Justice is Global

What Justice is Global does

Justice Is Global is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit advocacy organization founded in 2015 in Chicago by organizers, academics, and faith leaders including Tobita Chow and Jake Werner. It builds a grassroots movement for progressive internationalism, organizing everyday people to influence US foreign policy on climate cooperation and US-China relations, while countering nationalist narratives that it argues fuel anti-Asian racism and undermine multilateral problem-solving. Its primary activities are narrative interventions, political education, congressional advocacy, coalition organizing, and protest actions; its served communities include progressive activists, AAPI organizations, academic workers, and immigrant and diaspora communities affected by US-China tensions and climate displacement.

The organization has no proprietary technology platform. Its "products" are advocacy campaigns (Campaign for Global Climate Cooperation, Forging a Progressive Future for US-China Relations), downloadable reports, organizing toolkits, policy explainers, zines, and video and webinar series — all freely available on its website. Its revenue model is donor-funded: individual donations via the website and campaign contributions through ActBlue. It does not charge for services, does not sell products, and does not operate on a pricing model. It is now housed within the Center for Empowered Politics Education Fund (San Francisco), following a prior 2019-2023 fiscal home within People's Action.

Operational scale is small: 5 employees, a 20,000+ supporter email list, and a distributed coalition structure. Distribution runs through the website, email, social media (animated videos and memes), webinars, and earned media in outlets including The Guardian, The Intercept, Al Jazeera, and the Washington Post. Core coalitions include ActionAid USA, 23 academic worker unions, and migration advocacy groups aligned with the Congressional Caucus on Global Migration. Notable campaign outcomes include coalition work that contributed to the Biden administration's support for the TRIPS waiver at the WTO and convening 23 academic unions to oppose disclosure of Chinese student data to Congress.

Name

Justice is Global

Legal name

Justice Is Global

Website

https://justiceisglobal.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Justice Is Global is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit advocacy organization that builds grassroots support for progressive internationalism, focusing on US-China relations and global climate cooperation. It serves progressive activists, AAPI organizations, academic workers, and immigrant communities through campaigns, reports, and coalition organizing.

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Product category

Progressive Advocacy and Grassroots Organizing

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Human Rights Organizations (813311), Social Advocacy Organizations (81331), Environment, Conservation and Wildlife Organizations (813312)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

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Keywords

• Grassroots advocacy organizing
• Climate cooperation policy
• US-China relations advocacy
• Progressive internationalism campaigns
• Vaccine equity organizing

Headquarters

HQ city

San Francisco

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Individual Donations: Justice Is Global relies on donations from individuals who support their vision for a more equitable world. Supporters can invest in their movement through their website.
2. Campaign Contributions: The organization accepts contributions through ActBlue for their climate cooperation campaigns and general movement building.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Justice Is Global is a grassroots advocacy organization that runs two flagship campaigns — the Campaign for Global Climate Cooperation and the Forging a Progressive Future for US-China Relations campaign — and distributes a free public resource library of organizing toolkits, policy explainers, issue briefs, zines, and webinars. Its work focuses on building grassroots power for progressive internationalist policies, including advocacy for multilateral climate action, cooperative U.S.-China relations, vaccine equity, and protections for immigrant, academic, and AAPI communities.

Product overview

Justice Is Global is a grassroots advocacy organization that does not offer a software product or platform. Its offerings consist of advocacy campaigns, downloadable reports, toolkits, video series, and educational resources. The core campaigns include the Campaign for Global Climate Cooperation and the Forging a Progressive Future for US-China Relations campaign. Their resource library includes organizing toolkits, policy explainers, research reports on Sinoophobia and anti-Asian racism, and video/webinar series on progressive internationalism. These materials are freely available as PDF downloads or streaming content, designed to equip activists and advocates with practical guidance and narrative frameworks for grassroots movement building.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Campaign for Global Climate Cooperation Core ongoing advocacy campaign focused on pressuring U.S. lawmakers to honor climate commitments and support multilateral climate efforts, including advocacy for the Green Climate Fund Authorization Act and Climate Displaced Persons Act.
• Forging a Progressive Future for US-China Relations Ongoing campaign focused on building grassroots support for cooperative U.S.-China relations through narrative work, grassroots organizing, and movement alignment, addressing anti-Asian racism, academic targeting, and global solidarity.

