buildOn’s Solidarity Statement

buildOn is for everyone.

We have confronted systems of oppression in pursuit of our mission for over 34 years. It would be impossible to pursue our work without challenging injustice and through this we have learned that…

We are our greatest strength.

We are multi-racial, multi-ethnic, multi-lingual, multi-generational, and gender-inclusive. We are responsible for each other in solidarity with our communities across the world. We are committed to education and empowering individuals, both in the U.S. and globally, to lead changes that contribute to the liberation of oppressed people. We are dedicated to continuous reflection, learning, and course-changing to ensure our work environment and work practices contribute to dismantling systems of oppression.

We are willing to listen, hold each other accountable, and acknowledge the mistakes we have made and will make on this journey. We are courageously rebuilding an equitable and just future with our communities through anti-racist practices and values, power-sharing, and radical compassion.

We are students, alumni, staff, community members, and supporters who are working in solidarity to break the cycle of poverty, illiteracy, and low expectations through service and education.

ONE mission. ONE movement. ONE buildOn.