National People’s Action exists as a network to create a society in which racial and economic justice are realized in all aspects of society, resulting in more equity in work, housing, health, education, finance, and other systems central to our well-being.

The following beliefs were developed by our community leaders. Our beliefs are the building blocks for our big ideas and what we believe as a network:

• Every person has innate dignity, beauty, and worth, and thus is entitled to basic human rights;
• All people, regardless of race, class, gender, sexual orientation and national origin must be ensured a high quality of life;
• Society should be organized on the basis of mutual responsibility, cooperation, and community self-determination achieved through political and economic democracy.

Our big ideas – based on our beliefs – are those policies that we fight for as a network.
We will fight for policies that:

• Take back our power to use the government as our tool to promote the common good, correct the injustices of the past, and redistribute resources equitably and sustainably.
• Democratize the market to put people above profits.
• Enforce fundamental human rights standards that prevent exploitation of people and the environment.
• Take action to ensure racial, gender, economic, and immigrant justice in all social and economic systems.