Public Education: Pre-K through Higher Education

§      Adequate stable public funding at all levels

§      Equal education opportunity for all with emphasis on protection and preservation of intellectual freedom and access to broad-based education

§      Opposition to public funds for vouchers, private schools, non-accredited education programs

§      Improved funding for academic and workforce programs, faculty, staff and students

§      Protection of programs that meet the needs of girls and women in elementary, secondary and postsecondary education, including vigorous enforcement of Title IX and all other civil rights laws pertaining to education

§      Increased grant assistance for child care costs of student parents

Elimination of Discrimination and Violence

§      Laws that protect all persons, without regard to gender, race, creed, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, age or class

§      Programs that eliminate bullying and sexual harassment

§      Programs which address human trafficking of all people

State and Local Government

§      Reaffirmation of the separation of church and state

§      Adequate long-term funding for education, public safety and human services

§      Fair and equitable taxation at all levels of government

§      Improved public access to the legislative process

§      Accountability and transparency in government operations

§      Restructuring of Oregon’s tax system.

Health Care

§      The right of all persons to have access to reproductive health care options of their choice.

§      Universal availability, accessibility and quality health services

Economic Self-Sufficiency

§      Pay equity and fairness in compensation

§      Greater availability of and access to benefits that promote work and life balance