Type: Public Statement
Submitted by: Evan Kashinsky
WHAT: Amend Principles of Solidarity to include Non-violence
WHY: Placing a statement of non-violence in the Principles of Solidarity symbolically strengthens both our commitment to non-violence and the power of the principles as a group.
HOW:
On September 17, 2011, people from all across the United States of America and the world came to protest the blatant injustices of our times perpetuated by the economic and political elites. On the 17th we as individuals rose up against political disenfranchisement and social and economic injustice. We spoke out, resisted, and successfully occupied Wall Street. Today, we proudly remain in Solidarity Park constituting ourselves as autonomous political beings engaged in non-violent civil disobedience and building solidarity based on mutual respect, acceptance, and love. It is from these reclaimed grounds that we say to all Americans and to the world, Enough! How many crises does it take? We are the 99% and we have moved to reclaim our mortgaged future.
Through a direct democratic process, we have come together as individuals and crafted these principles of solidarity, which are points of unity that include but are not limited to:
We are daring to imagine a new socio-political and economic alternative that offers greater possibility of equality. We are consolidating the other proposed principles of solidarity, after which demands will follow.
Submitted by: Evan Kashinsky
WHAT: Amend Principles of Solidarity to include Non-violence
WHY: Placing a statement of non-violence in the Principles of Solidarity symbolically strengthens both our commitment to non-violence and the power of the principles as a group.
HOW:
On September 17, 2011, people from all across the United States of America and the world came to protest the blatant injustices of our times perpetuated by the economic and political elites. On the 17th we as individuals rose up against political disenfranchisement and social and economic injustice. We spoke out, resisted, and successfully occupied Wall Street. Today, we proudly remain in Solidarity Park constituting ourselves as autonomous political beings engaged in non-violent civil disobedience and building solidarity based on mutual respect, acceptance, and love. It is from these reclaimed grounds that we say to all Americans and to the world, Enough! How many crises does it take? We are the 99% and we have moved to reclaim our mortgaged future.
Through a direct democratic process, we have come together as individuals and crafted these principles of solidarity, which are points of unity that include but are not limited to:
- Engaging in direct and transparent participatory democracy.
- Exercising personal and collective responsibility.
- Recognizing individuals’ inherent privilege and the influence it has on all interactions.
- Empowering one another against all forms of oppression.
- Redefining how labor is valued.
- The sanctity of individual privacy.
- The belief that education is human right.
- Endeavoring to practice and support wide application of open source.
- Promoting and maintaining nonviolent discipline.
We are daring to imagine a new socio-political and economic alternative that offers greater possibility of equality. We are consolidating the other proposed principles of solidarity, after which demands will follow.