The People’s Program for D.C. is a platform put forward by the D.C. Liberation Center and the D.C. branch of the Party for Socialism and Liberation. The Program not only advocates for clear and tangible reforms today, but also envisions a socialist horizon for our city where the material needs and well-being of our people are guaranteed. Under the program are basic tenets which serve as a baseline framework for a worker-run society. Under each tenet are proposals for how we can achieve broader society-wide goals.

With each election cycle, D.C. residents hear repeated promises from politicians. There are promises to make the city work for its people. There are promises for more transparency, more affordable housing, more safety in our streets. In recent years, these promises are increasingly betrayed as the political power of Home Rule is constantly under attack. What we are left with in the District is one of the most unequal cities in the country, the indefinite deployment of the National Guard and federal agents on our streets, and Congress chipping away at our budget. 

The District has long been under attack due to its historic role as a Black city and a site of refuge from and resistance to slavery and segregation. The Program honors this past and incorporates it into our present. Understanding this history, the Program presents a bold vision for the future that is not only realizable through organization, but a critical need in these times.