Partners for Dignity & Rights

We envision a just world where everyone is treated with dignity, everyone’s human needs are met, and everyone can thrive and reach their full potential.

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Our History

Over our history, Partners for Dignity & Rights (formerly known as National Economic and Social Rights Initiative) has worked deeply in partnership with community organizations across the country.

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Affordable for Whom

Affordable for Whom?

As a human right, housing must be habitable, accessible, culturally adequate, healthy, proximate to what we need, secure from forced eviction and affordable. Partners for Dignity & Rights with over 200 activists from across the country called out those programs in the first “Affordable for Whom?” national conference.

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Two Twin Cities Housing Developers Commit to Historic Program Aimed at Ending Exploitation in the Non-union Construction Sector

Two housing developers have committed to sign into a groundbreaking program that could fundamentally shift conditions for workers in the non-union construction industry. This morning, Centro de Trabajadores Unidos en la Lucha (CTUL) held a press conference with Alliance Housing …
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Join the Dignity in Schools Week of Action Kickoff Event!

Our 15th National Week of Action against School Pushout will take place from October 19th-27th, 2024! Our theme calls for Grassroots organizers, student and parent groups, education advocates and many others to Wake Up! Resist, Reimagine and Rebuild Public Education! …
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Towards a Worker-Driven Just Transition

The planet is heating up. In the month of July, the record for the hottest day on earth was made and then broken the following day. 2023 was the hottest year on record, and 2024 is on track to beat …
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New Social Contract in the Time of COVID-19

A New Social Contract in the Time of COVID-19

COVID-19 has helped clarify what is essential. Read news and analysis from our work to address the systemic issues behind this crisis.

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