonweal Magazine, and Olga Marina Segura of the National Catholic Reporter and author of the forthcoming Birth of a Movement: Black Lives […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Once again, our nation is embroiled in protests for racial justice. Another cohort of young Black people is waking up to the realization that their lives can be snuffed out in an encounter with law enforcement or white, self-styled vigilantes. Their basic human rights are often not even acknowledged, never […]

The Staff at the Collaborative Center for Justice have recently written to Governor Lamont, as well as Department of Energy and Environmental Protection officials, regarding the proposed new fracked-gas power plant in Killingly, CT.  We invite you to continue to raise your voices with us, and many other advocates, in […]

The Staff at the Collaborative Center for Justice recently sent the following letter to Governor Lamont urging him to safely release many incarcerated individuals to keep them and the wider community safe during our current public health crisis. We invite you to reach out to Governor Lamont about this important […]

The Issue: The World Bank and the International Monetary Fund are financial institutions in the United Nations system. Global development is one of their shared stated purposes. While they are nongovernmental organizations, the United States is the largest shareholder and contributor to both institutions. That means our government plays a […]