
Vision & Values
Photo courtesy of our fiscal sponsees, CT Black and Brown Student Union, holding a peaceful protest at Eastern Connecticut State University on October 15th, 2020.
We believe there is a better way.
Our Beliefs
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We are founded on the pillars of racial justice, equity, anti-racism, and economic justice.
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We are visionary leaders committed to each other’s humanity and to manifesting our shared liberation.
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We honor transparency, honesty, and collaboration.
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We value community organizing as a tool to shift the material conditions of our communities.
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We see the vast space and great power of long-term relationships, treating them with care and deliberation.

Photo courtesy of our fiscal sponsee, Hearing Youth Voices, during a Black Lives Matter Protest.

Photo courtesy of our fiscal sponsee, Step Up New London, for a workshop where 16 parents and community members completed a 12-week training where folks dove into various topics critical to community organizing and civic engagement, such as racism, sexism, capitalism and more.
We Center
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The experience of our people most impacted by racism and capitalism.
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Accountability to each other.
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Those directly affected by the issue as their own best representatives.
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A community-based vision and mission.
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Collaborating and organizing strategically.
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Campaigns with clear demands and targets.
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Development of new leadership to support and guide the work.
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Movement building to foster trust and intentional connection.
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Base-building to agitate, mobilize, and engage our constituents in our work.
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The anti-racism and anti-bias principles for organizing and building relationships from the People's Institute for Survival and Beyond: https://pisab.org/our-principles/
Our Commitments
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Support emerging groups.
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Build an organization thoughtfully.
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Incubate ideas and bring them into existence, from workshop facilitation to institution building.
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Acknowledge we have a lot to learn.
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Ensure that fiscally-sponsored groups have real decision-making power within the organizational structure.
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Intelligently design organizational practices that reflect our commitment to each other through transformative personnel and HR policies.
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Center open and candid communications.
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Share knowledge and maintain an informed community of groups, allies, and supporters.
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Move through conflict in healthy ways, regarding it as a normal element of our interconnectedness and humanity.
