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Title: Principles & Purpose
Author: Wild Rose Collective
Date: March 2010
Language: en
Topics: principles, mission statement
Source: Retrieved on December 6, 2013 from https://web.archive.org/web/20131206163357/http://wildrosecollective.org/about/

Wild Rose Collective

Principles & Purpose

The Wild Rose Collective is an anarchist organization based in Iowa

City, Iowa. We are open to those who agree to the requirements of

membership, as outlined in our constitution.

These are our principles, which should be understood as a quick overview

of where we stand:

Anarchism, as we understand it, is a social system based around

attaining the maximum possible liberty and equality for all by the

elimination of institutional hierarchy. It will be brought about by the

struggle between the vast, diverse working class majority of society and

the tiny minority that currently rules.

We believe in combating all forms of oppression such as those based on

race, ethnicity, sex, gender, immigration status, and sexuality, among

others. These forms of oppression, in addition to class, are interlinked

and reinforce each other. For a truly liberatory society, they all must

be abolished.

We do not see the state as a means to create the world we want to see,

and we reject the view that seeking power in governments or solutions

for social liberation from governmental powers is viable. It can only

maintain hierarchy and privilege for those that control it.

Modern environmental destruction is a result of capitalism’s need for

endless growth and expansion, commodifying the natural world for the

benefit of a small minority. We recognize that social transformation is

the first step towards ecological balance, not solely lifestyle choices

and technological innovations.

The purpose and aims of our group are:

Advocating horizontal, directly democratic and revolutionary forms of

organizing and decision making within social movements as rank-and-file.

The promotion of our views through position papers, propaganda, media

dissemination, events and projects.

Creating goals and a corresponding strategy to accomplish them, while

reviewing our successes and failures and learning from them.

We see the need for a specific anarchist group built around agreement on

key issues, a dedication to avoid isolation in regards to the larger

social movements and a process of assessing our own situation, what

actions we take and how to implement them.

There may never be a time in which all or the majority of the working

class considers themselves anarchists. However, through our coherent and

concerted efforts within social movements that exist, it is realistic

that our views can spread, be accepted and acted upon by people

regardless of their status as a self-proclaimed anarchist or not.

A truly liberatory revolution or the possibility of one will only occur

if large segments of the working class share elements of the anarchist

vision and have control of the organizations they participate in.

Without serious organizing, involvement and commitment, this is

impossible.