SDG 16: Peace, Justice & Strong Institutions
“Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels”
Please click here for a full, international overview of SDG 16: Peace, Justice & Strong Institutions.
How is Boston tracking toward SDG 16: Peace, Justice & Strong Institutions?
I want to advocate for Peace, Justice & Strong Institutions, where do I start?
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Support these regional organizations
MGH Center for Gun Violence Prevention advocates for gun reform legislation as well as improving knowledge about legislative as well as community-level solutions for gun violence.
The Massachusetts Coalition to Prevent Gun Violence has the goal of engaging the communities most impacted by gun violence – mainly poor, Black and brown communities – such that these communities can lead the way on solutions.
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The Giffords Center is a national non-profit that conducts research and lobbies for gun control with respect to the different manifestations of gun violence, such as suicide by guns, police shootings, etc.
Key pieces of legislation
“An act relative to firearms and firearms violence
Key pieces of legislation
“An act increasing voter registration and participation to help prevent recidivism”
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Read the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) research and proposal s to lower mass incarceration in the United States.
Key pieces of legislation
“An act to reduce mass incarceration
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MassINC, a progressive think tank, sponsors a Massachusetts Criminal Justice Reform Coalition, which has done extensive research on incarceration in the Commonwealth.
Citizens for Juvenile Justice focuses on coming up with solutions to reimagine the criminal justice system in the Commonwealth through research and education of the public.
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Read the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) research and proposal s to lower mass incarceration in the United States.
Read how The Sentencing Project is imagining reform of the penal system nation-wide.
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Join the Massachusetts Civic Learning Coalition: a group of advocates, nonprofits, and organizations committed to preparing all MA residents to participate in democracy.
Take a local action
Encourage friends and colleagues of all races to download ActiVote and start to better understand where they fall on the political spectrum via an unbiased and straightforward platform.
Nominate a person of color for a leadership position in government.
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Show a teacher or friend the games and lessons on iCivics: a 501(c)(3) nonprofit working to prepare young Americans to engage in democracy.
