Our Commitments & Principles
The values that guide everything we do.
These aren’t aspirational values we hope to embody someday. These are active commitments we practice daily, review regularly, and hold ourselves accountable to.
Centring Fat People
Fat voices lead. Thin people are accomplices, not experts.
We centre fat people, particularly superfat and infinifat people; Black, Brown and Indigenous people; disabled, chronically ill and neurodivergent people; trans, non-binary, intersex and gender-diverse people; migrants, refugees and undocumented people; and those experiencing poverty, displacement, conflict or political instability. Thin people are welcome as collaborators and learners, but this is not a space for them to centre their own experiences or speak over fat voices.
Intersectionality
Fat liberation is bound up in all liberation struggles.
We reject single-issue politics. Fat liberation cannot be separated from anti-racism, disability justice, trans liberation, and economic justice. We name how anti-fatness is rooted in white supremacy, ableism, colonialism, classism and capitalism.
Harm Reduction
We meet people where they are, without judgment.
We practice harm reduction, not purity politics. People can be in different places in their unlearning. We don’t require ideological perfection, but we do require accountability and willingness to grow.
Accessibility
Our spaces are designed for disabled fat people.
Accessibility is not an afterthought. We design for disabled, neurodiverse and chronically ill people from the start. This includes physical access, communication access, and economic access.
Intellectual Rigour
We take ideas seriously and cite our sources.
We are committed to intellectual depth and rigour. We cite our sources, name our inspiration, and engage with theory. We don’t simplify complex ideas for passive consumption, but we do make them accessible.
Joy & Pleasure
Liberation work includes rest, play, and pleasure.
We refuse the idea that justice work must be joyless. Fat people deserve pleasure, rest, and celebration — and seeing fat people openly fulfilled is powerful representation. Our spaces make room for laughter, creativity, and delight alongside the hard work of resistance.
Accountability Matters
We don’t always get it right, but we acknowledge our mistakes and commit to:
1. Listen
Centre the voices of those harmed without defensiveness and without excuses
2. Acknowledge
Name the harm in the appropriate space and take responsibility for our actions
3. REpair
Make material changes to prevent future harm and commit to learning