We know unjust systems continue to disproportionately inflict trauma upon specific communities: people of color, low-income earners, those who identify as anything other than “straight,” those without a home, and those who have paid their debt to society by completing their term in incarceration. 

We know all humans are entitled to equal access to high-quality education and comprehensive health services.

We know every parent and child should be made aware of the rights lawfully granted to students and their guardians.  Parents and children should be protected from the infringement and/or revocation of these rights by any and all other entities.

We know all communities are invaluable contributors to humanity as a whole.  To omit or disregard any culture’s history or presence from any discourse results in an incomplete and false record.  A lack of factual knowledge cultivates fear and hatred resulting in further ineffectual and harmful policies.  An educated public is a compassionate public, and a compassionate society strives to guarantee the success of all people.

We believe the necessary strength, ability, and desire to pursue a greater purpose are inherent in all human beings.  We will not attempt to make people better, as we do not believe in insufficient human beings.  Instead, we see a flawed set of systems.  We will work to ensure those systems offer equitable means to prosperity for all people.