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Freedom Roc

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The Freedom ROC is a 501(c)(3) Black-Led innovative statewide organization that unites directly impacted people and communities to build a transformative base of power to achieve social, racial and economic justice in Ohio. To realize this vision, our organization builds Black progressive community and political power through Healing-Informed Care, Voter Education, Voter Engagement and Leadership Development by organizing within communities around key issues and candidates.

our mission

To create systemic change that leads to a more equitable society by uplifting the voices of directly impacted Black people that allows us to build politically educated grassroots community political power.

theory of change statement

Those that are closest to the solutions are further away from the resources and the power (GM). We fight to put those that are in PAIN in POWER by Educating, Empowering, Activating and Turnout. We create authentic spaces and individualized support that enable us to tackle the complex grief and trauma caused by injustice, particularly issues of capitalism, violence that stem from racial inequity, social marginalization, and police failures.

our tactics

  • Grassroots Organizing

  • Political Education

  • Civic Engagement

  • Digital Organizing

  • Coalition Building

  • Train Candidates

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focus areas

Budget Justice

Budgets are a moral compass, and we believe local governmental budgets should reflect the people and not corporations.

  • Developing a participatory budgeting process with community

  • Budget Transparency

  • Community Reinvestment

Housing Justice

We believe that housing is a human right, and everyone deserves to have an affordable, clean and safe place to call home.

  • Tenant Unions

  • Right to counsel for evictions

  • Affordable Housing

  • Developing tenants association

  • Pushing the cliff affect

  • Housing for formerly incarcerated families

Transformational Justice

Divestment in carceral punishment and investment in people and communities.

  • ​Community Reinvestment

  • Police Accountability

  • Bail/Jail Reform

  • Local prisoner access to the ballot box

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TARGET GEOGRAPHY

We are a statewide organization building leadership in Black Communities throughout Ohio. We have a concentration in Ohio’s Legacy cities such as: Akron, Canton, and Warren.

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freedom roc and freedom bloc

The Freedom ROC/Freedom BLOC is a 501C3/C4 Black-Led innovative statewide organization that unites directly impacted people and communities to build a transformative base of power to achieve social, racial, and economic justice in Ohio. We build Black progressive community and political power through Healing-Informed Care, Voter Education, Voter Engagement, and Leadership Development by organizing within communities around key issues and candidates.

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