{"id":2227821,"date":"2024-04-23T05:09:02","date_gmt":"2024-04-23T09:09:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nfl-funded-left-wing-group-bailing-out-anti-israel-bridge-blockers\/"},"modified":"2024-04-23T05:13:12","modified_gmt":"2024-04-23T09:13:12","slug":"nfl-funded-left-wing-group-bailing-out-anti-israel-bridge-blockers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nfl-funded-left-wing-group-bailing-out-anti-israel-bridge-blockers\/","title":{"rendered":"NFL Supports Group Bailing Out Anti-Israel Protesters"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnfl-funded-left-wing-group-bailing-out-anti-israel-bridge-blockers%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2227821&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The Community Justice Exchange, in partnership\u200b with the NFL&#8217;s &#8220;Inspire Change&#8221; program, supported anti-Israel protesters by establishing a bail \u200band legal defense fund\u200b for those arrested during protests targeting major \u2062U.S. cities&#8217; choke\u2064 points. The group&#8217;s collaboration with\u200d the\u2062 NFL aimed to\u200b reform local bail systems and\u200b reduce incarceration rates, extending until \u200b2022. However, their\u2063 partnership seems to have lapsed as of May 2023.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<section id=\"article\">\n<article data-post-title=\"NFL Funded Left-Wing Group Bailing Out Anti-Israel Bridge Blockers\" data-post-slug=\"http:\/\/columbia-professors-declare-solidarity-with-student-protesters-and-call-for-shafiks-resignation\" data-post-url id=\"print-1881948\">\n<div>\n<h2>Community Justice Exchange received grants from NFL\u2019s \u2018Inspire Change\u2019 program as recently as 2022<\/h2>\n<figure><figcaption> \t\t\t\t \t\t\t\tAn A15 anti-Israel protest on Wall Street, April 15, 2024 (Twitter\/@JCAndersonNYC)\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/eyeing-supreme-court-vacancy-left-wing-dark-money-group-pushes-ketanji-brown-jackson-for-top-appeals-court\/\" title=\"Eyeing Supreme Court Vacancy, Left-Wing Dark Money Group Pushes Ketanji Brown Jackson for Top Appeals Court\">left-wing nonprofit<\/a> that bailed out anti-Israel protesters who blocked bridges and highways across the country last week was a multi-year partner of the NFL&#8217;s &#8220;Inspire Change program&#8221; whose work is still promoted on the NFL&#8217;s website.<\/p>\n<p>Community Justice Exchange set up a &#8220;bail and legal defense fund&#8221; for those arrested during last week&#8217;s A15 protests. The protests <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/israel\/left-wing-dark-money-behemoth-behind-bail-fund-for-free-palestine-bridge-blockers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">targeted<\/a> major airports, highways, and bridges in dozens of U.S. cities including San Francisco, Chicago, New York City, and Philadelphia. Their explicit goal was to disrupt economic &#8220;choke points&#8221; to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/free-palestine-bridge-blockers-get-free-bail-and-the-democratic-partys-fundraising-platform-gets-a-cut\/\" title=\"Activists released on bail after 'Free Palestine' bridge protest - Democratic Party benefits from fundraising efforts\">maximize financial disruption<\/a>, as explained on their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.a15action.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The online <a href=\"https:\/\/secure.actblue.com\/donate\/a15solidarity\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">fundraiser<\/a>, hosted by ActBlue and organized in conjunction with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.a15action.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A15 Action<\/a>, told donors that the funds will &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/seattle-parents-shocked-after-learning-students-will-return-to-schools-with-homeless-encampments\/\" title=\"Seattle Parents Shocked After Learning Students Will Return To Schools With Homeless Encampments\">support community members<\/a> who are criminalized in the U.S. for their solidarity with Palestine.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>As an official &#8220;Inspire Change&#8221; partner, the Community Justice Exchange received grants and publicity in its work &#8220;to end money bail and pre-trial detention at the local level and immigration detention at the national level.&#8221; The NFL\u2019s partnership with the Community Justice Exchange was last extended in June 2022, according to an <a href=\"https:\/\/nflcommunications.com\/Pages\/NFL-EXTENDS-SUPPORT-FOR-21-SOCIAL-JUSTICE-GRANT-PARTNERS-IN-ONGOING-MISSION-TO-%E2%80%98INSPIRE-CHANGE%E2%80%99.