We reject the use of faith to justify oppression, sow division, or deny anyone's humanity. Our different faith traditions are not barriers to building power together. They are sources of wisdom, courage, and moral imagination that call us to love our neighbors and act on that love.

We do not have to believe the same things to recognize the sacred worth and dignity of one another. We believe faith must be lived, not simply professed. That means confronting injustice, challenging the misuse of religion, and being willing to put our bodies, relationships, resources, and institutions on the line for liberation. We are not called to be comfortable in the face of oppression. We are called to be courageous.

Our faith does not require us to be the same. It calls us to find one another, struggle together, and build a world where all of us can be free.

We believe Black liberation is the foundation of our collective freedom.

The struggle for Black liberation is the moral and political foundation of all our work. Whether we are Black, white, Asian, Indigenous, Latinx, or of another identity, none of us can be fully free while white supremacy shapes whose lives are valued, whose voices are heard, and whose futures are possible.

We recognize that systems of oppression harm us differently, but our freedom is bound together. Black people are powerful, and we refuse to define our people by what oppressive systems have attempted to do to us. Black liberation is not a boundary around who belongs in our movement. It is the foundation from which we understand injustice and pursue freedom for us all.

We are a multiracial, multifaith, multigenerational community welcoming people across races, ethnicities, genders, gender identities and expressions, sexual orientations, abilities, ages, and life experiences. We welcome people of faith, people questioning faith, and people guided by shared values.

We do not ask anyone to surrender their identity, dignity, or humanity to belong. We believe belonging is more than being welcomed into a room. It means being seen, valued, heard, and having the power to shape our collective future. Our differences are not obstacles to liberation. They are part of the wisdom, beauty, and strength we bring to building it.

We do not expect everyone to arrive with the same experiences, understanding, or beliefs. We welcome questions, honest disagreement, and the discomfort that comes when deeply held assumptions are challenged.

We know conflict is inevitable when people are building something together, and that avoiding conflict can protect the very injustices we seek to dismantle. We will not confuse unity with agreement or peace with the absence of conflict. Rooted in love, courage, compassion, and accountability, we commit to navigating conflict without abandoning one another's humanity. We reject dehumanization and harm while remaining open to learning, healing, and change.

Through relationships, honest struggle, and collective action, we become the people capable of building a liberated world.m description

We organize with Black people and other members of the global majority whose lives and communities are impacted by gun violence, the criminal legal system, incarceration, immigration, economic exploitation, and other systems of oppression. Alongside co-conspirators who understand that our liberation is bound together, we build relationships, develop leadership, and organize for collective power and self-determination.

We believe our people already possess the wisdom, imagination, and capacity to shape their futures. We are not seeking permission to be free or merely a seat at someone else's table. We are building the collective power to create something new.

We refuse to settle for minor reforms that leave systems of harm intact or produce victories our people cannot feel. Our work must confront the roots of injustice while creating the conditions for lasting freedom.

In every campaign, we ask how intersecting systems of oppression create additional barriers for Black people, including Black people with disabilities, Black immigrants, Black transgender and gender-nonconforming people, and Black people impacted by incarceration. We ask whose experiences are being overlooked, who holds the power to shape solutions, and whether what we are building will dismantle those barriers.

We measure victories by the freedom people experience, the barriers we dismantle, and the collective power our communities gain. No one is free if our vision of liberation leaves some of us behind.

We weave healing into all we do. We recognize the harm that generations of oppression have caused to our bodies, spirits, relationships, and communities without allowing that harm to define us.

We believe in the abundance of our collective wisdom, creativity, imagination, and possibility. We reject the narratives that teach us to accept injustice as inevitable or that there is not enough for everyone to thrive.

We dare to imagine beyond the limitations of the world as it is. Together, we are building a liberated New Jersey rooted in dignity, belonging, safety, joy, wholeness, and the freedom for every person to thrive.