Southern Vision Alliance

We will uplift the voices, demands, and solutions of working class communities, communities of color, immigrants, indigenous people, women, and youth, particularly queer and trans youth of color. We will work to alleviate barriers to power, equity, and resources. We reject systems that dispose of people and create toxic environments. We will defend our right to a healthy environment in our neighborhoods, schools, and workplaces. Within our organizations we will develop strategies for collective access, stewardship, and community care. We will work to create spaces that are accessible in terms of language, income, physical ability, child/family-friendly, etc. We will practice intersectionality, solidarity, and respect community self-determination. We will support strategies developed by directly impacted communities. Solidarity is a verb. We will come when called and will work to build authentic relationships of trust and mutual respect with each other. We pledge to build principled united fronts. We will build meaningful alliances that embrace diff erent strategies and diversities of tactics. We will respect principled differences, keep debates and criticisms internal to the movement, and avoid public or media denunciations of fellow activists and organizers. At the same time, we will create spaces for transformation, critical feedback, evaluation, and embrace mistakes in order to grow and evolve. We reject the right of the state to decide what is, and what is not, legitimate protest. We oppose state repression of dissent, including surveillance, infiltration, disruption, and violence. We pledge not to assist law enforcement actions against activists or marginalized communities. RSS