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Commitments to Justice, Equity, Inclusion, Diversity & Anti-Racism at Upstream

In order to truly realize our vision – to live in a world where both the planet AND people are treated as indisposable – we recognize that the environmental and racial justice movements are inseparable. And the people working to spark solutions need to look like the people living in all the communities we want to serve. 

As a predominantly white organization in a historically white movement, we recognize that it will take time, dedicated learning, listening, relationship-building and transforming if we want to meaningfully shift the structural inequities inherent in the larger systems that drive the “throw-away society.”

So while we are committed to sparking sustainable and just solutions, we are also committed to the real work of meaningful change. This work includes public commitment, metrics and accountability toward our goals, and ongoing learning, relationship-building, and allyship. The following reflects these commitments, which are a work in progress, as this work and our learning is ever-evolving and never finished. 

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