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">announcement<\/a> from the league. The league touted the left-wing group&#8217;s &#8220;work with organizers, advocates, and legal providers across the country that are using community bail funds as part of efforts to radically change local bail systems and reduce incarceration.&#8221; The grants went toward &#8220;coordinating and supporting the 100+ local protest to bail funds and a centralized rapid response fund to support those protesting for racial justice.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The partnership appears to have since lapsed\u2014the nonprofit wasn\u2019t on the list of grantees <a href=\"https:\/\/operations.nfl.com\/updates\/football-ops\/nfl-inspire-change-contributions-reach-300-million-as-league-strengthens-its-efforts-to-advance-social-justice\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">announced<\/a> in May 2023. The NFL\u2019s &#8220;Inspire Change&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nfl.com\/causes\/inspire-change\/resources\/grant-partners\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">website<\/a> lists Community Justice Exchange under &#8220;Previous Grant Recipients&#8221; and still includes a link to the group&#8217;s website.<\/p>\n<p>The NFL&#8217;s promotion of the left-wing group underscores the extent to which anti-Israel groups have been propped up by major donors and institutions in the United States. Community Justice Exchange is also a <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/israel\/left-wing-dark-money-behemoth-behind-bail-fund-for-free-palestine-bridge-blockers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">project<\/a> of the Tides Center\u2014a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/left-wing-dark-money-behemoth-behind-bail-fund-for-free-palestine-bridge-blockers\/\" title=\"Progressive Group Funded Bail for Activists in 'Free Palestine' Bridge Protest\">left-wing dark money network funded<\/a> by George Soros and other prominent liberal billionaires <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/democrats\/this-grassroots-anti-israel-group-is-actually-part-of-a-left-wing-dark-money-behemoth\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">like<\/a> Pierre Omidyar. The Tides Center serves as a hub for a <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/democrats\/tides-center-funnels-170-million-in-taxpayer-money-to-left-wing-groups\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">variety of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/antifa-blm-vandalize-ice-building-burn-original-starbucks\/\" title=\"Antifa, BLM vandalize ICE building, burn original Starbucks\">left-wing groups<\/a><\/a>, channeling substantial funds from affluent donors and functioning as a &#8220;fiscal sponsor,&#8221; enabling them to sidestep IRS registration.<\/p>\n<p>Neither the NFL nor Community Justice Exchange responded to requests for comment.\t<\/p>\n<p>A15 protesters last week were advised to refrain from engaging with police, with the promise of receiving &#8220;money bail, court fees and fines,&#8221; and other legal services from Community Justice Exchange upon arrest. The bail fund&#8217;s donation page was hosted by ActBlue\u2014which is used by President Joe Biden and every major Democratic congressional campaign\u2014<a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/democrats\/free-palestine-bridge-blockers-get-free-bail-and-the-democratic-partys-fundraising-platform-gets-a-cut\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">earning<\/a> ActBlue a 3.95 percent transaction fee for every contribution to the fund, according to its <a href=\"https:\/\/secure.actblue.com\/pricing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">policies<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>According to financial <a href=\"https:\/\/projects.propublica.org\/nonprofits\/organizations\/472777185\/202322939349301812\/full\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">disclosures<\/a> reviewed by the <em>Washington Free Beacon<\/em>, Community Justice Exchange collected over $6 million in contributions since it became a grant partner of the NFL, significantly increasing its funding from previous years. It\u2019s unclear how much of that funding came from the NFL.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NFL&#8217;s &#8216;Inspire Change&#8217; program has supported the Community Justice Exchange. The left-wing nonprofit, a long-term partner of NFL, funded anti-Israel protesters who obstructed bridges and highways. In a recent incident on April 15, 2024, the organization bailed out demonstrators. 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