29 June, 2009

We who are not as others...

  1. We aim for the abolition of all hierarchy, and work for the creation of a world-wide classless society: anarchist communism
  2. Capitalism is based on the exploatation of the working class by the ruling class. Also, inequity and exploatation are expressed in terms of race, gender, sexuality, health, ability and age - this divides us, causing a lack of class unity in struggle that benefits the ruling class. Oppressed groups are strenghtened by autonomous actions, to challenge social and economic power relationships. To achieve our goal, we must relinquish power over each other on a personal as well as social and political level.
  3. Full emancipation can not be accomplished without the abolition of capitalism. In order to be effective against their oppression, all forms of disadvantaged people should unite against the oppressors.
  4. We are opposed to the ideology of common national liberation movements (as these only serve to redefine divisions in the international working class) and we do support working class struggles against racism, genocide, ethnocide and political and economic colonialism.
  5. As well as exploiting and oppressing the majority of people, capitalism threatens the world through unnecessary war and the destruction of the environment.
  6. It is not possible to abolish capitalism without a revolution, which will arise out of class conflict. This revolution will completely overthrow the ruling class and will be a time of violence (because the ruling class will not relinquish power without their common use of armed force) as well as a time of liberation.
  7. The boss class is our enemy and while we must fight for better conditions from it, we have to realise that reforms we might achieve today might be taken away tommorrow. Our aim must be the complete abolition of wage slavery. What's important is that we organise ourselves collectively, arguing for workers to control struggles themselves.
  8. Genuine liberation can only come about through the revolutionary self-activity of the working class on a mass scale. We mean not only co-operation between equals, but active involvement in the shaping and creating of the society during and after the revolution. In times of up-heaval and struggle, people will need to create their own revolutionary organisations controlled by everyone in them. These autonomous organisations will be outside the control of political parties.
  9. As anarchists we organise in all areas of life to try to advantage the revolutionary process. We believe a strong anarchist organisation is necessary to help us to this end. Unlike other so-called socialists and communists, we do not want control or power for our organisation.
  10. We recognise that the revolution can only be carried out directly by the working class. However, the revolution must be preceded by organisations able to persuade and convince people of our alternative. We participate in struggle as anarchist communists, and organise of a federative basis. We reject sectarianism, and work for a united revolutionary anarchist movement!