Goals and  Methods

By Larry Walker

While it is the case that goals and methods appear throughout this website, this page gathers them in one place, so the reader explicitly sees that the steps to transforming American society are defined. Transformation is demanding work, and we are confident that this website provides a path for achieving it.

The goals listed in bold in the outermost bullets come directly from the Declaration. The subgoals indented one level to the right were derived from text contained in the Principles and in the essay, A Moral America. Short names for the subgoals are purposeful, an attempt to help readers remember them. Some subgoals appear under multiple high-level Goals. 

Additional subgoals will be identified in each of the website Sections. You are welcome to suggest additional subgoals in the Comment section that follows.

The subgoals are clarified with text in a separate document: 
Link: Goals and Method Clarified

I/we support the growth of a popular movement that:

  • serves humanity, the environment, and life itself

    • Holistic Transformation 

  • respects the essential equality of all human beings

    • Respect for Equality

  • encourages everyone to identify as a member of the human family

    • Affirm Multiple Identities

  • affirms individuals’ multiple identities 

    • Affirm Multiple Identities

    • Support Grassroots Struggles  

  • opposes efforts to dominate others due to one of their identities

    • Systemic Analysis

    • Undo Domination

    • Value Immigration

  • relies on love and trust rather than hate and fear

    • Practice Compassion

  • channels anger productively

    • Practice Compassion

  • attracts people with face-to-face community and caring friendships 

    • Revitalize Community

  • honors our nation’s accomplishments, criticizes its failures, and helps build a more perfect union

    • Practice Healthy Patriotism 

    • Honor Values & Traditions

    • Stop Exploitation

    • Support Minority Struggles

    • Build Perfect Union

    • Pursue Synergistic Dynamics   

  • fully represents and gives voice to the American people

    • Maximize Cooperation

  • helps transform the United States into a compassionate community that:

    • Maximizes Holistic Democracy 

    • Nurtures Mutual Support for Self-Development

    • Builds Partnerships 

    • Holds Leaders Accountable 

    • Establishes Democratic Hierarchies

    • Values Immigration

    • Treats Illegal Immigrants Humanely 

    • Offers Asylum 

    • Provides Assistance to  Hard-Hit Countries

  • supports the rule of law, individual rights, and the freedom to engage in activities that do not deny freedom to others

    • Support Freedom

  • encourages people to relate to others as individuals of equal worth

    • Practice Compassion

  • promotes partnerships that empower people

    • Maximize Cooperation 

  • nurtures democracy throughout society

    • Maximize Cooperation

    • Nurture Democracy 

    • Build a Compassionate Community 

  • meets basic human needs

    • Achieve Economic Fairness

  • assures good living-wage job opportunities

    • Achieve Economic Fairness

  • protects free speech

    • Protect Free Speech

  • makes it easy to vote

    • Make Voting Easy

  • enables everyone to participate in society fully and productively

    • Maximize Cooperation 

    • Nurture Democracy 

    • Build a Compassionate Community 

  • encourages supportive relationships with other countries, backs their right to self-determination, promotes human rights, and advocates peaceful resolution of conflicts with mediation and negotiation

    • Respect International Law 

    • Maximize Cooperation Between Nations 

  • pressures Washington to implement compassionate policies supported by strong majorities of the American people

    • Value Immigrants

    • Treat Illegal Immigrants Humanely

    • Offer Asylum 

    • Provide Assistance to Hard-Hit Countries

  • engages in nonviolent civil disobedience and consumer boycotts when needed

    • Practice Nonviolent Civil Disobedience

  • encourages members of the movement to:

    • Improve Emotional Reactions

    • Engage in Honest Self-Examination

    • Practice Self-reform

  • support each other with their personal and spiritual growth

    • Build Strong Communities

    • Love the Human Race 

    • Live Compassionate Lives 

  • avoid oppressive or disrespectful behavior

    • Practice Compassion

  • supports members who want to form small teams that share meals, strengthen connections, provide mutual support, and plan other activities

    • Form Small Teams

    • Provide Mutual Support for Self-Improvement

    • Love Others 

  • cooperates with movements in other countries that also serve humanity, the environment, and life itself.

    • Cooperate with Movements in Other Countries

    • Love the Human Race 

    • Respect Other Nations 

  • The transformation envisioned by this Declaration will involve the holistic and systemic transformation of our social system — the System — into a compassionate community that serves humanity, the environment, and life itself, as discussed in this site’s Principles and the essay, A Moral America.

    • Holistic Transformation 

    • Pursue Our Primary Mission 

The subgoals are clarified with text in a separate document: 
Link: Goals and Method Clarified

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