About
The Oread Collective is a voluntary association of activists dedicated to social justice and collective liberation.
Founded in 2024 by nine experienced queer and women activists with a history in various social justice causes, our first official action took place in March of 2025.
We recognise that the land named Tiohtià:ke was never ceded.
Our Values
We are:
What is collective liberation?
We created the Oread Collective to unite activists from various social justice backgrounds under a single banner. Where we see oppression, we oppose it.
We don’t fight for black lives because we’re racialised, nor trans rights because we are queer, nor animal rights because we are farmed.
But there is no law of nature that says war can only be waged against foreigners, nor that deportation is only a danger to immigrants, nor that slaughterhouses can only kill non-humans.
As long as oppressive systems are allowed to exist, they can be turned against anyone.
To permit the existence of injustice threatens all of us; to stand up for the rights of others is to defend our own.
To stand in solidarity with others, and receive their solidarity in return – to lift each other out of oppressive systems – this is the essence of collective liberation.
Core goals
- 🤩 Inspire new activists.
- 🫶 Build bridges between progressive movements.
- 💗 Support and inspire each other.
- 💪 Build strategic capacity.
- ✅ Make decisions collectively.
- 💕 Strengthen friendships!
- ⛓️💥 Liberate. Everyone.
Agreements
- 🏛️ Honour the shared convictions.
- 🌞 Assume good faith; withhold judgement.
- 💞 Seek mutual understanding.
- 🕊️ Practice harmonious speech.
- 🌱 Recognise and challenge our own biases and imperfections.
- 🔒 Keep our promises.
- 🤝 Hold each other to the agreements.
- 🤗 Only use our powers for good!
Structure
The Oread Collective is a leaderless group! We choose new members by concensus, and all Oreads are held in equal standing.
