Our Core Beliefs
One Richmond. A better Richmond is possible only when we work together to unify the different populations that make up our diverse city. We need to end the policies that pit the Latino/a community against African-Americans against Asians against whites. We need a united community effort to take on the problems of crime, violence, economic inequality, and decaying infrastructure t
hat are the results of political policies at the state and national level combined with globalization. Democracy is about people, not corporations. Corporations have too much power in our society. In all our activities and campaigns we refuse contributions from large corporations and try to answer their power with the voluntary activity of large numbers of people. These ideas have taken on greater importance with the growth of the right-wing and the Supreme Court’s ruling to allow corporations to make unlimited political contributions. Democracy is about the public making the important decisions and ending the back room politics of corporations using their power, pulling strings, or buying support through contributions. Diversity and respect for each other's ideas. We don’t all agree on every issue and invite discussion in our newsletter. We are registered as Democrats, Greens, independents, and in other parties. But we do agree on the need to build a strong progressive movement in Richmond where people support each other.
