DANA STROUD MOUNT HOOD COMMUNITY COLLEGE BOARD POSITION 5
Imagine Black is proud to support DANA STROUD for MOUNT HOOD COMMUNITY COLLEGE BOARD POSITION 5!
Dana believes that education is not a privilege, it is a right. Equity in education is not only necessary, it is essential for a just and thriving society. Without it, we perpetuate a system of inequality that benefits the few at the expense of the many.
Learn more about Dana’s campaign here.
DANA STROUD:
Pledged to reject donations from police unions and private prisons. Learn more about Oregon's No Police Money Pledge. here: https://www.nopolicemoney.org
Believes that Black people and families are experts in their lives and the solutions needed to build a better future for themselves and each other.
Believes that Black leadership belongs in meaningful decision-making roles, including voters and appointed and elected leaders;
Believes that Black Lives Matter;
commits to creating policies with a Black Queer Feminist lens and supporting legislation protecting LGBTQIA2+ Oregonians from discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity;
support legislation protecting LGBTQIA2+ Oregonians from discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity;
supports decriminalizing sex work;
supports a just transition, shifting from an extractive to a regenerative economy;
believe in environmental racism and that Black and Indigenous people have been disproportionately affected by years of decisions that have negatively impacted our living and working environments;
supports the call to reimagine public safety and create democratic community control over safety and justice systems rooted in restoration and healing;
Believes that violations of property should never be equated with the violation of human life;
Believes that the rights of protestors should be respected and protected;
Supports laws banning the sale or transfer of military-style assault weapons and large capacity magazines;
Believes in reparations for Black Oregonians;
Commit to defending the rights of all working peoples, including those who are unable to form unions at this time - domestic workers, migrant workers, and sex workers;
Believes in the right for workers to organize in public and private sectors;
Believes that housing and shelter are human rights;
Believes that immigration is a human right;
Believes in the land back movement and Indigenous sovereignty;
Believes that systematic anti-Black racism exists in Oregon and needs to be dismantled;
Believes that everyone should have access to the full range of reproductive health care services, including access to safe abortion;
Believes that federal, state, regional and local government share the responsibility to dismantle the school-to-prison pipeline in Oregon; and
Believe that critical race and ethnic studies are essential to Oregon K-12 education and require state budget investment to ensure implementation.
