Values

Our Values (code of ethics)

We value:

• • Co-operation and self-organizing
  • Mutuality and reciprocity
  • Sharing what we have
  • Caring and respect for others
  • Resilience and interdependence
  • Openness and transparency
  • Justice and equality
  • Personal and social responsibility
  • Respect for dissent

The injustices and disparities we seek to address

• • The denial of basic human rights and freedoms such as choosing who will govern, the right to live peaceably and safely with others, and to be free from harassment.
  • The withholding of basic needs like food, housing, healthcare and education unless one has money to pay for them.
  • The discounting by the monetary system of human values and actions, such as kindness and caring for others.
  • The failure to value the contribution of all people and the advancement of common decency.
  • The undervaluing of the work of building home, family, neighborhood and community.
  • Using low-wages, debt and charity to create dependency and subordination.
  • An exploitative economy that runs primarily for the benefit of the moneyed elite.
  • The monopolistic use of money, from which undue influence and power are derived.
  • The strip-mining of economic, social and ecological resources from our local, city, regional or national communities in the pursuit of profit.
  • Marginalisation on the basis of differences, such as ethnicity, gender, age, social class, disability, sexual orientation, immigrant status, national origin, and religion.
  • Data mining and surveillance by governments and tech giants for the purposes of control.
  • The privatisation of money and anonymous forms of exchange, such as cash in our pockets.