{"id":487,"date":"2015-03-06T16:48:32","date_gmt":"2015-03-06T16:48:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thecafeprojects.com\/declarationproject\/?p=487"},"modified":"2015-07-01T02:14:39","modified_gmt":"2015-07-01T02:14:39","slug":"occupy-wall-street-principles-of-solidarity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/declarationproject.org\/?p=487","title":{"rendered":"Occupy Wall Street Principles of Solidarity (2011)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Editor’s note: When the September 30, 2011 manifesto of Occupy Wall Street was released, a statement promised that it would soon be accompanied by a ‘declaration of demands’ and also a document elaborating ‘principles of solidarity.’ \u00a0A footnote to these principles states: “The Working Group on Principles of Consolidation continues to work through the other proposed principles to be incorporated as soon as possible into this living document.\u00a0This is an official document crafted by the Working Group on Principles of Consolidation. The New York City General Assembly came to consensus on September 23rd to accept this working draft and post it online for public consumption.”<\/p>\n

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PRINCIPLES OF SOLIDARITY<\/h1>\n<\/header>\n
On September 17, 2011<\/strong>, 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. \u00a0On the 17th we as individuals rose up against political disenfranchisement and social and economic injustice. \u00a0We spoke out, resisted, and successfully occupied Wall Street. \u00a0Today, we proudly remain in Liberty Square constituting ourselves as autonomous political beings engaged in non-violent civil disobedience and building solidarity based on mutual respect, acceptance, and love. \u00a0It is from these reclaimed grounds that we say to all Americans and to the world, Enough! \u00a0How many crises does it take? \u00a0We are the 99%<\/strong> 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:<\/p>\n
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  • Engaging in direct and transparent participatory democracy;<\/li>\n
  • Exercising personal and collective responsibility;<\/li>\n
  • Recognizing individuals\u2019 inherent privilege and the influence it has on all interactions;<\/li>\n
  • Empowering one another against all forms of oppression;<\/li>\n
  • Redefining how labor is valued;<\/li>\n
  • The sanctity of individual privacy;<\/li>\n
  • The belief that education is human right; and<\/li>\n
  • \u00a0Making technologies, knowledge, and culture open to all to freely access, create, modify, and distribute. (amendment passed by consensus 2\/9\/2012)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    We are daring to imagine a new socio-political and economic alternative that offers greater possibility of equality. \u00a0We are consolidating the other proposed principles of solidarity, after which demands will follow.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

    Spanish translation:<\/p>\n

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    Los principios de solidaridad<\/h1>\n
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    El siguiente es un documento en org\u00e1nica construcci\u00f3n que ser\u00e1 revisado a trav\u00e9s\u00a0<\/em>del proceso democr\u00e1tico de la Asamblea General<\/em><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

    El 17 de septiembre de 2011, personas de todas partes de los Estados Unidos de America y del mundo entero vinieron a protestar contra las grandes injusticias de nuestro tiempo perpetradas por las elites de los sectores econ\u00f3micos y pol\u00edticos. Ese d\u00eda 17, nos levantamos \u00a0contra la marginalizaci\u00f3n pol\u00edtica y la injusticia social y econ\u00f3mica. Denunciamos, resistimos, y ocupamos Wall Street con \u00e9xito. Hoy, orgullosamente permanecemos en Liberty Square, constituidos como seres pol\u00edticos, aut\u00f3nomos, dedicad@s a la desobediencia civil no violenta y a la solidaridad basada en el respeto mutuo, tolerancia, y amor. Desde estos terrenos reclamados pregonamos a tod@s los estadounidenses y al mundo: \u201c\u00a1Basta!\u201d. \u00bfCu\u00e1ntas crisis se necesitan? Nosotr@s somos el 99% y nos hemos movilizado para que junt@s, reclamemos nuestro futuro hipotecado.
    \nA trav\u00e9s de un proceso de democracia participativa directa, nos hemos reunido como individuos y creado \u00e9stos principios de solidaridad, los cuales son puntos de unidad que incluyen, aunque no exclusivamente, los siguiente:<\/p>\n

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    • Practicar la democracia participativa, directa, y transparente.<\/li>\n
    • Ejercitar nuestra responsabilidad personal y colectiva.<\/li>\n
    • Reconocer el valor inherente de cada individuo y la influencia que tiene en todas sus interacciones.<\/li>\n
    • Fortalecerse colectivamente para acabar con todas las formas de opresi\u00f3n.<\/li>\n
    • Redefinir la forma como el trabajo es valorizado.<\/li>\n
    • La inviolabilidad de la privacidad individual.<\/li>\n
    • La convicci\u00f3n de que la educaci\u00f3n es un derecho humano, y<\/li>\n
    • La creaci\u00f3n de tecnolog\u00edas, conocimientos, y cultura para todos; con acceso libre para crear, modificar, y distribuir.**<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      Nos atrevemos a imaginar una nueva alternativa sociopol\u00edtica y econ\u00f3mica que ofrezca una mayor posibilidad de igualdad. \u00a0\u00a0Estamos consolidando las otras propuestas de principios de solidaridad, despu\u00e9s de las cuales vendr\u00e1n nuestras demandas.<\/p>\n

      .\u2014:\u00b7:\u2014.<\/p>\n

      \u00c9ste es un documento redactado por el Grupo de Trabajo sobre Principios de Consolidaci\u00f3n. El 23 de septiembre de 2011, Asamblea General de la Ciudad de Nueva York lleg\u00f3 a un consenso para reconocer este borrador en proceso org\u00e1nico de construcci\u00f3n y para que sea publicado en el internet para su conocimiento p\u00fablico.
      \n*El Grupo de Trabajo sobre Principios de Consolidaci\u00f3n \u00a0sigue trabajando paso a paso sobre otras propuestas a ser incluidas en este documento en proceso org\u00e1nico de construcci\u00f3n, tan pronto como sea posible.
      \n** Enmienda aprobada por consenso, 9 de febrero de 2012.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

      Link to both English and Spanish language documents:<\/p>\n

      http:\/\/www.nycga.net\/resources\/documents\/principles-of-solidarity\/<\/p>\n

      Image source:<\/p>\n

      https:\/\/archive.org\/details\/flickr-ows-GoldmanSuchs-6226036503<\/p>\n

      Further reading:<\/p>\n

      Occupy<\/em>, Noam Chomsky, New York: First Zuccotti Park Press, 2012<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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