This is the preliminary set of priorities, and we will be surveying membership to determine who wants to be engaged and how! Please share your thoughts with us at a meeting,via phone or email, and/or in the upcoming survey!
ACLC Strategic Plan 2019-2021, DRAFT
Living Wage
Strategy: The ACLC will continue to pressure our community’s 10 largest employers to commit to paying their workers a living wage. We define that wage as 125% of poverty level, plus health benefits. We will continue to shore up and build upon victories at the City and County level, but move overall focus of the campaign to UF and Santa Fe.
Status: existing committee; please join!
Holding UF accountable
Strategy: Build power to have UF pay its share for fire services, by using GRU (water, power), and more to ensure that UF contributes to the local area. This will operate in connection with the Living Wage committee for their work on a living wage at UF.
Status: needs a chair, volunteers to join the group, and determine next steps
Climate Justice
Strategy: ACLC members are heavily engaged in Climate Justice, and it affects all areas of our lives and world.
Status: needs a chair, volunteers to join the group, and determine next steps
Housing, Renters’ Rights and Tenants Unions
Strategy: Collaborate with other local groups/coalitions/individuals who are working on this issue, decide whether to form our own working group or to join forces. Particular areas of interest supported by ACLC members include inclusionary zoning and renters’ rights, including basic energy efficiency standards for rental properties, and organizing to build power with tenants unions.
Status: existing committee; please join!
Just Health Care
Strategy: Help defeat Republican wealthcare reforms and efforts to undermine Medicare & Medicaid while continuing to advocate for Medicare for all as an alternative to the Affordable Care Act. Investigate CHOICES program as a potential local remedy if Republicans are successful in gutting the Affordable Care Act.
Status: existing committee; please join!
Election Reform at State and Local Level
Strategy: The ACLC will form an “Election Reform” working group and begin development of concrete reforms at the local and county level, including ranked choice voting, citizen-financed elections, and ethics reforms.
Status: needs a chair, volunteers to join the group, and determine next steps
Members of ACLC are in the midst of helping to collect the almost 800,000 valid signatures to place a constitutional amendment on the 2018 Florida ballot to restore voting rights to the 1.7 million citizens who are no longer able to vote because of a past felony conviction. If you would like to help gather signatures contact Sheila at