SOUTHWEST ORGANIZING PROJECT (SWOP)

ALBUQUERQUE, NM

The SouthWest Organizing Project (SWOP) was founded in 1980 by young activists to redefine power relationships by bringing together the collective action, talents, and resources of the people within our communities. Our mission is to empower the disenfranchised communities of New Mexico to realize racial and gender equality, and social and economic justice.

As a frontline, multi-issue membership organization with an explicitly anti-racist and values-based agenda, our intergenerational model and track-record working with low-income communities of color facilitate our ability to reach constituencies that historically have been left out of policy decisions that affect their daily lives.

Mission

SWOP’s mission is to “empower disenfranchised communities in the Southwest United States to realize racial and gender equality and social and economic justice.”

Civic Participation, Community Infrastructure, Community Safety, Connection with Neighbors, Environmental Justice, Valued Cultures & Identities, Criminal Legal System, Education System, Food Systems, Socioeconomic ConditionsGuest UserSouthWest Organizing Project (SWOP)New Mexico