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Philosophy
SHERO – The
Big Five
1. Love of her people. The
Shero must be Race Woman and a Womanist, dedicated to the survival
and advancement of her racial group overall and her sisters specifically.
This does not rule out concern or affection for other individuals
or groups. It simply establishers her own racial and gender identity
as primary factors in all decisions. This rule requires that the
person be political at every level from choice of mate to source
of income and requires a rejection of individualism in favor of
the common good.
2. Commitment to Truth. The
Shero must not lie directly or through voluntary silence employed
to protect personal privilege, avoid unpleasant confrontations
or secure individual economic advancement at the price of personal
integrity of group empowerment.
3. Protective of Her Sisters.
The Shero must accept responsibility for the protection of her
sisters physically, economically and spiritually. She must identify
dangerous individuals, substances and situations clearly as soon
as they are known to her so that others will not be at risk.
4. Courage. The Shero must
be courageous enough to confront her enemies when it is right
and necessary, trusting her group to protect and sustain her,
but not shirking when timely action is required without the kind
of immediate support she might have liked.
5. The Long View. A Shero
must have confidence in the ability of her group to make a collective
commitment to struggle for freedom every minute of every day,
each small victory joining with each other small victory until
we reclaim our place in the universe as a community of free-women,
freemen, beloved children and honored elders.
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