What is the Toronto Community Justice Fund?
The purpose of the Toronto Community Justice Fund is to raise and distribute resources for community members living in the Greater Toronto Area who are facing legal and other financial repercussions stemming from the criminalization of their Palestinian liberation and solidarity work.
Fundraising Update (September 2025): Round 1: $65,000 gave out, 19 applications, $130,209 requested | Round 2: $88,067 given out, 32 total applications, $200,223 requested | Round 3: $133,735 given out, 33 applications, $280,708 requested | Round 4: $90,000 (aprox) given out, 59 applications, $309,139 requested. In total, we’ve distributed approximately $375k to 143 applicants.
Our Purpose, Mission, and Values
The TCJF operates from a place of love, care, mutual assistance and resource collectivization to look out for our community. The aim of the TCJF is to work against the isolation and shame that the state wields in order to silence people who stand up for what is right.
In this current moment, we are seeing an intensification of state oppression in order to silence people acting in solidarity with Palestinian liberation. This fund aims to mitigate the impacts of this state oppression and provide community support to our people.
Together, we work to reduce financial and structural barriers for people who face criminalization as a result of their Palestinian liberation & solidarity work through mutual aid and support.
TRUSTEES
Originally selected by Palestinian community organizers, these are the 5 Trustees who make up the decision-making body for the fund: Audrey Huntley, Anna Willats, Nanky Rai, Rawan Habib, and Tom Malleson. These individuals receive anonymized applications to distribute the funds. These 5 individuals come from different generations, races, classes, and experiences in movement organizing work. They are members of: Health Workers Alliance for Palestine (HAP), No More Silence, Groundswell Community Justice Trust Fund, and Showing Up for Racial Justice Toronto.
FUNDRAISING
Raising money for the fund is a shared effort, and we count on individuals and communities to help make it happen. If you're planning a fundraiser and need information about the fund to share with others, please reach out to us here — we're happy to help!
OPERATIONS COMMITTEE
The Operations Committee provides administrative and operational support for the TCJF. We're the people answering your emails, supporting the trustees to have their meeting, anonymizing the applications and other supportive administrative tasks.