The 10 Tenets

The Tenets

These principles apply to both the individual and the organization.

  1. Accountability is love.

  2. We are responsible for our actions 100% of the time.

  3. Impact is always more important than intent.

  4. Growth and adaptation are essential.

  5. Everything we believe and practice is up for revision given better evidence.

  6. Our literature and tenets are living documents and should be updated given better evidence.

  7. We hold inequitable systems accountable and support people marginalized by those systems.

  8. There may be explanations for harmful beliefs and behaviors, but there are no excuses.  No one is entitled to cause harm because of their circumstances.

  9. Trust is earned from beliefs and actions, not from words or membership to any group.

  10. We take stands in this group.  This what we stand for and against:

We stand for…

  1. Economic equity

  2. Human rights for all

  3. Separation of church and state

  4. Media literacy and credible sources

  5. Labor unions

  6. Education

  7. Empathy

  8. Science, scientific method, and falsifiable beliefs

  9. Logic, reasoning, and only accepting beliefs supported with evidence

  10. Trust in reliable experts and institutions

  11. Women, feminism, and reproductive rights

  12. Social justice

  13. The BIPOC community

  14. The LGBTQIA+ community

  15. The neurodivergent community

  16. People with disabilities

  17. Marginalized groups

  18. Anti-racism

  19. Police and prison reform

  20. Intersectionality

  21. Anti-Fascism

We stand Against…

  1. Beliefs without evidence 

  2. Lack of accountability for harm / double standards / inequity due to harm

  3. Committing, condoning, or being complicit in harm (intentional or not)

  4. Upholding societal beliefs and systems that do not make sense and cause harm

  5. Toxic individualism

  6. Capitalism

  7. White supremacy / racism

  8. Religious extremism

  9. Fascism

  10. Theocracy

  11. Patriarchy

  12. War / Nationalism

  13. Homophobia / Transphobia

  14. Ableism

  15. Gun violence

  16. Purity culture / rape culture

  17. Toxic masculinity

  18. Censorship

  19. Classism

  20. Anti-intellectualism

  21. Police brutality and the prison industrial complex

  22. Imperialism / colonialism