Declaration Of Autonomy

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Supposing ourselves to be masters of our destiny, we have dehumanized ourselves and poisoned the earth.

Slaves to our own design, we perpetuate through systemic hardships. Poverty, environmental degradation, wage slavery and oppression are all human inventions.

We invented money and divided labour, thereby creating unemployment, homelessness and starvation.

Under the guise of progress, we have destroyed the natural habitat of all the earth's creatures. Only we are responsible for racism, sexism, specieism and all other forms of oppression.

Each one of us is equally affected, from the homeless and starving, to the affluent leading empty nine-to-five lives.

Just as we have chosen to abide by this system of injustices, we can also choose to abandon it.

The goal of any autonomous zone is to declare independence from government, bureaucracy, economy, ideology and any other system of domination to reclaim our humanity.

We believe co-operation, compassion and community to be elemental to existence as whole human beings. Escaping from competition, isolation and exploitation, we are reaching for a new beginning.

Our civil society will be based on consensus.

Conflict will be resolved nonviolently.

Each person will be equal, and there will be no structure of power. One step at a time, we will provide for each other's needs and lead whole and simple lives.

We will be open, we will be a community, and we will be free.

We declare our autonomy.

-Written in August 2001 by the Action.Family