--- id: "https://www.chngmkr.org/equal-justice-initiative#entity" name: "Equal Justice Initiative" type: Organization url: "https://www.chngmkr.org/equal-justice-initiative" location: "Montgomery, United States" city: "Montgomery" country: "United States" coordinates: [32.3617, -86.2795] recommended_by: ["Florian Guillaume"] collections: ["Living Legends", "Climate Action", "Co-Being"] website: "https://eji.org/" image: "https://www.chngmkr.org/photo/og/chngmkr-equal-justice-initiative-montgomery-b3af8e.jpg" sameAs: ["https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q19867897", "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equal_Justice_Initiative"] languages: ["en", "fr", "it", "es", "zh"] date_added: "May 2026" --- # Equal Justice Initiative Montgomery, United States ## Why Florian Guillaume recommends Equal Justice Initiative > “Bryan Stevenson says change starts when you get close to injustice. I believe him.” > > Florian Guillaume, founder of CHNGMKR, May 2026 ## About Equal Justice Initiative Founded by Bryan Stevenson, the son of a sharecropper from Delaware who became one of America's most celebrated lawyers and authors. Based in Montgomery, Alabama, the former capital of the Confederacy. EJI provides legal representation to people facing the death penalty, wrongly convicted or sentenced as children. Has won relief for 140+ death row prisoners. In 2018 opened the National Memorial for Peace and Justice: America's first memorial dedicated to the victims of racial terror lynching (4,000+ people killed between 1877 and 1950). And the Legacy Museum. Stevenson's TED Talk has 7M+ views. His book Just Mercy (2014) became a film. The EJI argues that proximity to poverty and injustice, not distance from it, is the source of real change. ## About this card - Recommended by: [Florian Guillaume](https://www.chngmkr.org/correspondents/florian-guillaume.md) - Collections: [Living Legends](https://www.chngmkr.org/directory/living-legends.md), [Climate Action](https://www.chngmkr.org/directory/climate-action.md), [Co-Being](https://www.chngmkr.org/directory/co-being.md) - Website: https://eji.org/ - Page: https://www.chngmkr.org/equal-justice-initiative - Français: https://www.chngmkr.org/fr/equal-justice-initiative - Italiano: https://www.chngmkr.org/it/equal-justice-initiative - Español: https://www.chngmkr.org/es/equal-justice-initiative - 中文: https://www.chngmkr.org/zh/equal-justice-initiative ## Français > “Bryan Stevenson dit que le changement commence quand on s'approche de l'injustice. Je le crois.” Fondée par Bryan Stevenson, fils d'un métayer du Delaware devenu l'un des avocats et auteurs les plus célébrés des États-Unis. Basée à Montgomery, en Alabama, l'ancienne capitale de la Confédération. EJI assure la défense de personnes condamnées à mort, condamnées à tort ou condamnées enfants. Elle a obtenu gain de cause pour plus de 140 condamnés à mort. En 2018, elle a ouvert le National Memorial for Peace and Justice : le premier mémorial américain dédié aux victimes de la terreur raciale par lynchage (plus de 4 000 personnes tuées entre 1877 et 1950). Et le Legacy Museum. La conférence TED de Stevenson compte plus de 7 millions de vues. Son livre « Just Mercy » (2014) est devenu un film. EJI soutient que c'est la proximité avec la pauvreté et l'injustice, et non la distance, qui est la source du vrai changement. ## Italiano > “Bryan Stevenson dice che il cambiamento comincia quando ti avvicini all'ingiustizia. Gli credo.” Fondata da Bryan Stevenson, figlio di un mezzadro del Delaware diventato uno degli avvocati e degli scrittori più celebrati degli Stati Uniti. Con sede a Montgomery, Alabama, l'antica capitale della Confederazione. EJI difende persone condannate a morte, condannate ingiustamente o condannate da bambini. Ha ottenuto riparazione per oltre 140 condannati a morte. Nel 2018 ha aperto il National Memorial for Peace and Justice: il primo memoriale americano dedicato alle vittime del terrore razziale dei linciaggi (oltre 4.000 persone uccise tra il 1877 e il 1950). E il Legacy Museum. La conferenza TED di Stevenson conta più di 7 milioni di visualizzazioni. Il suo libro «Just Mercy» (2014) è diventato un film. EJI sostiene che è la vicinanza alla povertà e all'ingiustizia, non la distanza, la fonte del vero cambiamento. ## Español > “Bryan Stevenson dice que el cambio empieza cuando te acercas a la injusticia. Le creo.” Fundada por Bryan Stevenson, hijo de un aparcero de Delaware convertido en uno de los abogados y autores más celebrados de Estados Unidos. Con sede en Montgomery, Alabama, la antigua capital de la Confederación. EJI defiende a personas condenadas a muerte, condenadas injustamente o condenadas siendo niños. Ha obtenido reparación para más de 140 condenados a muerte. En 2018 abrió el National Memorial for Peace and Justice: el primer memorial estadounidense dedicado a las víctimas del terror racial de los linchamientos (más de 4.000 personas asesinadas entre 1877 y 1950). Y el Legacy Museum. La charla TED de Stevenson supera los 7 millones de visualizaciones. Su libro «Just Mercy» (2014) se convirtió en película. EJI sostiene que es la proximidad a la pobreza y la injusticia, y no la distancia, la fuente del verdadero cambio. ## 中文 > “Bryan Stevenson 说，改变从你靠近不公开始。我相信他。” 由 Bryan Stevenson 创立，他是特拉华州一位佃农之子，后来成为美国最受赞誉的律师和作家之一。总部设在阿拉巴马州蒙哥马利，昔日邦联的首都。EJI 为被判死刑、被错判或在未成年时被定罪的人辩护。已为140多名死囚争得平反。2018年，它建成了国家和平与正义纪念馆：美国第一座纪念私刑种族恐怖受害者的纪念馆（1877年至1950年间有4000多人遇害）。还有 Legacy Museum。Stevenson 的 TED 演讲观看量超过700万。他的著作《Just Mercy》（2014）被改编成电影。EJI 主张，真正的改变源于与贫困和不公的贴近，而非距离。