Principles of Organization

1. Re-appropriate and collectivize resources, energies, and knowledge to construct the conditions necessary for a good life, outside of and against the constraints of the economy. We organize to overcome the exploitation of our labor, ideas, vulnerabilities and relationships by the rich and ruling classes, and the exploitative extraction of resources from the forests, oceans, and mines of the world.

2. Collaborate. Develop community, infrastructure and our collective skills. We recognize hard work and respect each other's diverse contributions. None of us knows exactly which methods or initiatives will help us to attain our goals, so we appreciate the efforts we do not understand or involve ourselves in, as long as they retain a sincere connection to our general principles and ethos. Experiments are necessary.

3. Reject and work to overcome intolerance, hierarchy, and discrimination based on ethnic, racial, nationalist, and religious differences, along with sexism, homophobia, and other forms of oppression. Instead of retaining a judgmental distance from the deep-seated conflicts of our lives, we wish to resolve our disputes, to reach a higher understanding of ourselves and our shared world, and forgive ourselves when we fail to do so perfectly.

4. Organize for collective autonomy and freedom in the here and now. We coordinate our own initiatives and do not impose or accept the control of authority figures in our efforts. We organize on the basis of shared desires and needs and do not wait for validation from politicians, police, or leaders, regardless of how popular their mandate appears to be. We want to build power that builds power.