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About OC Action

This nonpartisan website is provided by OC Action to help voters in Orange County find the information they need to vote at the 2024 Elections. OC Action’s community partner organizations include:

• Ahri Center
• Orange County Asian and Pacific Islander Community Alliance (OCAPICA)
• California Healthy Nail Salon Collaborative
• Orange County Congregation Community Organization (OCCCO)
• Orange County Environmental Justice (OCEJ)
• Resilience Orange County

As a group, we work centered on the following values:

True Democracy: We believe in an Orange County that strengthens our democracy for all community members in Orange County and believe in breaking the existing barriers of disenfranchisement.

Just Transition / Recovery: We believe in transitioning from a fossil fuel economy to a renewable economy in a way that puts working families first. This means that the needs and history of local communities must be understood instead of blanket approaches that might not work in different neighborhoods. Corporations have been polluting our neighborhoods for far too long. That needs to stop, and it starts with a Just Transition away from fossil fuels.

Housing is a Human Right: We believe that housing is a human right in Orange County and that everyone deserves decent and affordable housing without the threat of displacement or incarceration.

Transformation of Public Education: We believe that public education should be founded in the liberation of people. We believe in dismantling the school-to-prison pipeline – we can’t have an education system that continues to fail its students, making them end up in jails. Punitive procedures in schools must be replaced with a transformative practice. We believe in exponential funding of public schools that can and will ensure that every student can meet their highest purpose.

Immigrant Justice: We believe that Orange County can be the regional example of building thriving immigrant lives, including dismantling and eliminating the threats of criminalization and deportation of our communities.

Healthy and Thriving Lives: We believe that healthcare is a human right and a public good for all in Orange County. We believe that healthcare must address both systemic inequities of individual health, the mental health of all individuals surviving trauma and oppression.