VALUES

OUR CORE VALUES ARE STATEMENTS OF WHO WE ARE AND HOW WE PRIORITIZE THE WORK THAT WE DO. THEY SHAPE HOW WE OPERATE AS A TEAM AND ORGANIZATION. THEY GROUND US, IN EVERYTHING WE DO, IN OUR VISION, MISSION, AND PURPOSE.

Accessibility

We provide opportunities that are considerate of varying intellectual, physical, and financial capacities.

Accountability Education

We vow transparency in our processes, take ownership of our limitations and commit to continuous self-work. Through this modeling, we expect and challenge our colleagues and partners to do the same.

We prioritize culturally relevant learning experiences and education that is not confined to academic institutions.

We act to improve conditions for queer and trans people across the Midwest, informed by and prioritizing the most marginalized within our community. We collaborate with and support others engaged in anti-oppression work.

We view community as an ongoing act of love, establishing intentional, mutually beneficial relationships that strengthen our collective capacities.

Advocacy Community Liberation

We work to dismantle systemic barriers, combat deeply ingrained beliefs and practices that harm our communities, and conduct our work with urgency toward an inevitable revolution.