Mission

THE ALLIANCE IS A COALITION OF COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS AND ADVOCACY GROUPS WITH A MISSION TO BUILD POWER ACROSS THE INTERSECTIONS OF GEOGRAPHY, RACE, CULTURE, AND ISSUES IN THE TWIN CITIES REGION TO ELIMINATE SYSTEMS OF OPPRESSION AND ADVANCE OUR COLLECTIVE LIBERATION. WE ENVISION A VIBRANT REGION WHERE GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT DECISIONS, POLICIES, PRACTICES, AND INVESTMENTS ARE CENTERED IN THE NEEDS AND EXPERTISE OF LOW-WEALTH PEOPLE AND BLACK, INDIGENOUS, IMMIGRANT, AND PEOPLE OF COLOR; HISTORICAL HARMS ARE ADDRESSED; AND OUR HEALING, BELONGING, AND PROSPERITY ARE PRIORITIZED IN DECISIONS ABOUT OUR CURRENT AND FUTURE COMMUNITIES. THE ALLIANCE ENGAGES DOZENS OF OTHER ALLIED ORGANIZATIONS IN ADVANCING OUR SHARED VISION FOR AN EQUITABLE REGION THROUGH: --COALITION ORGANIZING: WE ORGANIZE COALITIONS THAT CROSS THE BOUNDARIES OF RACE, CULTURE, GEOGRAPHY AND ISSUES TO ADVANCE EQUITY AND JUSTICE. WE USE AN INSIDE/OUTSIDE STRATEGY, BUILDING STRONG AND EFFECTIVE ALLIES WITHIN SYSTEMS AS W