What we stand for
- State ownership of the means of production
- Redistribution of wealth by expropriation
- Government of the people by the people
- Free education and healthcare for all
- A people’s army and police force
- An end to all colonial and imperialist wars
- An end to sexism and racism
- Free press and media
Aims of Surplus Value
- Promote socialist values
- Critique all manifestations of capitalism
- Subvert the ruling class ideology
- Provoke debate
- Promote solidarity and resistance
The means that we will adopt are the tools of the mass media:
- Advertising
- Photography
- Digital print media
The approaches that we will take will include:
- Direct political statement
- Satire
- Quotation
- Text/image combinations
- Pastiche
Works produced by Surplus Value will be:
- Portable
- Wearable
- Useable
- Ephemeral
The issues we will address include:
- Basic principles of socialism
- Workers rights
- Social justice
- Consumerism
- Celebrity culture
- War
- Alienation
- Poverty
- Exploitation
