Student Action Campaign

Alliance for Justice’s Student Action Campaign (SAC) was initiated in 1994, as an annual event held in conjunction with the opening of a new U.S. Supreme Court term.  The Student Action Campaign features documentary films and programs to educate campus communities about important social justice issues and expose students to careers in public interest advocacy. 

Past programs have focused on issues such as the ongoing battle over President Bush’s judicial nominees, threats to civil liberties in post-September 11th America, inadequate housing and homelessness, how the criminal justice system has failed death-row prisoners, laws that apply a double standard of justice to immigrants, and the epidemic of gun violence.  The 2006 Student Action Campaign the documentary Quiet Revolution, exposing an ultra right wing agenda to remake our federal courts.  It has been distributed to more than 25,000 viewers nationwide.

Today, the Student Action Campaign is a rallying point for the entire public interest community and works to provides year-round opportunities for students to engage in advocacy to ensure a fair and independent judiciary.

On Monday, October 1, 2007, AFJ released a new documentary entitled Supreme Injustices.  From this day on, activists have been using Supreme Injustices as the centerpiece for educational forums, debates, class room discussions and other campus programs focusing on the Roberts court.

By partnering with student activists, campus faculty and staff members, like-minded organizations and Alliance for Justice member organizations, our films reach thousands of students and activists nationwide.

Click here to learn how you can bring the Student Action Campaign to your campus community.