475 Pageviews Read Stories
Causes: Government & Public Administration
Mission: Advancement project is a next generation, multi-racial civil rights organization. Rooted in the great human rights struggles for equality and justice, we exist to fulfill america's promise of a caring, inclusive and just democracy. We use innovative tools and strategies to strengthen social movements and achieve high impact policy change.
Target demographics: We are building a world where people of color are free, safe, and powerful.
Geographic areas served: We provide support and resources from a national level to the local level, to the grassroots connecting organizers across the country.
Programs: We envision a future where people of color are free – where they can thrive, be safe and exercise power. From advancing voting rights, to protecting public education, to ending the criminalization of people of color – we work every day to challenge public policy and delegitimize systems that perpetuate structural racism and inequity. We provide support and resources from a national level to the local level, to the grassroots connecting organizers across the country. We build power and capacity with our grassroots partners through litigation, communications, and organizing campaigns. We shift perspectives through movement weaving and narrative building. Rooted in the great human rights struggles for equality and justice, we exist to fulfill America’s promise of a caring, inclusive and just democracy.