PARD Mission Statement

“We as citizens of Pullman and the wider Palouse are farmers, professionals, business people, teachers, students, retirees, wage workers and homemakers dedicated to preserving and improving the best qualities of our regional community. We join together in the Pullman Alliance for Responsible Development to:

1. Help ensure that development decisions in this region reflect and respect the rights of working people to a living wage
2. Protect and encourage local businesses
3. Maintain unique qualities of the town and the region
4. Improve the quality of life for residential neighborhoods
5. Seek environmental and economic sustainability
6. And uphold principles of fairness and social justice for all the diverse members of the citizenry

In pursuit of these values we will use a variety of democratic means including, but not limited to, lobbying government officials, letter writing campaigns, public education, petitions and initiatives, support for changes in local ordinances, litigation, and when necessary boycotts, demonstrations and other forms of non-violent direct action. We believe the current political structures in place in Pullman and elsewhere on the Palouse could be far more open to democratic debate and decision making by the citizens. We are dedicated to achieving greater governmental accountability and responsibility.”