CRJ workshop on Accountability at 6:30pm on 1/4/2026 on zoom

 From Apology to Accountability: Join CRJ’s 2026 Launch Workshop

Dear Community,

In 2023, Santa Monica issued a historic Black Apology—acknowledging generations of harm caused by displacement, discriminatory policies, and systemic injustice toward Black American residents.
In 2026, we ask a necessary question: What does it mean to keep that promise?

The Committee for Racial Justice is launching a Year of Accountability, grounded in the belief that acknowledgment must be followed by measurable, transparent, and sustained action.

We invite you to join us on Sunday, January 4, at 6:30 PM (online) for our launch workshop:

From Apology to Accountability: Community Commitment to Action

CRJ leadership will explore what accountability looks like in practice across housing, education, policing, white nationalism, and reparations. City Councilmembers will be invited to commit to our Accountability Statement, and community members will have the opportunity to add their names in support of that Accountability document  which will be presented on our zoom call this coming Sunday evening.

📅 January 4, 2026
⏰ 6:30 PM (Online)
🔗 Register here: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/vUdLTQUKRN-2kR1y9g2_ww

Accountability is not punitive—it is how trust is rebuilt, repair begins, and justice becomes real.

We hope you will join us.

In solidarity,
Committee for Racial Justice