This charter sets out the ethical principles that guide the practice of Donbat as defined above.

1. Vigilance

Every effective action begins with informed observation. Donbat therefore requires sustained attention to reality, which in turn calls for the continual updating of the intellectual tools of vigilance at our disposal.

2. Transformative Intervention

Donbat entails action, but this action is calibrated to produce a lasting transformation of reality. Conflict, where it arises, is never an end in itself.

3. Transmission

Donbat is reproducible. It aims to circulate knowledge, methods and experiences. Whatever is learned, developed or transformed is intended to be shared, without seeking the private accumulation of knowledge, power or legitimacy.

4. Non-Reproduction of Domination

No Donbat practice can be considered legitimate if, within its own operation, it reproduces the relations of domination that it claims to challenge. Its means must remain consistent with its aims.

5. Responsibility

Donbat entails full responsibility for the consequences it produces.

6. Autonomy

Donbat aims for emancipation rather than dependence. It seeks to strengthen individual and collective capacities for autonomous action, without passive delegation.

7. Active Solidarity

Donbat cannot be reduced to individual assertion; it is rooted in relationships and cooperation. It is oriented towards the commons.

8. Critical Reversibility

Every Donbat practice must remain open to questioning, revision and, where necessary, abandonment.

9. Fair Circulation of Value

Donbat rejects the private capture of symbolic, material or financial benefits produced collectively. It seeks forms of redistribution consistent with its ethics.

10. Coherence

Donbat requires coherence between thought, speech, organisation and action. The practice itself must remain lucid about its own operations.