The Political Program of Unión del Barrio (Section 1).

MAIN PAGE - Each of the three parts of the Political Program is explained in greater detail in order to help members better understand the significance of each point. PDF’s, MP3 downloads, and videos are available as well, so that learning this Political Program can be done as thoroughly as possible. These downloads can be printed, played back through portable media players, or burned to a disc and listened to in a regular CD player.

Read through the entire page first, then click one of the links and you will open a new window. By following the steps you will get access to detailed information about the main ideas presented within the Political Program of UdB. At the end of each section of the Political Program you will close the window and be brought back to this Main Page.


The current Political Program of UdB is divided into three parts:

- Program Introduction.

The Introduction provides a summary of the main ideas found within the Political Program. If you navigate to this page you will find a text version with links that provide definitions to some of the terms, a 7 minute audio version that can be downloaded and listened to, and a video version.

- Who We Are.

This section of the Political Program addresses our understanding of the land question, continental unity, our indigenous history, and class struggle. If you navigate to this page you will find a text version with links that provide definitions to some of the terms, a 14 minute audio version that can be downloaded and listened to, and a video version.

- What We Want.

Here we describe what freedom, self-determination, and socialism might look like, our ongoing struggle for the liberation of la mujer, defending the environment, and the need for disciplined organization. If you navigate to this page you will find a text version with links that provide definitions to some of the terms, a 13 minute audio version that can be downloaded and listened to, and a video version.


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Political Program Downloads:
The Political Program of Unión del Barrio (UdB) anchors the political life of the organization, and our community work is framed by the basic principles found within this document. Acceptance of this program is the first requirement for becoming a member of UdB. Since UdB was founded in 1981, there have been four versions of our political program. For an historical overview of our political program click here.

External Links:

- Unión del Barrio.

- ¡La Verdad!.

- Raza Rights Coalition, San Diego.

Internal Links:

- Glossary.

- UdB Historical Archive.