NBA Social Justice Coalition wants to 'change the law, change the world' - Yahoo Sports

The NBA Social Justice Coalition is establishing more of its presence and core issues with a video published to Twitter and Instagram on Wednesday.

The coalition was established as a partnership by the NBA, NBA Players Association and NBA Coaches Association (NBCA) in November 2020 and has released statements over the past year addressing racial and social inequality issues in the news. But it had yet to have a social media presence until late last month with a single post reading "Justice for Ahmaud Arbery."

Jrue Holiday, Carmelo Anthony, Karl-Anthony Towns, Malcolm Brogdon and Donovan Mitchell appear in the new two-minute clip describing the organization and its mission.

We here.

We are players, coaches, team governors, and executives working to advance social justice policy reform. pic.twitter.com/tQZfV0ag8m

— National Basketball Social Justice Coalition (@NBACoalition) December 1, 2021

"Our goal is really simple," James Cadogan, the coalition's executive director, said in the clip. "We want to take moments of protest, moments of people power like we saw last year, and turn them into public policy. We want to change laws."

The video included a graphic reading, "change the law, change the world." The organization included voting, policing and criminal justice as its core issues to address.

NBA, players establish social justice council

The coalition is a collaborative effort to raise awareness, educate and advocate for meaningful policy change in these three areas specifically. It also aims to address racial inequity broadly.

Its council follows the lead of the WNBA and WNBA Players Association (WNBPA), which established a social justice council in July 2020 while announcing its bubble season dedicated to social justice. Players met virtually with community leaders and families impacted by police violence throughout their season to highlight the issue. They focused on media interviews and getting out information about voting as it came closer to the election. Their work on the council continued into 2021.

source: https://sports.yahoo.com/nba-social-justice-coalition-wants-to-change-the-law-change-the-world-social-media-presence-173139169.html

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