We call ourselves a “Fellowship” because we are doing something unique for a political organization. To us, this isn’t just a campaign of like-minded individuals who agree on an agenda. We are asking something more because something more is needed. A fellowship has an added sense of belonging and camaraderie that also suggests a higher order of commitment and obligation. This is reflected in our determination to rise above the usual machinations and manipulations we’ve all come to expect from politcs. We will do this by rebuilding trust, from within and without, one person at a time.
As members of the Fellowship of the Commons we are committing ourselves to each other, to all Americans, to all humanity, to all the present life on earth and the systems that support them and to all the future inhabitants of the planet.
All women and men have a right to freedom, justice and a peaceful existence without want. We are allied in this cause with all who struggle to attain these rights. We hope that our actions will directly or indirectly help advance these goals everywhere. Also and importantly, we recognize the inalienable rights of all forms of life to be and to become, regardless of their perceived utilitarian value to humans.
We believe that it is not only moral and desirable to act in spirited accord with these covenants, but that by so doing, we will empower ourselves to a degree beyond what has been before attainable.