PIVOT’S ECONOMIC JUSTICE PLATFORM
Social safety net programs and small businesses have been two key pieces to building a steady foundation for many Vietnamese American communities. However, inequitable access to resources and funding still exist as major roadblocks. PIVOT aims to achieve economic justice for Vietnamese Americans, a moral goal that envisions people enjoying dignified, productive lives with equitable access to economic resources and opportunities. After all, health is not merely the absence of disease, but also the presence of well-being, which can certainly be supported and even improved by the stability and opportunities that economic justice can provide.
Our Plan
Protect social safety net programs and equitable access to them for all Americans, including immigrants and refugees.
Advocate for people’s rights to living wages, housing, education, health care, a clean environment, food, and safety.
Fight for pay equality through an intersectional lens (i.e. by considering how different facets of our identities such as race, class, gender, disability, and immigration may affect our experiences and needs), especially for gender justice.
Advocate for equitable access to funding and resources for small businesses, including the availability of services in Vietnamese.
Promote legislation that invests public resources into communities of color, breaks down barriers for marginalized communities to build wealth, passes progressive taxes to pay for reparations, and creates policies with an anti-racist lens.