Press Releases

MFJ response to staff Union strike

NEW YORK – Mobilization for Justice (MFJ) has been engaged in good faith efforts to address the legitimate requests made by LSSA Local 2320, the union representing MFJ’s staff, while preserving MFJ’s ability to continue serving underprivileged New Yorkers in need of free legal representation. MFJ, which is a nonprofit, is simply not able to …

MFJ Statement in Response to Union Statement

The union of Mobilization for Justice (MFJ) staff (members of LSSA 2320) recently issued a public statement regarding events in Israel and Gaza. We want to make clear that the statement was not made by MFJ. MFJ is heartbroken by the many tragedies and injustices throughout the world, including the loss of so many Israeli …

MFJ Statement on Killing of Jordan Neely

There is no reason to equivocate about it: there is no justification whatsoever for the brutal killing of Jordan Neely. Nearly a decade since the police killing of Eric Garner in a chokehold, and three years since the police murder of George Floyd, Mr. Neely’s death at the hands of a white man on a …

Statement on shooting of Ralph Yarl

Mobilization for Justice is appalled by the shooting of Ralph Yarl, a Black teenager in Kansas City who rang the wrong doorbell to pick up his siblings. The white male who answered the door took one look at Yarl and shot him twice in the head and arm. Days after the shooting, the shooter has …

Mobilization for Justice Statement on the Murder of Tyre Nichols

Mobilization for Justice mourns the senseless loss of Tyre Nichols, a 29-year-old Black man murdered by five Memphis Police Department officers earlier this month. We send our sincerest condolences to Nichols’ family, friends, and community.  The images released are harrowing, agonizing, and defy humanity with 23 minutes passing by before Nichols received medical attention. This …

Statement on MLK Day January 16, 2023

On Monday, we honor Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and his profound contributions to justice and equity in the U.S. and around the world. King famously once said that “The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice.” At Mobilization for Justice, we take King’s words and work to heart. When …

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