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About African Nova Scotian Justice Institute

The African Nova Scotian Justice Institute's mandate is to address systemic racism in the justice system that negatively impacts African Nova Scotians while ensuring the fair, legal, and constitutional treatment of all African Nova Scotian community members. The ANSJI will serve as a justice-focused organization that is both proactive and reactive in its response to the pervasive institutional racism experienced by people of African descent in their interactions with policing, the courts, prison, and related systems. Taking on legal cases, providing court support, and creating unique legal education opportunities for African Nova Scotians are just a few initiatives planned for the ANSJI. ANSJIs vision is to create programs and services that adequately address institutional racism faced by African Nova Scotians and their families when dealing with human rights complaints, the justice system, all forms of law enforcement, and incarceration. The ANSJI will be a place African Nova Scotians can turn to when seeking legal advice, guidance, and advocacy that understands African Nova Scotians as distinct people. Government, non-governmental organizations, academic institutions, and community groups will look to the ANSJI as a leader in legal research, advocacy, and education on justice issues affecting African Nova Scotian communities.