Vision and Definitions

our vision for an economically just Oregon –

We seek to root a culture and community in Oregon that nourishes a sense of belonging, respect, and dignity among and between communities and people. We seek to create an environment and systems of abundance by and for Black, Indigenous, Latinx, Asian, and all communities of color so that all Oregonians live beyond the basics of safety and security, and into the freedom to actualize dreams, and the power of communities to control their own financial and economic destiny.

What is economic and racial justice?

Economic and Racial Justice creates environments and systems of abundance by and for Black, Indigenous, Latinx, Asian, and all communities of color so that all Oregonians thrive.

It ends unequal treatment based on racial exclusion and bias, and other forms of exclusion under systems, policies, practices, and narratives that create wealth disparities and the generational loss of wealth

It acknowledges the role of public and private systems and institutions (such as banks, philanthropy, government) to extract land, labor, money, and other forms of wealth from Black, Indigenous, Latinx, Asian, and other communities of color and to serve as instruments of repair

It creates new systems of abundance that intentionally create, transfer, and redistributes wealth and power to provide thriving communities and dignified, productive, safe, and creative lives of self-determination now and for the seven generations ahead