Mission

Advancing racial, cultural, social and economic justice through organizing, public policy, and collaborative strategies.

The Organizing Apprenticeship Project (OAP) advances racial, cultural, social and economic equity in Minnesota by:

• Providing community organizing and racial justice leadership training for individuals and organizations.
• Creating research and policy tools that help community leaders and organizing groups address issues of equity.
• Convening multiracial strategy groups that collaborate to develop thoughtful approaches for achieving equity.

We are building a network of organizations, organizers, and advocates who care about advancing equity throughout Minnesota.  We recognize that issues are interconnected, and work to promote an analysis that examines how community and policy decisions impact racial, cultural, social and economic justice.  Education, economic opportunity, health, safe neighborhoods, affordable housing, public transportation, criminal justice – these are issues that matter to all Minnesotans.  We work with communities to build equity into all of these conversations.