An Incubator and Accelerator for Direct Democracy
Mission
To create an ecosystem for the people to make political change through the Initiative & Referendum process and serve as an incubator and accelerator for direct democracy.
Vison
A society where regular people have the courage, skills, and resources to shift the Overton Window towards justice and make the political change we need through sustainable direct democracy campaigns.
What do we do?
The Direct Democracy Factory is more than a signature-gathering shop, we aim to democratize Direct Democracy by helping to build a robust and sustainable Direct Democracy movement for Justice.
Public education
- Raise awareness, promote understanding, and identify issues related to contemporary issues of Justice, broadly defined, and how direct democracy can be used used to address these issues
- Conduct and sponsor educational public forums and trainings on how to organize direct democracy campaigns, including hands-on and remote trainings on signature-gathering for volunteers and prospective paid circulators
Incubate campaigns
- Full-spectrum support for Oregonians and grassroot organizations who want to start and conduct their own ballot initiatives at the state or local level
- Convene, train, and support in designing and drafting ballot initiatives
- Technical support establishing Petition Committee(s), coalition building, fundraising, legal compliance, signature gathering, and quality assurance
Accelerate campaigns
- General support, signature-gathering, and quality assurance for values-aligned established statewide and local direct democracy campaigns in Oregon
- Remote support, like quality assurance, for values-aligned non-Oregon campaigns