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Dēmos means “the people”, and since our founding in 2000, we have been fighting to ensure that all people in this country are given an equal say in our democracy and an equal chance in our economy. However, inequality—economic, political and racial—is on the rise. It threatens the promise of America
“Power without love is reckless and abusive, and love without power is sentimental and anemic. Power at its best is love implementing the demands of justice, and justice at its best is power correcting everything that stands against love.” Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
After working more than 20
Dēmos is a non-profit public policy organization working to build a just, inclusive, multiracial democracy and economy. We work hand in hand to build power with and for Black and brown communities, forging strategic alliances with grassroots and state-based organizations.
For nearly 25 years, Dēmos
The Dēmos Power Agenda Framework is our roadmap towards a just, inclusive, multiracial democracy and economy. To build civic, political, and economic power for all we need structural reforms that restore and expand voting rights, strengthen worker rights and protections and shifts power to the
Dēmos is a movement-oriented think tank committed to racial justice.
Through research, litigation, strategic communications, and deep partnerships with grassroots organizations across the country, we build power with and for Black and brown communities. Each of our staff members—regardless of