Liberation:

• is accepting yourself for who you are, flawed but with the potential to do good with and for others

• is freedom from any artificial limit or constraint on people's ability to develop as human beings, achieve their full potential and contribute to society 

• upholds human dignity and recognises everyone is equal

• emphasises every person's significance and worth and celebrates diversity

• always remembers that we have more in common than divides us as a basis for reconciliation and building community

• can only be fully experienced when everyone is free from inequality, injustice and oppression which undermine community; this means striving for liberty, fairness and justice for all  

• is being able to engage in open, honest and respectful conversations with others and make up your own mind on what you believe

• does not tolerate anti-social behaviour that is violent, insulting, exploitative or oppressive, and speaks out against prejudice and persecution

• is setting each other free from guilt, shame, resentment and estrangement through  forgiveness

• is based on truth, arrived at through real experience, reflection, discernment and testing; this frees us from delusion, lies and preconceived ideas which can be divisive

• is the freedom to enjoy life and the world in which we live but also carries the responsibility to care for others and our environment

• gives hope of a better future through collective action