Thank you for the editorial recognizing the hard work that went into organizing the Inaugural Assembly of United Power for Action and Justice (“With citizens united, now what?” Nov. 1). But your advice that United Power should now “reveal the agenda” shows a lack of understanding of the organization and its aims.
As a leader of the organizing effort in Evanston, I can assure you that there is no preset program waiting in the wings. Instead, the next phase of United Power will involve using the relationships we have built and are continuing to build to identify a host of issues to pursue.
As to your concern that United Power will “resuscitate tired liberal responses,” as a Catholic I know my church’s social teachings recognize the right to organize and the limits of the market as arbiter of everything. Other religions have similar but distinct teachings on social action. These values and traditions will be our guides–not some preoccupation with whether we are being “liberal” or “conservative.”
