*MISSION STATEMENT von 2013

Food Freedom Movement is an international network of individuals and organizations working to empower people and communities to reclaim food sovereignty and build a sustainable future while simultaneously confronting unjust systems.

 

CORE PRINCIPLES

These are the Core Principles for the Food Freedom Movement admins group. We practice grassroots, decentralized organizing and therefore recognize that global organizing will naturally result in local autonomy.

1. We promote and use non-violent direct action that confronts abusive power to bring about transformative change. We call out government and corporate corruption at every avenue.

2. We operate with transparency in our actions and communications, in a non-hierarchical horizontal leadership fashion, and practice collaboration, direct democracy and consensus building.

3. We recognize that people with unearned privilege have more relative power and influence in organizations than those burdened by oppression. We practice self-assessment to root out these behaviors internalized through cultural conditioning.

4. We stand firmly against all forms of oppression including, racism, sexism, heterosexism, agism, classism, capitalism, corporatism and oppression by government and based on immigration status or ability.

We promote peace through the unity of all social cultures, spirituality, ethnicities, nationalities and economies, for only together can we hope to build a better world for all of humanity.

5. We uphold the practice of non-violent communication, never meaning to harm others with our language or actions.

6. We prioritize people, communities, and the environment.

7. We actively create and build new ways of living, interacting, and developing reality in a manner which coincides with our vision statement.

8. We value diversity of skills and participants.

9. We recognize a connection to the natural environment and take responsibility for ensuring the sustainability of our living earth and its people and resources.

10. We recognize accountability is about the transformation of the individual activist as well as the organization, and is the primary means to actualize effective change.

11. We reflect to make sure we as a group and as individuals are doing what we say we intended, so that our actions are conscious and consistent with our goals.

12. We hold ourselves and each other accountable to follow through on commitments we make.

13. We practice principled critiquing of task performance and communications as well as self reflection.

14. We will endeavor to provide facilitation training, consensus and coalition building strategies and models, and conflict resolution skills with organizers to aid them in their empowerment and effectiveness. We also recognize that many local organizers are already seasoned organizers/activists and will contribute to our growth.