The Tishman Center aims to disrupt the transactional models that have long informed academic-community partnerships.

When partnering with EJ groups and movements, The Tishman Center takes action based on the Centering Justice Manifesto which calls us to:

1. Establish just, equitable, transparent partnerships, based on reciprocity and trust.

2. Ensure internal assessment and accountability systems within universities, while promoting alignment from philanthropy and federal agencies. 

3. Explore formation of an ongoing community of practice with trusted university centers and EJ partners that models and supports academic-community partnerships.

We encourage any person, organization, or institution wanting to partner with EJ groups and movements to read the manifesto and resources below to learn more about how to create healthy, effective partnerships that center justice. 

Guiding Principles for Good Partnerships

• Letter from Southwest Organizing Project and others to Group of Ten

• Environmental Justice Principles

• Jemez Principles for Democratic Organizing

• People of Color EJ “Principles of Working Together”

• Bali Principles of Climate Justice

• Just Transition Principles

Community Agreements and Establishing Partnership Guidelines

• Tishman Center Example MOU

• West End Revitalization Association (WERA) MOU/MOA packet

• CARE Principles for Indigenous Data Governance

• Taproot Earth 2023 Summit on Climate, EJ, Racism & Law: Standards for Working Together

• Ground Truths: Community-Engaged Research for Environmental Justice

• Transforming Action-Based Research Through Equitable Partnerships for Justice

Examples of Best Practice From Partner Organizations

• MediaJustice

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