Bermuda Is Love ‘JusticeNotCharity’ Campaign

August 6, 2025 | 0 Comments

This August, Bermuda Is Love is launching the #JusticeNotCharity Campaign with a series of “justice-themed events that unite direct service and action with legal education and grassroots advocacy.”

A spokesperson said, “Each event this month will focus on a critical justice issue – legal access, housing insecurity, food justice, and healthcare reform – and will pair hands-on volunteer opportunities with workshops that unpack the legal systems behind these everyday crises. Together, we aim to support those in need while growing our collective understanding of the structural changes needed for lasting justice.

“This campaign insists that care and compassion are not separate from policy and politics. That we can build a better Bermuda where love is not just a personal emotion, but the foundation of how we build our systems, shape our communities, and treat one another. Justice is not charity. It’s dignity.

“Bermuda Is Love reject’s the narrative that frames hunger, homelessness, and unaffordable healthcare as personal failures. These are symptoms of unjust systems, shaped by inequality, exclusion, and neglect, that consistently harm the most marginalized.

“To confront these challenges, we aim to continue building a strong, connected, informed community. Through shared action, honest dialogue, and collective learning, we can deepen solidarity among those who care about justice in Bermuda.

“During this campaign’s events we will break down complex legal systems including the court system, tenant laws, food waste policy, and healthcare access into accessible tools. We will also explore how law and policy can evolve to recognize basic needs such as justice, food, housing, and healthcare, not as privileges, but as fundamental human rights rooted in our shared humanity.

“But awareness alone is not enough. This campaign is also about doing the work. Bermuda Is Love views mutual aid as a dignified, community-led alternative to charity, where neighbours support one another through volunteering, resource-sharing, and mutual care. This month’s legal and health clinics, and food and housing volunteer efforts are paired with systemic education, helping people meet immediate needs while exposing and challenging the structures that create them.

“This model aims to centre dignity and solidarity, not pity or saviourism. It trusts that communities can support themselves when given the tools, trust, and opportunity. By linking community work with policy change, we aim to target root causes, not just symptoms, and offer clear, tangible ways for everyone to get involved through volunteering, organizing, advocating, educating.

“Ultimately, this is more than a campaign. It is a call to reimagine justice. Not as a distant legal idea, but as a way of living together, grounded in love, care, and collective responsibility.

“Join us this August as we continue to work together to not only provide support, but to build a more just and compassionate Bermuda.

#JusticeNotCharity Campaign Schedule

Saturday, 9th August 2025 – Free Legal Advice Clinic & Legal Literacy Fair