The Debs–Jones–Douglass Institute (DJDI) is a nonprofit educational organization founded in 1998 and named for labor advocates Eugene V. Debs, Mother Jones, and Frederick Douglass. DJDI promotes a pro‑worker public agenda through popular political education, research, workshops and campaigns aimed at strengthening government capacity to serve working people and advancing policies such as universal health care, stronger labor protections, and an economy that prioritizes working‑class interests.
Labor rights and organizing, universal health care/Medicare for All and just transition for affected workers, strengthening public institutions and public services, progressive economic policy and taxation, racial and social justice, political education and movement building for working‑class power
Primarily funded through foundation grants and individual donations, with additional support and partnership from labor organizations and allied progressive groups
Affiliated with the Labor Party; board and leadership include labor and progressive figures such as Mark Dudzic (Labor Campaign for Single Payer), Les Leopold (Labor Institute) and Adolph Reed Jr.; works with unions and national progressive coalitions
Nonprofit 501(c)(3) educational organization
