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MOSAIC is Movement of Oppressed Sectors Working in Concert
A Call to Action by Maroon Shoatz
At present, there are sectarian divisions due to racial, ethnic, gender, sexual orientation, cul
tural and geographical differences that hinder individuals, organizations and entire communities who already interact, cooperate to various degrees share many of the same concerns, and are faced with similar obstacles to their well-being. But we can all come together like a MOSAIC and move toward creating positive changes in our collective well-being. The MOSAIC will not be an effort directed toward imposing any type of multi-racial, multi-ethnic, gender neutral or conformist utopian universalism. The MOSAIC will allow individuals, organizations, entire communities, and whole peoples to exercise Self Determination in deciding what types of social orders they choose to struggle to bring into being, while at the same time learning how to better come together with others to form societies that will be superior to the ones in which we now live. Thus, the word mosaic fits us in many ways. We will add to the dictionary definition by defining ourselves as The MOSAIC: The Movement of Oppressed Sectors Acting in Concert. The MOSAIC-- An ideological jumping off point that will serve all of our separate and
collective interests; it can be termed Inter-Communal Self Determination. Inter: Existing between
Communal: 1. of or relating to a community,
2. Characterized by collective ownership and use of property
3. Participation in, shared, or used in common by members
of a group or community
Self Determination: 1. Free choice of one’s acts or states without external
compulsion;
2. Determination by the people of a territorial unit of their
own future political status
Our MOSAIC would consist of elements from amongst individuals, groups and
communities- some of whom are already benefiting from interacting and working together- with room for expansion. They include, but are not limited to:
•Women—individuals and groups
•New Afrikan and Pan Afrikan peoples
•Puerto Ricans
•Anarchists and Anti- Authoritarians
•Asians
•Chicano Mexicano Indigenous
•Native Americans
•Gay, Le***an, Bisexual, Genderqueer and Transgender
•Euro-Americans
•Ecological Activists
•Animal Rights Activists
•Working Class Peoples
•People with dis/abilities
Our political posture would include- but not be limited by the following:
•Pro- Self Determination for everyone
•Anti-Economic, political and cultural domination
•Pro- Gender and sexual choice freedom and inclusivity
•Anti-Racism, gender, cast and class oppression
•Pro- Full Human Rights for everyone
•Anti-Capitalism
•Pro-Sustainable economics
•Anti- Entropic environmental, species and technological practices
•Pro- Species and environmental projections
The MOSAIC will be built on the principals of seeking to recruit both from amongst the most oppressed segments, and from amongst the most selfless. The former found primarily within the ranks of the lower class females, people of color and the GLBTQ peoples, while the selfless are found, to a lesser degree, amongst all segments. The MOSAIC must immediately begin to spread its messages by recruiting people who are willing to help by producing publications of all sorts, as well as utilizing any and all other means that do not transgress its principles, to aggressively push it’s messages under the MOSAIC title. All MOSAIC people can contribute to this effort autonomously, while always keeping in mind our collective stance, as well as the sensibilities of other MOSAIC and oppressed peoples. Finally, The MOSAIC must immediately begin a dialogue directed toward building a consensus- as near as possible- about how to best further coordinate our collective efforts.
