The Structural Racism Caucus brings together the major institutions working to understand structural racism, articulate the insights it provides into understanding persistent inequality in our society, and develop effective policy changes and other means to dismantle structural racism.  In our collective work, we strive to:

A) Bring together disparate efforts to address racial inequity.  There are many important efforts to address the effects of racism in specific contexts, or in terms of specific negative outcomes.  But to the degree that they operate in isolation from one another, they miss the larger problem.  Caucus members strive to serve as a bridge between key organizations and leaders, bringing them together and sharing the structural racism analysis and the ways in which it can inform their work.

B) Refine and share the structural racism analysis. Caucus members work together to define structural racism, test our understanding of the concept, and extend the analysis through applied research.  At the same time, we work to make the analysis and the research accessible to a variety of audiences

C) Use the structural racism analysis to inform the strategies of allied organizations.  The Structural Racism Caucus ultimately seeks to promote a deeper understanding of the systemic barriers to opportunity that create racialized poverty and related forms of oppression.  To this end, we strive to work with organizations that promote social change to develop strategies and projects that are informed by the structural racism analysis. 

D) Develop communications strategies to raise public awareness of structural racism.  Caucus members share a commitment to building public will for policies to dismantle structural racism.  Members work in a variety of ways to develop understanding of the structural racism analysis among key sectors and groups that can help us build this public will.  The Caucus provides a forum for sharing strategies and findings, and also for collaborating on communications and public education efforts to disseminate our work as broadly as possible.

E) Develop an understanding of how structural racism intersects with other public policy concerns.  A full understanding of structural racism has implications for a wide array of other social issues of concern to progressives, including education, trade, immigration, tax policy and the environment.  Caucus members work to make these connections clear to policymakers and others working in areas not directly related to racial justice.