About PLC
Core Mission
To build and amplify solidarity economies, collective action movements, and community care networks.
Core Vision
People empowered as stewards of labor, nature, and culture.
Vision for Ourselves
We envision ourselves as an group devoted to worker autonomy and the dismantling of hierarchies of people and resources. Where we center lived and learned experience rather than merit or extrinsic value. Where there is room to learn, and opportunities for both social and personal growth.
Vision for Our Community
We envision a community rooted in social good. Where businesses, local organizations and groups, and community leaders work together as equals to solve problems that impact them and the people around them.
Vision for the World
We envision a world where every person has a right to a life free from systemic oppression and exploitation. Where solidarity economies sustain critical liberatory systems, and where we embrace our roles as stewards of nature, labor, and culture to survive and thrive as human beings.
Core Principles
Participatory Democracy in All Sectors of Society
Preservation of Language, Knowledge, and Culture
Return of Land Back to Indigenous and Native Peoples
Art and Storytelling as Joy and Resistance
Autonomy of the Mind, Body, and Soul
Culture of Upskilling and Personal Growth
Core Beliefs
- Every living being has a right to a life free from oppression and exploitation.
- Every person has a right to meet their basic needs and live a life of decency.
- Creating sustainable systems of mutual support, worker ownership, participatory democracy, and cultural competency is key to establishing human equality and liberation.
- We Must Embrace Our Role As Stewards Of Nature, Labor, And Culture If We And The Planet Are To Survive.
- Mutual Support and Collaboration Must Take Precedence Over Charity and Individualism.
- Solidarity is Built Across Cultures and Communities through Collective Action and Community Care
