About us

The United Peoples Coalition was created as a necessity for the representation needed by the diverse working class people of our communities. Our founders, Coyia Malone and Patrick Averhart, saw the void that had to be filled, the void created by racism, systematic oppression, sexism, homophobia, ageism, xenophobia and many of the social ills that plague our current society. We believe in the people and wouldn't exist without the people.

The purpose of the United Peoples Coalition is to advocate for the advancement of disenfranchised people of our communities. When our most vulnerable are protected, heard, and given equality that strengthens us as a whole.

The Nine Point Plan

Our Mission

The Nine Point Plan is a comprehensive list of issues that have profound effects on the working middle class, working poor class, disenfranchised communities, people of color and the people at large. The tentacles of multi-level governmental leadership failure, oppression and systematic hate spreads throughout each and every one of our communities, and in ways we don’t often times realize.

These issues will be advocated for in various ways by the members of the United Peoples Coalition. The Nine Point Plan is the United Peoples Coalition’s guide to ensure the change we want to see in our communities, and with patience, a plan and persistence the change we want to see will be an inevitable achievement. Accomplished by us, The People.

1. Marijuana Reform

We advocate

for the legalization of marijuana statewide and nationally both recreationally and medicinally.
for ownership opportunities within the marijuana industry for the economically disenfranchised.
for more hiring of the economically disenfranchised within the marijuana industry.

2. Womens Issues

We advocate

for more representation of women in leadership roles at companies of all sizes across the economic spectrum.
for equal pay for black women and women of color at large.
for fully autonomous clinics within the communities of the economically disenfranchised.

3. LGBTQ+ Issues

We advocate

against violence and hate crimes against the LGBTQ+ community.
for eradicating youth homelessness within the LGBTQ+ community.
for same sex parenting and adoption.

4. Economic Equality & Reform

We advocate

for an increased minimum wage.
for increased worker wages and yearly raises.
for workers rights and ownership.
for renters rights.
for housing equality and accessibility.
against discriminatory lending and predatory lending to the economically disenfranchised.

5. Education

We advocate

for free community college.
for student loan forgiveness and elimination.
for more funding and support for HBCU’s.
for more funding and access to internship programs starting at the middle school and early high school level.

6. Police/Justice Reform & Community Defense Awareness

We encourage full participation in city, county and statewide elections where law enforcement officials are running. STRATEGICALLY VOTE.

We encourage and will execute connecting and planning with established police reform community groups.

We advocate

for gun ownership.
for and will participate in self-defense programs and training.
for the demilitarization of all police departments.
for reallocating city/county/state funding away from police and law enforcement agencies and into other government agencies that benefit the wellbeing of the people.
for reformed police training with more focus on de-escalation.
for an unarmed crisis response unit.
for mandatory investigations into all police related shootings and deaths We advocate for trial and jury reform at the municipal, county, state and federal level.
for heavy oversight of police unions.

7. Voting

We advocate

for full participation in local, county, state and national elections.
for and will execute GOTV initiatives.
for understanding how to properly weaponize our vote to ensure the change we want to see at all levels.

We Support

member participation in individual candidate campaigns.
members participation in local political parties.

8. Wellness

We advocate

for free health care.
mental and emotional therapy and counseling.
for and will execute fitness and workout programs.
for food access in disenfranchised communities.
for and will execute food donation drives and giveaways.
for and will execute horticulture and gardening.

4. Reparations

Why advocate for reparations?

We advocate for reparations for all Black Americans due to the economic and financial gains made off of the labor of the descendants (slaves) of current Black Americans as well as the callously exploited labor of uneducated and illiterate sharecroppers after the practice of slavery was formally ended in the U.S.
We advocate for reparations for all Black Americans due to the unlawful legislative and social practices of Jim Crow Laws that legally denied housing, voting rights, jobs, loans, education, career opportunities and various other basic freedoms that would cripple Black America for generations to come.

Reparations We Advocate For

Government land distribution for Black Americans via the Bureau of Land Management.
Free education at any HBCU for every Black American.
A one-time $10,000 USD payment to every Black American to be put into bonds to accrue interest for at least 10 years.

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