The Peace and Freedom Party of California, founded in 1967, is committed to socialism, democracy, ecology, feminism and racial equality. We organize toward a world where cooperation replaces competition, a world where all people are well fed, clothed and housed; where all women and men have equal status; where all individuals may freely endeavor to fulfill their own talents and desires; a world of freedom and peace where every community retains its cultural integrity and lives with all others in harmony.
- Double the minimum wage, and index it to the cost of living.
- Guarantee the right of all workers to organize and to strike; forbid striker replacement.
- Socially useful jobs for all at union pay levels.
- Equal pay for equal work, and for work of comparable worth.
- A 30-hour workweek with no cut in weekly pay; longer paid vacations.
- Guaranteed dignified income for those who cannot work.
- A Universal Basic Income to alleviate poverty and homelessness.
- Tax the income and assets of the rich to meet human needs.
- International trade agreements must guarantee the protection of workers and the environment in all participating countries; abolish NAFTA, GATT and the World Trade Organization (WTO).
- End homelessness; abolish vagrancy laws; provide decent affordable housing for all.
- Social ownership and democratic control of industry, financial institutions, and natural resources.
- The United States should take the initiative toward global disarmament by eliminating nuclear, chemical and biological weapons.
- Withdraw U. S. troops and weapons from other countries, and reallocate the resulting “peace dividend” for social benefit.
- Abolish the CIA, NSA, AID and other agencies for interference in other countries’ internal affairs.
- Convert from a military to a peace-oriented economy, with jobs for displaced workers.
- Self-determination for all nations and peoples of the world, including Puerto Rico and all U. S. territories.
- Defend and extend liberties guaranteed in the Bill of Rights.
- End discrimination based on race, sex, age, sexual orientation, or disability.
- Restore affirmative action, guarantee full education and employment rights for all.
- Abolish the death penalty.
- No prison labor for private profit.
- Support the right of working people to keep and bear arms.
- Democratic elections through proportional representation; full political, social and economic rights for resident non-citizens.
- Honor treaties with Native American nations; recognize California’s Native American nations. Defend and extend Native American rights and sovereignty.
- Provide full free quality public education through university level. Teach the history of workers’ struggles and labor’s creation of society’s wealth and progress.
- Full rights for all immigrant workers. No human is illegal. Stop ICE raids. Stop jailing and deporting immigrants.
- Restore and strengthen bilingual education.
- Uncensored government funding for ordinary people to create and enjoy art.
- Scientific and technological research to benefit ordinary people, not the capitalists.
- Free high-quality health care for everyone, including birth control, abortion, pre-natal and childhood health care. No forced sterilizations.
- Legalize marijuana, decriminalize drug use, and make substance abuse treatment freely available.
- Give special attention to preventing epidemics of communicable diseases such as AIDS. Guarantee the rights of people living with AIDS.
- Restore and protect air, water, land and ecosystems.
- Promote conservation and develop solar and other renewable energy to replace nuclear power and fossil fuels.
- End environmental racism: no toxic dumping in anyone’s back yard.
- Massive development of public transportation available free or at nominal fares.
- Outlaw clear cutting and protect remaining old-growth forests.
- Promote an environmentally sound agricultural system which meets human needs and protects farm workers’ labor rights and standard of living.