[NE-anarchists-an] Boston Anarchists Against Militarism

[Mark Laskey]

Boston Anarchists Against Militarism (BAAM)

Basis of Unity 

     "In all wars the object is to protect or to seize money, property
and power, and there will always be wars so long as Capital rules and
oppresses people."
               - Ernst Friedrich, War Against War (1924)

1. The Boston Anarchists Against Militarism (BAAM) is a coalition of
social anarchists committed to building an anti-war resistance
movement in the greater Boston area.

2. We believe that it is not enough to act as a defensive response to
military conflict. To bring an end to the global cycle of militaristic
violence we must develop a resistance movement that attacks the root
causes of war: capitalism, the State, and all forms of exploitation and
oppression. 

3. We reject nationalism, patriotism, racism, and all forms of chauvenism
and bigotry used to mislead the working class into indentifying with, and
reinforcing, the interests of the ruling class. We promote anti-racism
and internationalist working class solidarity as our strongest weapon
against the global ruling classes and their wars. 

4. We adopt a strategy of resistance that is antagonistic to peaceful
reform. We are not interested in a "peace" that is a return to a pre-war
status quo. We believe that there can be no peace without justice, and
actively struggle for a world in which not only war but also social,
political and economic inequality are abolished. 

5. We respect a diversity of tactics. We encourage the development of
autonomous and creative forms of struggle in the growing anti-war
movement, ranging from public education campaigns to direct action.

6. BAAM is autonomous, decentralized and non-hierarchical. We encourage
the involvement of anyone who accepts these points of unity.

No War Against Nations, No Peace Between Classes!

Boston Anarchists Against Militarism (BAAM)
PO Box 73, Boston, MA 02133
email: baamcoalition at hotmail.com         

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