Roots of Justice Convening Registration is OPEN!
Join Confluence Rising on Friday, February 27, 2026 from 8:00AM - 3:00PM for a day of learning how to create an equitable and inclusive workplace. Breakout sessions will offer dedicated reflection time to gain new skills and make valuable connections.
We are Confluence Rising, formerly known as CCEJ.
Our mission is to educate and empower youth and adults to lead change for equity and justice in our communities.
Our vision is a world where people live free of oppression and thrive.
CARE | We invest time and energy in the wellness of individuals and the community. We lean on one another for strength and hope.
IMAGINATION | We believe that another world is possible. We create possibilities for more equity and justice in our own lives, workplaces, and communities.
INTERDEPENDENCE | We believe by connecting our individual strengths, we intentionally build a collective whole to deepen our impact.
CURIOSITY | We ask questions and seek different perspectives. We recognize our own assumptions and biases.
ACCOUNTABILITY | We take responsibility for the impact we have on others. We respond to conflict in ways that build trust.
RELATIONSHIPS | We center connections and work to build trust, understanding, and honesty. We have a mutual responsibility and interest in each other’s wellbeing.
In this special episode, we mark a new chapter in our story. Our team reflects on why the time was right for change, what it took to get here, and what this shift means for the future of our work. Our name has changed, but our vision of a world where people live free of oppression and thrive remains the same. We Connect. Educate. Transform.
Listen to the Journey to Our New Name!
Our Programs
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Youth Leadership Programs
Building Bridges Camp, Conscious Classrooms, Summer Youth Leadership Institute, and more.
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Restorative Youth Diversion
Restorative Youth Diversion is an alternative to the traditional legal system that focuses on accountability, healing, and community-based solutions.
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Adult Training & Coaching for Institutional Transformation
We provide training, coaching, and conflict facilitation for adults in workplaces, schools, colleges, universities, and community settings.
Confluence Rising (formerly CCEJ) in the News!
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Confluence Rising is United Against Hate
Confluence Rising hosted their 3rd annual United Against Hate Community Care Breakfast, bringing together leaders from across Los Angeles for a powerful panel discussion on hate prevention and intervention moderated by Executive Director, Reena Hajat Carroll.
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Confluence Rising is new name for California Conference for Equality and Justice
What’s in a name?
It’s so important that for the past 18 months, the California Conference for Equality and Justice has been on a journey to update its name and logo.
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Chuck Barnes turned his life around in high school
For his decades of social justice work, Barnes was honored with the coveted Gene Lentzner Human Relations Award at the annual meeting of CCEJ, now called Confluence Rising, earlier this month. Lentzner was a legendary Long Beach civil rights leader and CCEJ official who died in 2020.
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Reyna Ochoa honored with Gene Lentzner Award for neighborhood leadership
CCEJ’s 2024 Gene Lentzner Awardee, Reyna Ochoa is celebrated for her community organizing for almost 50 years in the Long Beach community.
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Shirley Wild: CCEJ hosts its 60th Annual Humanitarian Awards Celebration
CCEJ held its 60th Annual Humanitarian Awards Celebration at The Reef on Oct. 30, and raised $57,625 for CCEJ’s mission to educate and empower youth and adults to lead change for equity and justice in our communities.
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Rashida Crutchfield helps students with housing, hunger and more
CCEJ’s 2024 Humanitarian Awardee, Dr. Rashida Crutchfield is celebrated for her groundbreaking research that has led to statewide and national programs to help college students who are dealing with homelessness and food insecurity.
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Womxn Are Long Beach Podcast
Our ED, Reena is interviewed in the local Long Beach podcast: Womxn Are Long Beach hosted by Dr. Beth Lesen. Listen to hear about CCEJ opportunities, our restorative justice work, and Long Beah impact.
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CCEJ Leadership for the Los Angeles Times' Diversity, Inclusion, Equity, and Accessibility Magazine
Our ED, Reena is recognized as a DEIA Visionary in the Los Angeles Times' Diversity, Inclusion, Equity, and Accessibility Magazine 2023.
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CCEJ in Bixby Knolls Business Improvement Association
Read about CCEJ in the Know(‘ll) Your Business feature in Bixby Knolls Business Improvement Associaion!
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California Conference for Equality and Justice to host social justice breakfast in March
Read about CCEJ’s annual Interfaith Intercultural Breakfast to bring together community members in support of education and building solidarity.
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California’s Stop the Hate Fund invests in violence prevention in LA
Read about CCEJ's work to prevent and address hate violence in Southern California!
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Toyota Celebrates 50 Years of North American Manufacturing at California Plant
Toyota TABC awards CCEJ with a community investment grant!
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Youth Diversion Programs In LA And SF Offer Kids Accused Of Serious Crimes A Chance To Make Things Right
Youth in LA County get a second chance through programs like CCEJ’s Restorative Youth Diversion program
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To Address Rising Hate, More Focus on Prevention and Crimes They Trigger
CCEJ’s role in fighting hate crimes in Southern California.
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LA Country Hate Crimes Rise Again
Read about the rise in hate violence in LA County and how CCEJ is working to address and prevent hate crimes.
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CCEJ Centers Youth Voices in Restorative Justice
CCEJ received funding through the LA2050 Grants Challenge from the Goldhirsh Foundation to support its restorative justice diversion programming for youth.
Contact
3605 Long Beach Blvd., Suite 100
Long Beach, CA 90807
Email
info@ConfluenceRising.org
Phone
(562) 435-8184