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About Us . . . Building a Democracy Movement for the U.S.A.
Our Vision
The Liberty Tree Foundation for the Democratic Revolution envisions and works to create a society in which communities and individuals have the desire, skills and capacity to participate in the collective decisions that affect their lives.
Liberty Tree understands that in order to build such a society, a democratic revolution is necessary: One that focuses on deep structural and institutional change, dismantles oppression in all its forms, and is organized through the transformation of communities, institutions and local governments into conscious agents of democratic change.
Our Mission
Liberty Tree collaborates with organizations and individuals to build strategic pro-democracy campaigns that directly challenge illegitimate power, dismantle oppression, and develop the skills necessary to lay the foundation for a democratic revolution.
Our Values
At Liberty Tree, our work is guided by the following values:
- Feminist, democratic principles of collective and individual accountability, mutual responsibility, active power sharing, and non-hierarchical organizing.
- Liberation and anti-oppressive principles that arise from collective deliberative analysis that challenges the root causes of injustice and oppression.
- Effective movement building grounded in the real needs and experiences of people and communities struggling for democratic power and collective liberation.
- Nurturing relationships and an organizing culture that is joyful, hopeful and celebratory.
- The concepts of Sankofa and the Seventh Generation: Sankofa reaches back into our history and carries it into the present; the commitment to the Seventh Generation means that decisions we make today must be evaluated by their impact on generations to come.
Laying the Foundation
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