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I think in this context it refers to people who advocate for social justice.
Yes, that's it-- I think SJs is more polite than SJWs (Social Justice Warriors), but I'm guessing about that.
It's a rather confused area of terminology-- there's an older use of "social justice" (note lack of capitalization) which, so far as I know, consisted of advocating for various groups, but didn't include the ideas of privilege and calling out.
What do the people that people call SJWs call themselves?
Generally, progressives.
SJWs to progressives are like crusaders to Christians.
Feminists, antiracists etc. Often something like intersectional something or other. They don't have a name that most of them are happy with, which is why a name that was just a joke about them 'fighting for social justice' stuck.
There is a lot of terms involved.
A person might say: I'm a third wave feminist. The also might say: I'm an ally.
The trouble with "SJs" is that it looks like an abbreviation but there doesn't seem to be anything it stands for. "Social Justices"? (That would mean judges who like to party, I guess.) "Social Justicers"?
Maybe something longer is needed. "SJ people"? "SJ folks"? "The online Social Justice movement"?