BOSTON AND MASSACHUSETTS ORGANIZATIONS 

There are also many social justice organizations in Boston and Massachusetts that Watertown  residents can can support financially or get involved in such as: 

Families for Justice as Healing (FJAH)  

Families for Justice as Healing is led by incarcerated women, formerly incarcerated women, and  women with incarcerated loved ones. Our mission is to end the incarceration of women and  girls. We are unapologetically focused on women and girls and we are abolitionists. We are  proud members of the National Council of Incarcerated Women and Girls. We are closely  connected with our sister organization, Sisters Unchained. We are a part of the National  Participatory Defense Network.  

We lead advocacy to decarcerate women and girls in Massachusetts. We organize in the most  incarcerated communities in the Commonwealth to transform the way we respond to harm and  develop alternatives to police, courts, and incarceration. The approach we take to our work is  #ReimaginingCommunities. We don’t need or want any new jails or prisons. Formerly 

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incarcerated women have the solutions and expertise to address the root causes of  incarceration.  

We are leading work to shift resources away from the criminal punishment system and into  Black and Brown communities so we can have housing, healthcare, education, economic  development, and community-led organizations.  

Visit us at https://justiceashealing.org/ 

Black and Pink Massachusetts  

Black and Pink Massachusetts is a volunteer-fueled organization working for abolition of the  criminal punishment system, which disproportionately impacts lesbian, gay, bisexual,  transgender, queer, and intersex people, as well as those living with HIV.  

Visit us at https://www.blackandpinkma.org/ join the pen-pal program here:  https://www.blackandpinkma.org/programs/pen-pals 

City Life / Vida Urbana 

City Life/Vida Urbana is a grassroots community organization committed to fighting for racial,  social and economic justice and gender equality by building working class power. We promote  individual empowerment, develop community leaders and build collective power to effect  systemic change and transform society.  

Visit us at http://www.clvu.org/ 

Muslim Justice League 

Muslim Justice League (MJL)’s mission is to organize and advocate for communities whose  rights are threatened under the national security state in the United States. Led by Muslims, our  organizing brings justice for ALL communities deemed “suspect.” 

MJL was founded on the principles that discrimination towards any group endangers the rights  of all and that Muslim advocacy is an essential force for promoting justice.  

MJL’s organizing centers communities heavily impacted by surveillance and policing in the US.  While we focus predominantly on Massachusetts, and especially Boston, we also lead a  national advocacy effort – the #StopCVE National network. 

Visit us at https://muslimjusticeleague.org/ 

Never Again Action Boston 

Never Again Action is a movement of Jews and allies fighting to end America's cruel  immigration policies. We are not going to sit at home while people are dying and families are  being rounded up.  

Visit us at https://www.neveragainaction.com/

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Greater Boston Interfaith Organization  

We believe in making Greater Boston a better place to live, work, and raise a family. Our  mission is to build POWER by developing local LEADERS so we can ACT together on issues  that matter to our communities.  

Visit us at https://www.gbio.org/ 

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