ONE DC

At ONE DC, our mission is to exercise political strength to create and preserve racial and economic equity in Shaw and the District. We seek to create a community in DC that is equitable for all.

Our Values

• In the spirit of Ella Jo Baker, we value grassroots, democratic leadership.
• In the spirit of Mother Jones, we value grassroots organizing and strategic hell-raising for justice.
• In the spirit of Denmark Vesey, we value sharing of power and resources for our collective liberation.
• In the spirit of Standing Bear, we value people's right to indigenous culture and stewardship of land.
• In the spirit of Ida B. Wells, we value organizing to expose injustice, raise consciousness, and affirm human dignity.
• In the spirit of Nannie Helen Burroughs, we value education, and collective work and cooperation.
  In the spirit of Claudia Jones, we value internationalism and solidarity with liberation movements around the world.
• We value our lives, spirits, and our collective personhood.
• We value our unique human potential to organize for social change and justice.
• We value the work of the poor, oppressed, and disenfranchised.
• We value free expression of human love, sexuality, art, culture, and language.

We, the people of ONE DC, as members, supporters, shared leadership team members, and staff stand firm and bear witness to the possibility of a just, fair, and equitable District of Columbia.

We share our values with you to build a caring society and community for all!