We Envision an oregon

… in which rural and coastal, Native and Tribal, immigrant + migrant economies and communities thrive. At the intersection of culture + region, alliances create stronger, climate-resilient economies and communities. All pathways of economic growth are built in solidarity with Indigenous communities – Oregon’s first peoples.

the pathway: Geographies of Inclusion → 

… in which poverty does not exist. Oregon creates generational wealth and shared prosperity through the development and utilization of restorative social and economic policy. That prioritizes the cultivation of diverse skills and talents to create community abundance, intergenerational safety, and economic security.

the pathway: Shared Prosperity + Generational Wealth →

Geographies of Inclusion

Equitable Access to Resources + Infrastructure

Oregon ensures equitable distribution of resources + infrastructure. Rural, coastal, and Indigenous communities have the same (or better) infrastructure as urban, metro, and suburban communities.

Power, Decision Making, and Equitable Resources

Oregon’s education system and learning communities are funded equitably. Local communities have sufficient power and resources to adapt services to meet their unique needs.

Universal Protections

Oregon prioritizes the safety and security of all people. Our economic growth occurs because we care for and protect BIPOC communities, immigrants and migrants, our natural resources, and our climate. 

Inclusion not Extraction

Oregon honors, and understands the historical and contemporary value of the entrepreneurial innovation and economic contributions of rural, Indigenous, and immigrant communities to the resilience, health, and wellbeing of all Oregonians.

Community + People Power

Oregon builds economic equity through people power. We invest in cross-cultural solidarity and abundance to create thriving, local economies. 

Shared Prosperity + Generational Wealth

Equitable Opportunity for Wealth Creation

All people in Oregon have access and opportunity to build intergenerational wealth. Historic inequities that create disproportionate financial burdens and economic exclusion are addressed through reparative investments and debt relief.

Autonomy + Self-Determination 

All people in Oregon choose how to contribute to their family’s resilience, community care, and collective abundance. Communities thrive because people fulfill their purpose based on passion and innovation.

Unconditional Dignity

Unconditional stability + safety 

All people deserve unconditional stability and safety regardless of employment status. We value all work – paid and unpaid – as essential to the health and wellbeing of all Oregonians.

Inclusive democracy

Oregon believes that a thriving economy requires an inclusive democracy. We fundamentally believe shared prosperity requires all Oregonians to participate in civic society and community decision-making. We protect the rights of all eligible voters to fully participate in democratic elections. 

Economic Repair + Accountability

Honor All Treaties

Oregon builds accountable and restorative economies by honoring State and Federal Treaties. We start with treaties that have been broken, ignored, and disregarded.

Reparations + Restorative Economic Investment

Oregon provides reparations and intergenerational economic investment to atone for the systematic and state-sanctioned exclusion of Indigenious and Black people from generational wealth creation.

Truth + Reconciliation

Oregon hosts a truth and reconciliation process to build systemic and shared understanding of the impacts of colonization and Oregon’s racist laws on Indigenous and Black people. 

Increase Community Power
+ Economic Self-Determination

Oregon’s business infrastructure and economies are built from the ground up. We prioritize investment in BIPOC and rural entrepreneurs. We resource small-business development and ensure local and small businesses have representative power to inform statewide economic policies.