Our Commitment
OPEJ explicitly centers the people most impacted by systemic inequities and injustice in our coalition’s shared leadership. We are Indigenous, Black, and people of color, immigrants and refugees, people with disabilities, religious minorities, women, and LGBTQIA2S+ advocates, each representing distinct communities and perspectives and all working together around shared values to ensure the needs of children directly impacted by educational disparities are centered in Oregon education policy. All OPEJ members make a collective commitment to the principles of self-determination and recognize these voices as the core of OPEJ’s shared leadership.
