Mission, Purpose & Goals:
The Justice & Legal Advocacy Committee is the legal-centered arm of Black Lives Matter New Hampshire focused on access to justice, legal education, rights protection, and systemic legal reform. The committee works to ensure that Black communities across New Hampshire have access to legal resources, understand their rights, and are supported in navigating legal systems that disproportionately impact them. This committee operates at the intersection of community legal empowerment, policy advocacy, and accountability work, centering those most impacted by systemic injustice.
Expand access to legal support and rights education
Address harms within the criminal legal system
Advance systemic reform across policing, courts, corrections, and related institutions