About Us
BLIS stands for Black Liberation-Indigenous Sovereignty. We are borne out of the idea that we must repair the damages done to Black and Indigenous people in what we now call the United States and create a future where every individual, no matter their identity, has equal opportunity to live life freely and fully.
Mission
The BLIS Collective is a membership-serving organization that sparks radical collaboration and narrative alignment between and within Black, Indigenous, and transformative social movements to repair, decolonize, and reshape culture.
Vision
We envision and are building toward a society that has collectively reckoned with the history of slavery, colonialism, and racial capitalism and commits to repairing that harm through transformative policy and cultural change efforts.
Our Charge: “A New New Deal”
We are calling for a “New New Deal” that includes comprehensive reparations and reparative policies for Black and Indigenous communities as well as economic and social policies designed to uplift all people, particularly working-class people of color. This deal would commit to not only repairing the past but also paving the way for a future where every individual has equal opportunity to thrive.