Read the Preamble and Essays.
Sign on individually and organizationally.
Listen to the "Compact Forum" conference calls.

The Compact for Racial Justice is a proactive plan for fairness and unity in our communities, politics, the economy and the law. It offers concrete strategies and policy proposals to reverse racial disparities and move our society towards full equity, inclusion and dignity for all people.

Watch the Call to Action Video

Preamble of the Compact for Racial Justice Residents of the United States are experiencing an unprecedented, inspiring, and transformational moment in our nation’s history. Shouted by some in blazing daylight and whispered by others in dark corners, the lived reality of race and racism is at the center of the American conversation in ways we haven’t seen in nearly half a century. Far from being a post-racial moment, however, this is a time that calls for unique clarity about the possibilities and dangers we face, and for bold action that is based on our best thinking and highest hopes. [Read the full preamble and essays in the Compact  ]

Sign the Compact Pledge Individually The Compact for Racial Justice seeks to engage a broad multiracial base of activists, opinion leaders  and policymakers in making government and powerful institutions accountable for eliminating racial inequality in our schools, hospitals, courtrooms and workplaces. Click here to pledge your individual support for the Compact.

Endorse the Compact Organizationally The Obama Presidency signals a desire for a new, more substantive discussion about race in America. The Compact for Racial Justice addresses this need by transcending talk of personal prejudice with compelling evidence of institutional racism and realistic proactive solutions. Your group can join Compact endorsers like these: Policy Link, AFL-CIO, Green for All, The Schott Foundation for Public Education, The Sentencing Project, The Drum Major Institute for Public Policy, Center for Third World Organizing, Californians for Justice, Idaho Community Action Network.  Click here to endorse as an organization.

Listen to the "Compact Forum" conference calls. 

View the "100-days" Race in Review page

Listen to the "100-days" Compact Phone Forum April 28th. [MP3 Audio recording of the full call]

 Resources for Race and Recession Compact Forum April 14:

MP3 Audio recording of the full call 

Resources for Race and Civil Rights Compact Forum March 31:

MP3 Audio recording of the full call 

[PDF] Racial Equity Impact Assessment Toolkit

[VIDEO] POCs and LGBTs:Building alliances that win

Resources for Race and Immigration Compact Forum March 17:

MP3 Audio recording of the full call

Fair Immigration Reform Movement

Center for Community Change’s Fair Immigration Reform Movement

Center for a New Community inquires at info@newcomm.org or at newcomm.org

Imagine 2050 Blog

[VIDEO] Nunu Kidane on Race, Refugees and Obama

[VIDEO] Wrong Then, Wrong Now , the Conversation Guide PDF is here .

Resources for Race and Health Compact Forum March 3:

MP3 Audio recording of the full call

[PDF] 2008 Health Impact Assessment Report for California (2MB)

Resources from Race and Jobs Compact Forum Feb 17:

MP3 Audio recording of the full call

Ongoing coverage: Racewire.org , AFLCIO.org , Greenforall.org

[PDF] Resources on the National Economic Recovery and Reinvestment Act

[VIDEO] Racial Justice and the Employee Free Choice Act: Interview with Richard Trumka of the AFL-CIO

[VIDEO] The Green-Collar Stimulus: Interview with Ian Kim of the Ella Baker Center for Human Rights

ARC Report: Check the Color Line -- Racial Income Gap Chronic Problem Even Before the Meltdown

The Opportunities of Our Economic Crisis: by Steve Pitts, Labor Specialist, Center for Labor Research and Education at UC Berkeley.

Resources from Race and the Economy Compact Forum Feb 3:

MP3 Audio recording of the full call

Campaign for Community Change: Tell the Senate: The stimulus package must reach everyone!

OAP State Budget Press release PDF

Racial Equity Impact Assessments for Economic Policies and Budgets

Racial Equity Impacts in the House Stimulus Bill