SOCIAL JUSTICE ALL

WOMEN'S RIGHTS

REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS

Codify Roe v Wade
Ensure full reproductive rights and bodily autonomy for women
Repeal the Hyde Amendment
Fund free birth control and menstruation products
Federally fund and expedite all rape kit testing

JUSTICE

Publish the Equal Rights Amendment
Pass the 2021 Violence Against Women Act
Pass the Paycheck Fairness Act (HR 7) to end pay discrimination + ensure equal pay for equal work
Decriminalize sex work
Enforce: Title IX which protects against discrimination based on sex (including sexual harassment
Repeal FOSTA/SESTA which puts sex workers at risk

PROTECT

Expand: Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC)
Ensure that domestic abusers cannot own or buy a gun

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REPARATIONS + BLACK LIBERATION

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INVEST

Massive reinvestment from policing and prisons into social, economic, and other programs that lead to direct community benefits
Increase investments in programs that support Black-owned businesses (HBUs)
Increase investment in Historically Black Colleges and Universities

REFORM

Promulgate a moratorium on all proposed Cop Cities and end federal investments in such facilities
Eliminate white nationalists from police forces by Federal law
Ensure white nationalist groups’ activities are routinely monitored, due to white nationalist violence being the greatest single source of domestic terrorism

JUSTICE

Overturn Alexander v. Sandoval Supreme Court decision that burdens or eliminates the private right of action against entities that violate Title VI + other Civil Rights Act of 1964 mandates
Restore Section 4(b) + Section 5 of the 1965 Voting Rights Act + permanently certify the entire law Title VI + other mandates in the Civil Rights Act of 1964
Ensure the Office of Civil Rights is fully funded, staffed, and fulfills its obligation to protect the civil rights of marginalized communities.

HOME + HEALTH + FOOD

Address the redlining through programs that deliver recompense for Black homeowners whose home values are disproportionately impacted by systemically racist practices
Ensure that a universal single-payer healthcare system addresses and resolves the health outcome disparity
Eliminate ‘food deserts’ where fresh produce + food sovereignty is largely unavailable, disproportionately impacting Black communities.
Work with Congress and federal agencies to codify the Justice for Black Farmers Act

CLIMATE

Establish a federal commission to eradicate the lead pipes and tainted water crisis impacting cities like Flint, MI within 1 year
Coordinate with Black-led formations to codify proposals + demands included in their Black Climate Mandate
Work with Congress and impacted community members to draft and pass the Justice for Cancer Alley Act that will include compensation and free healthcare in perpetuity for victims in this region who have been subjected to environmentally racist practices for decades

CHANGE

Direct all federal agencies to consider and include race and ethnicity as part of all of their initiatives and other programs implemented with federal dollars
Leverage the power of the federal government to force states to compensate state run, land grant HBCUs $13 Billion+ they are owed

PROTECT

Establish a National Office for Civilian Oversight Committees to ensure greater transparency and accountability for civilian law enforcement departments
Establish a multi-agency federal Returning Citizens Task Force to assist and provide resources for the formerly incarcerated in an effort to expedite their journey back to full citizen status including, but not limited to, immediate restoration of voting rights in most cases

2SLGBTQIA+ RIGHTS

SUPPORT

Declare trans murder + suicide rates a national emergency
Support Equality Act, the PRIDE Act, the Every Child Deserves a Family Act, + other bills to prohibit discrimination by the U.S., the military, state local governments, or private industry
Support the PrEP Access and Coverage Act (until universal healthcare starts)
Prevent + repeal legislation that purports to protect religious liberty at the expense of the rights of others
De-gender or + nonbinary gender options to Federal public docs

RIGHTS

Publish the original Equal Rights Amendment in the National Archives, effectively bringing it into law.
Remove punitive and cumbersome legal name change requirements and fees
Federally prohibit the harmful practice of “conversion therapy”

JUSTICE

Pass legislation to mandate police to adopt policies that ensure fairer interactions with transgender people, who are disproportionately impacted by disparities in policing
Outlaw misgendered imprisonment nationwide + end “gay panic” + “trans panic” defenses for violent crimes
De-gender or add nonbinary gender options to all Federal public documents

HEALTH

Prohibit insurance companies from denying trans-affirming procedures
Remove “transmedicalist” language from all educational materials relating to trans individuals
Legally prohibit mutilative surgeries on intersex infants

EMPLOYMENT

Specifically prohibit disciplining or firing trans employees for acknowledging their gender/pronouns with customers, clients, or other individuals in the workplace
De-gender school dress codes, and guarantee protection from discrimination as a result of dress in workplaces

INCLUDE

Develop and implement 2SLGBTQIA+ inclusive public education to combat bullying
Include 2SLGBTQIA+ history in school curricula, provide school and community trainings and 2SLGBTQIA+ specific school counseling

PROVIDE

Fund housing relief programs for 2SLGBTQIA+ youth, who are disproportionately represented in unsheltered populations

TRIBAL/INDIGENOUS SOVEREIGNTY

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HONOR

Honor all existing treaties with Indigenous nations
Amend the federal regulations to streamline the recognition process of Tribal Nations, Native Hawaiian Nation and other Pacific and Caribbean Islanders
Support a Truth + Reconciliation Commission
Support reparations plan to address Indigenous people’s economic dispossession

REPRESENTATION

Increase appointments to Tribal liaison positions, boards and commissions to ensure representation on all policies impacting Tribal Nations
Remove policies and practices that create barriers in upholding Native voting rights at all levels of government

