Movement-Building
Movement-building is one of our core strategies. MJF convenes groups nationally who are values-aligned and committed to a divest and reinvest framework. One of our core movement-building projects is being a co-founder and co-anchor of the Muslim Abolitionist Futures National Network that seeks to build grassroots power to abolish the Global War on Terror, structural Islamophobia, gendered Islamophobia and invest in communities of care. In addition to co-anchoring the national network, we build relationships with other movement-building networks who are aligned with our work in order to integrate our work into broader movement work.
Investing in Abolitionist Power
The Muslim Abolitionist Futures Network is a national collective of grassroots groups that hold a cross-movement network to abolish the War on Terror and move towards a vision of collective healing, safety, dignity, and freedom for our communities with clear coordination of campaigns and movement demands.
Our collective groups focus on a cross-section of issues that fall under fighting the War on Terror: local anti-surveillance campaigns, government accountability and transparency efforts, reimagining community safety, and community organizing and leadership development of impacted communities, civic engagement efforts, political education, and intersectional movement building efforts. MJF’s specific role is to co-anchor the national network and hold the abolition, policy, and advocacy working group.
Updates
Check here for general updates on the Muslim Abolitionist Futures National Network.
This guide offers critical Know Your Rights (KYR) information and a guiding framework for grassroots groups, fiscally sponsored projects, and fiscal sponsors working on mutual aid, bail funds, and Palestine solidarity initiatives. This guide offers key recommendations on managing targeting, risk, and government scrutiny. It offers a framework groups can use to address infrastructure development, map potential oppositional threat targets, develop plans, crisis response, and financial record-keeping.
The guide is divided into three sections:
An overview of organizational infrastructure, with guiding questions and checklists.
Threat mapping and resilience planning for movement infrastructure.
KYR resources specific to mutual aid and donation management.
This guide draws on the expertise of organizers and lawyers with direct experience in executing large-scale mutual aid and bail fund projects within Muslim communities. Please note this document is not legal advice or exhaustive and does not replace consulting with an attorney.