Our Story
NCCJ was founded in 1927 as the National Coalition of Christians and Jews, in response to anti-Catholic sentiment being expressed during Al Smith's run for the Democratic nomination. Its founders included prominent social activists such as Jane Addams and U.S. Supreme Court Justice Charles Evans Hughes who dedicated the organization to bringing diverse people together to address interfaith divisions. Several years later NCCJ expanded its work to include all issues of social justice including race, class, gender equity, sexual orientation and the rights of people with different abilities.
In the 1990’s, the name was changed to the National Conference for Community and Justice to better reflect the breadth and depth of its mission, the growing diversity of our country and our need to be more inclusive.
Headquartered in New England, NCCJ continues to draw upon its proud tradition of championing the cause of social justice for all and its mission of fighting bias, bigotry and racism in all its forms and to work toward building strong and inclusive communities.
Learn more about NCCJ on our Wikipedia page.
Fri, 19 August 2022
Upcoming Sessions
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Thursday ,
SepSeptember 22 , 2022
Thursday, Sep 22nd 8:30a to 4:30p
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Friday ,
SepSeptember 23 , 2022
Friday, Sep 23rd 8:30a to 4:30p
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Monday ,
OctOctober 10 , 2022
Monday, Oct 10th (All day)
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Thursday ,
OctOctober 13 , 2022
Thursday, Oct 13th 8:30a to 4:30p
Join NCCJ for a deeper dive into Anti-Racism work with a focus on Anti-Blackness as the foundation of racism in the United States. -
Friday ,
OctOctober 14 , 2022
Friday, Oct 14th 8:30a to 4:30p
Join NCCJ for a deeper dive into Anti-Racism work with a focus on Anti-Blackness as the foundation of racism in the United States. -
Wednesday ,
OctOctober 19 , 2022
Wednesday, Oct 19th 12:00p to 1:00p
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Thursday ,
NovNovember 10 , 2022
Thursday, Nov 10th 8:30a to 4:30p
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Friday ,
NovNovember 11 , 2022
Friday, Nov 11th 8:30a to 4:30p
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Tuesday ,
NovNovember 15 , 2022
Tuesday, Nov 15th 12:00p to 1:00p
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Thursday ,
DecDecember 1 , 2022
Thursday, Dec 1st 8:30a to 4:30p