ECONOMY

Enforce the UN Declaration of the Rights of Indigenous People to require tribal consent for granting construction permits on treaty lands, waterways
Improve state-federal-tribal relations to avoid bias and discriminatory policing through law enforcement cross-cultural education with Tribal Nations
Help States develop and fund Urban Indian Liaison Offices to improve community relations

JUSTICE

Ensure the rights of Tribal Nations to investigate and exercise criminal jurisdiction over non-Native citizens who commit domestic or sexual violence on Tribal lands in accordance with the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA)
Maintain and authorize the VAWA to fund and expand the specific Tribal Nations’ provisions, such as judicial training
Improve and fund Native lands’ justice systems to facilitate prosecution of non-natives accused of serious crimes

HOUSING

Mandate all property tax revenues from tribal (reservation) lands be shared with the tribes
Address the disproportionately high rates of homelessness among Urban Indians
Halt gentrification in Tribal and poor communities that prices people out of their communities

LAND

Defend Tribal rights to regulate and manage their environment’s natural resources
Establish a federal Land Back Commission Create a task force of Tribal nations leaders to assess their needs for infrastructure, resources, education and economic development
Ensure free, prior, and informed consent for any and all activity on tribal sovereign land
Prohibit all activities on sovereign territories without Free, Prior, and Informed Consent

EDUCATION

Ensure the Department of Education fully funds and includes Tribal Sovereignty Curriculum developed by Tribal leaders in all states
Expand funding for Tribal Compact Schools and address the disproportionate rates of drop-out, expulsion and suspension rates of Native students at the K-12 level
Expand access to Tribal Colleges and Universities, Native Studies programs in mainstream Colleges and Universities

CHILDREN

Provide funding for judicial training on the Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978 to eliminate the loss of Native children’s ties and identities to their families, cultures and homelands
Officially recognize children lost to adoption under the Indian Relocation Act of 1952, tribal members who were dis-enrolled during the U.S. Indian Tribes termination policies (1940 to mid-1960), prior to the enactment of the Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978 and reunify them with their tribes and families

WOMEN

Ensure correct Native classification of Missing and Murdered Native women in the federal records
Increase tribal, federal, state and local cooperation to end the crisis of Missing and Murdered Native women
Commission a report on the pipeline culture as an intrinsic factor in the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women crisis of and mandate oil companies fund resources for crisis prevention

HEALTH

Increase + expand community health centers & mental health services for Native youth
Establish an adequately funded medical facility in all reservations

INDIAN HEALTH SERVICES

Fund Indian Health Service (IHS)
Establish at least one IHS clinic in each state
Fund Indian Health Service’s (IHS) trust responsibility for Urban Indians so IHS funds can never be taken from the Federally Recognized Tribal allotment to fund Urban Indian Healthcare
Expand funding of Urban Indian health organizations to enable them to address the health needs of Native Americans in urban areas who may not have access to Tribal heal

INDIAN HEALTH SERVICES

Declare the second Monday in October as the Federal holiday “Indigenous Peoples Day”

DISABILITY RIGHTS

RIGHTS & ACCESS

Ensure opportunities for people with disabilities to partake fully in the economy at a fair wage and to enable financial security
End all exceptions in wage laws and workplace protections for individuals with disabilities
Help children with disabilities and their families by providing life-changing early interventions + access to education
Defend the civil liberties of people with disabilities in areas like criminal justice, voting, physical + mental health, parental rights, + marriage equality

ECONOMY

Update the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), with updates to be informed by people in the disabled community.
Pass the Disabilities Integration Act that ensures people with disabilities have a right to live and receive services in their own homes
Ensure that disabled immigrants are afforded the same immigration rights as non-disabled immigrants

FUNDING

Provide Federal funding to meet ADA accessibility and accommodation requests by individual residents, students and faculty
Expand funding for Aging and Disability Resource Centers (ADRCs)
Federally invest in upgrading all existing public housing and public schools to ADA accessibility standards
Fully fund the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) Make sure that technology is accessible and supports the goals of the diverse lives of people with disabilities

SOCIAL SECURITY

Expand access to Social Security/SSDI/SSI, including assistance of public lawyers in SSDI application.
Expand Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) and Supplemental Social Income (SSI) to a living wage of greater than 10% of regional Cost of Living calculations
Eliminate SSI waiting periods and disability proof requirements

JUSTICE

Defend the civil liberties of people with disabilities in areas like criminal justice, voting, physical and mental health, parental rights, and marriage equality

SOCIAL & CIVIL RIGHTS

WOMEN'S RIGHTS

REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS

JUSTICE

PROTECT

REPARATIONS + BLACK LIBERATION

REPARATIONS + BLACK LIBERATION

INVEST

REFORM

JUSTICE

HOME + HEALTH + FOOD

CLIMATE

CHANGE

PROTECT

2SLGBTQIA+ RIGHTS

SUPPORT

RIGHTS

JUSTICE

HEALTH

EMPLOYMENT

INCLUDE

PROVIDE

TRIBAL/INDIGENOUS SOVEREIGNTY

TRIBAL/INDIGENOUS SOVEREIGNTY

HONOR

REPRESENTATION

ECONOMY

JUSTICE

HOUSING

LAND

EDUCATION

CHILDREN

WOMEN

HEALTH

INDIAN HEALTH SERVICES

INDIAN HEALTH SERVICES

DISABILITY RIGHTS

RIGHTS & ACCESS

ECONOMY

FUNDING

SOCIAL SECURITY

JUSTICE

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