Bush Workers Collective

We are a collective working for the ecological restoration of Kulin Lands, adjacent catchments and Nations in so-called victoria.

In collaboration and with the leadership of First Peoples, community groups, businesses and radical~revolutionary activists; we are building a connected community of Workers that are dedicated to caring for country.

We stand with and for:

• The Black Sovereign Movement: Landback and the reinforcement and revival of First Peoples Sovereignty and governance.

• Decolonising Land Management: We believe that land management should be planned to outlast the current socio-economic regime. We will work for inter-generational and inter-cultural lineages of ecological restoration and management. Our work will be based on networks established by bioregion, catchments and First Nations territories.

• Wage justice for workers, and the development of socialist models of material security eg. collectives, co-operatives etc.

• Ideological Boundaries: We are socialists, and we will have firm, yet non-dogmatic ideological boundaries. 

• Organisational Structure and Processes: We are developing a democratic model of governance.

• Collectivisation: The establishment of labour and production co-operatives and collectives based on catchments, bioregions and First Nations territories.

• Mutual Aid: The establishment of mutual aid funds and networks to support community members, activists, and others in need.

• Alliances: We will form alliances with individuals and organisations for our mutual benefit

• Direct Action: we will support, organise, and engage in direct actions which protect Country and contribute to the liberation of oppressed peoples.