Our Racial Justice Priorities

Our Racial Justice Priorities

Reconcile for the racial injustices this country has committed, instill and protect systemic change, increase protections against discrimination, and pay direct reparations.

Reconcile for the racial injustices this country has committed, instill and protect systemic change, increase protections against discrimination, and pay direct reparations.

Reconcile for the state-sponsored oppression of Black communities.

  • Pay extensive reparations to all Black Americans who are descendants of slaves. Publicly acknowledge and apologize for the racial injustices that have been committed and occur to this day.

Reconcile for the genocide and the political and economic violence committed against Native communities.

  • Pay reparations and expand protections and tribal ownership of sacred and native land/reservations.

Abolish police and prisons and reconcile for the harms and abuses of Black and Brown people at the hands of the U.S. criminal “justice” system.

  • Expand and enforce civil rights in all areas of government, with a focus on the criminal justice system and the elimination of police brutality.

Eliminate the power of government systems to discriminate and marginalize BIPOC communities in grants, welfare programs, civil rights, environmental protections, and every other area of government oversight.

  • Enforce discrimination protections and establish harm and bias prevention expectations, such as training, for entities seeking accreditation or government grants or contracts.

Reconcile for the state-sponsored oppression of Black communities.

  • Pay extensive reparations to all Black Americans who are descendants of slaves. Publicly acknowledge and apologize for the racial injustices that have been committed and occur to this day.

Reconcile for the genocide and the political and economic violence committed against Native communities.

  • Pay reparations and expand protections and tribal ownership of sacred and native land/reservations.

Abolish police and prisons and reconcile for the harms and abuses of Black and Brown people at the hands of the U.S. criminal “justice” system.

  • Expand and enforce civil rights in all areas of government, with a focus on the criminal justice system and the elimination of police brutality.

Eliminate the power of government systems to discriminate and marginalize BIPOC communities in grants, welfare programs, civil rights, environmental protections, and every other area of government oversight.

  • Enforce discrimination protections and establish harm and bias prevention expectations, such as training, for entities seeking accreditation or government grants or contracts.

More Priorities

Criminal Justice Priorities

Abolish police and prisons, refocus the justice system from punishment toward treatment and justice, address the root causes of crime, and reconcile for the war on drugs.

Democracy Priorities

Rebalance government representation; provide and protect voting rights; and facilitate a true democracy with access, accountability and fairness.

Economic Priorities

Raise the minimum wage, protect and value workers, ensure individuals’ basic needs are met, and run the economy to fund equity and progress — not greed.

Education Priorities

Fully fund high-quality education systems, end the school-to-prison pipeline, ensure access to quality higher education and provide student loan debt relief.

Environmental Priorities

Pass sweeping reforms to increase environmental protections, fund sustainability, protect Native territory and ensure environmental justice.

Gender, Sexuality, and Reproductive Justice Priorities

Institute full reproductive rights and justice, enforce discrimination protections, protect women and femmes, and prioritize the urgent needs of LGBTQ+ people.

Healthcare Priorities

Establish free health care and affordable treatment for all, progress toward quality and equity, and invest in harm-reduction resources and practices.

Immigration Priorities

Abolish U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and detention facilities, end detainment and family separation, protect migrant rights and improve the path to citizenship.

Infrastructure Priorities

Create meaningful employment, build for sustainability, protect and empower communities, attain internet access for all and increase accessibility.

Racial Justice Priorities

Reconcile for the racial injustices this country has committed, instill and protect systemic change, increase protections against discrimination and pay direct reparations.