Mission
THE PURPOSE OF DEBS-JONES-DOUGLASS INSTITUTE IS TO ASSIST IN THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A SOCIETY IN WHICH EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY WILL BE ASSURED, WITH THE BELIEF THAT THE REALIZATION OF EQUAL CITIZENSHIP FOR ALL, IRRESPECTIVE OF GENDER, RACE, ETHNICITY, CREED OR SEXUAL ORIENTATION, REQUIRES EDUCATION IN THE FULLEST RANGE OF EDUCATIONAL METHODS, CURRICULA AND DELIVERY SYSTEMS.THE INSTITUTE WILL CONDUCT PUBLIC EDUCATION BY HOLDING MEETINGS, LECTURES, DISCUSSION GROUPS, CONFERENCES AND SUMMER SCHOOLS; BY PROMOTING RESEARCH IN NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL, ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL PROBLEMS; BY PUBLISHING BOOKS; PAMPHLETS AND PERIODICALS; AND BY ANY OTHER APPROPRIATE METHODS.