Values
Another World is Possible
Another World is Necessary | Another World is Possible
Another World Has Already Started
In the words of Grace Lee Boggs: “We are in the midst of a great transformation, not only economically but psychologically, culturally, politically, in our relations with one another, to the Earth, to other species and to other peoples of the world, and in our concept of ourselves and of our rights and responsibilities as human beings.”
Perhaps you too, feel like the world is doomed from climate change to persistent gun violence? Surely something else must exist? The good news is, there is! The gut punch is: it’s slow but meaningful work. We are committed to another world, the kindom of God that is marked not by hierarchies and who is in or out; instead it is a radical reordering of all of us as “kin” to one another.
Self-determination for Working Class and Communities of Color
Poverty and economic inequality cannot be understood apart from a society built on white supremacy. Therefore, we trust and follow the leadership of those most impacted by economic oppression.
At a time when “the loudest voices in American Christianity today—those of right-wing evangelicals—who shamelessly spew a putrid stew of religious ignorance and political venom that is poisoning our society, making a mockery of the Gospel of Jesus Christ” — we must cling to the witness of Jesus who dwelled in the margins. Working class communities and people of color who are historically marginalized, must be in the lead as they determine solutions for their own well-being.
Radical Solidarity over Toxic Charity
How Sharing and Mutuality Lead to Liberation
Achieving equity ought to be the goal in building the common good. Too often, service and charitable contributions can leave us thinking our neighbors are only people “in need.” This way of seeing people as only deficit is toxic because it hampers our efforts of getting to know one another and sharing solidarity; it prevents us from seeing the cultural, spiritual, communal gifts they bring to the world. It reduces neighbor to a nameless face to be serve, not the very image of God.
Organizing at the Speed of Trust
"If you want to go fast, go alone; but if you want to go far, go together."
These words of Wisdom from Africa remind us we belong to each other. Power doesn’t simply belong to those who are on top. We organize here because we have to live, play, learn, shop, and drive in the same city. And in order to build power together across class, ethnicity, education, immigration status, we need trust. The movement is not from above but from below.
We prioritize relationships and relational ways of moving together and advancing the common good.