Quantifiable outcome

• Led campaign that helped win Biden administration's support for TRIPS waiver at WTO to expand global access to mRNA vaccines
• +1 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

14 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Center for Empowered Politics Education FundcoreOthersJustice Is Global is now housed within the Center for Empowered Politics Education Fund, a movement-building organization committed to training new leaders and expanding infrastructure for long-term power building.
• People's ActioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJustice is Global became a project of People's Action, a progressive network organizing for structural reforms across the US, in 2019. This partnership provides organizational infrastructure and coalition access.
• Center for Engagement and Advocacy in the Americas (CEDA)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerCEDA joined the Congressional Caucus on Global Migration as a supporting organization, providing advocacy expertise on migration issues.
• Jesuit Refugee Service/USAminorGTM or Marketing PartnerJesuit Refugee Service/USA supports the Congressional Caucus on Global Migration and works on humane migration management.
• Justice in MotionminorGTM or Marketing PartnerJustice in Motion supports the Congressional Caucus on Global Migration and advocates for migrant rights.
• KIND (Kids in Need of Defense)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerKIND supports the Congressional Caucus on Global Migration, focusing on children on the move and forced migration issues.
• Stimson CenterminorGTM or Marketing PartnerStimson Center supports the Congressional Caucus on Global Migration, providing research on global migration and Global South issues.
• ActionAid USAcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJustice Is Global partners with ActionAid USA on the climate justice and migrant justice campaign, including advocacy for the Green Climate Fund Authorization Act and Climate Displaced Persons Act.
• Union of Concerned ScientistsminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPartner in climate justice coalition campaign for GCF Authorization Act and Climate Displaced Persons Act.
• Friends of the EarthminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPartner in climate justice coalition campaign.
• Women's Environment and Development OrganizationminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPartner in climate justice coalition campaign.
• Corporate AccountabilityminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPartner in climate justice coalition campaign.
• Massachusetts Peace ActionminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPartner in vaccine equity protests and advocacy campaigns.
• Boston Democratic Socialists of AmericaminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPartner in vaccine equity protests and advocacy campaigns.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Asia Society: Established pan-Asian institution promoting US-Asia engagement through policy, education, and cultural programs. Comparable on US-Asia relations mission surface, though operating as a higher-resourced, institutional incumbent rather than grassroots movement builder.
• People's Action: Justice Is Global's prior parent network (until 2023); a national progressive organizing body running cross-issue campaigns. Comparable as a movement-infrastructure peer and one that shares donor and chapter overlap.
• Public Citizen: National progressive consumer and global justice advocacy nonprofit with a global trade and access-to-medicines portfolio (TRIPS-related work overlaps with Justice Is Global's vaccine-equity wins).
• National Committee on United States-China Relations: Long-standing establishment nonprofit dedicated to constructive US-China engagement. Comparable mission surface (US-China cooperation), but operating as policy/education incumbent rather than a grassroots movement.

Direct peers

• Win Without War: A grassroots progressive coalition advocating against militarism and for diplomacy in US foreign policy. Directly comparable as a movement-led counterweight to interventionist consensus, intersecting with Justice Is Global's progressive-internationalism and anti-militarism framing.
• Stop AAPI Hate: Coalition addressing anti-Asian racism and xenophobia, including reporting, policy advocacy, and community organizing. Directly comparable on the anti-Asian racism and Sinophobia counter-narrative work that is a core vertical for Justice Is Global.
• 350.org: Global grassroots climate organization building mass mobilizations and coalition pressure on climate policy. Directly comparable on the Campaign for Global Climate Cooperation dimension — both run coalition-based, narrative-driven climate advocacy.
• CodePink: Grassroots women-led progressive movement opposing US militarism and promoting diplomacy. Comparable in tool-kit-driven activism, coalition organizing, and counter-narrative content on US-China and Middle East policy.
• Friends of the Earth: Federated climate and environmental justice advocacy organization. Comparable as a coalition partner (cited in Justice Is Global's climate campaigns) and as a grassroots-oriented environmental advocacy peer.
• Color of Change: Large racial-justice online organizing nonprofit running narrative and campaign work through digital content and member mobilization. Comparable operating model (donor-supported, narrative-driven, content-led grassroots campaigns).

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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