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ABOUT CTJ

ABOUT CTJ FOUNDER-CHRISTINA RIVERA

Called to Justice exists to cultivate, connect, and sustain communities committed to liberation, equity, and justice. We do this by providing education, leadership development, and organizing support rooted in faith, creativity, and collective power.

Our mission is to empower historically marginalized people and allies to engage in transformative justice work that dismantles oppression and builds communities of care and accountability. We do this by:

 

  • Education and Leadership Development

    • We provide training and resources that help individuals and groups understand and address issues of social, racial, and economic injustice. Activities include workshops, webinars, and leadership cohorts focused on equity and community organizing​

  • Community Organizing and Support Networks

    • Called to Justice supports grassroots groups and leaders by providing training, facilitation, and coaching in community organizing, consensus decision-making, and conflict transformation.

  • Resource Creation and Distribution

    • CTJ develops and distributes resource materials which support justice movements. This includes written publications, recorded lectures, and online learning modules made available free or at low cost.

  • Public Forums and Community Dialogues

    • CTJ convenes community conversations to build bridges across difference and foster collective vision. Events include public forums, partnerships with local organizations, and restorative circles following community conflict.​

As a Boricua Chicana, my Call to Justice began as a child in the barrios and valleys of Los Angeles. That upbringing focused on our cultural values of collaboration, integrity and liberation.

 

In 2014 I was the first Latina and religious educator elected to the Unitarian Universalist Association’s Board of Trustees. I was re-elected to a second term in 2017, and appointed Secretary of the Association. In 2017 I wrote an essay “On being a good ‘fit’ for the UUA, calling out the white supremacy in hiring decisions at the UUA. This essay went on to receive national news coverage as increasing focus was brought to faith-based organizations dealing with white supremacy culture in their midst.

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In 2018, I founded Called to Justice, a faith-based coaching group focused on impactful Leadership Development for churches, non-profits and other organizations committed to justice.

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In 2025, we moved Called to Justice into a non-profit consulting model so that our services could be immediately available to communities facing rising authoritarianism and fascism.

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My husband Chris and twin sons Andreas and Miguel, along with the ancestors, are the foundational support for my Call to Justice.

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TESTIMONIALS

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Leslie Mac

Christina has an uncanny ability to work through conflict in a way that builds safe, secure community. Her integrity in the face of difficulty inspires me as a person of faith. She has all the skills necessary to accomplish the goals of your project and more critically she possess an understanding of equality and justice that will allow your social justice & community building goals to soar.
 

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Julica Hermann de la Fuente

Christina Rivera is a truth-teller. The unique intersection of her experiences as a UU religious educator, administrator and her service at the denominational level gives Chris a clear and complex understanding of how to help institutions and systems change in the service of justice. She is gifted in seeing and naming opportunities for change and transformation. If you are looking for someone to journey with you in this work, you need Chris on your team. Hire her immediately.
 

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Rev. Makanah Morriss

Your presentation, facilitation, encouragement, and listening were

all gifts to us. The framework you offered us is exactly what we need right now as we try to get a firmer, more effective understanding and process for growth and diversity. You modeled how to give space to all and to always be asking the bigger questions. 

 

This was one of the best and most useful leadership retreats we've taken part in since we moved here 12 years ago.

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