We must continue to fight to defend the civil rights of all Americans. Many Americans still suffer from discrimination, racism, racial profiling and sometimes hate crimes. We must fight for the rights of African Americans, Latinos, Asians, Arabs, Jews, women and gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people. We must end discrimination and oppression of anyone because of their race, religion, national origin, language, color, gender, or sexual preference.
Civil Rights
African Americans, Latinos, Native Americans, Asians, Africans, Arabs and Muslims continue to face racism and discrimination in America. The U.S. government must be made to protect the civil rights of all regardless of national origin, race or ethnicity, religion, language, culture, gender or sexual preference.
Criminal Justice
We have to end the racist and classist prison industrial complex and do away with the death penalty. We need a system of restorative justice.
Women and the Right to Choose
Women must have control over their own bodies and lives and be able to support their families, raise their children, and lead fulfilling lives.
Gay and Lesbian Rights
Equal rights for all means just that. Gay, lesbian, bi-sexual, and transgender (LGBT) people should have the same protections and opportunities as all others in society and in the workplace.
Immigrant Rights
Most immigrants migrate because of the need for work, and whether or not they have papers, they are not criminals. Millions of immigrants in the United States contribute to our economy and become part of our communities. They must be given full civil and political rights. At the same time, we must change the world's economic disparities that force so many to migrate because of poverty.
