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KAREN SOLIDARITY.



PEACE, LIBERTY, EQUALITY, DIGNITY, AND SOLIDARITY.
KAREN SOLIDARITY ORGANIZATION
Principal Constitution



I. Aims
(A)  Peace. 
(B)  Equality. 
(C) Liberty.
(D)  Uplifting Karen National Dignity. 
(E)  Solidarity.

II. Objectives.
(A)  In establishing internal peace 
(1) Nationwide cease-fire
(2 ) All problems will be solved through peaceful negotiations and not by
violence.
(3) Present national conflicts must be settled by Tri-party negotiations :
All Ethnic  Nationalities - Democratic forces and   SPDC  State  Peace and
Development Committee. 

(B). In establishing equality 
(1)Complete human rights for everybody in all ethnic nationalities.
(2)Each ethnic nationality in the union shall enjoy full national and
Democratic Rights

(C). In establishing liberty
(1) The Karen state must be established.
(2) The rights and privileges of Self Determination, Judicature and Laws
must be granted.
(3) The Karen state must be an autonomous state and have self determination
in  the Federal Union.
(4) National armed forces must be Karen    national security.
(5)  Sovereignty over social. economic and political affairs in the Karen
State.

(D). In uplifting Karen National Dignity -
(1)  To carry out and extend traditional Karen culture. 
(2)  To establish a Karen National School system, an arts and culture
museum and a historical 			military museum.

(E). In establishing Solidarity -
(1) A  Karen National convention and congress must be held. 
(2) To draw up a Karen National constitution. 
(3) For national reconciliation and solidarity participation of Karen
people from urban, rural, overseas, above and underground political
organizations.

III. K.S.O?s foes are :
(a) Exploitionist systems. 
(b)  Slavery Systems. 
(C) Narrow and superior minded racism. 
(d)  Authoritarian and party-egoism.
(e) SPDC  military junta, which has elements of all the above.

IV.K.S.O?s friends are :-
(1) In Karen Society.
(a) Karen manual workers 
(b) Karen farmers 
(c) Karen Youth, Students, Women, Clerical and Secretarial staffs, Traders
and Businessman, Artists, Technicians and Intellectuals, etc..
(d) Karen Social, Political and Religious organizations.
(e) Overseas Karens 

(2)Brotherly Ethnic Nationalities in Burma : 
(a)Workers 
(b)Farmers 
(c)Youth, Students, Women, Clerical and Secretarial staffs, Traders and
Businessman, Artist, Technicians and Intellectuals, etc..
(d)Democratic forces and anti (SPDC) multi-party organizations. (3).
Overseas friends are :
(a) International Labour Organizations (b). International students, Youth,
Women Organization and Democracy forces. etc..
(c)Non-Governmental Organizations and all sympathetic nations to the Karen
cause.

V. Urgent tasks to be done are :-
(a)Nationwide  cease-fire.
(b)Tri-party negotiation after cease fire. 
(c)K.S.O must be formed widely.
(d)Karen national convention must be carried out. 
(e)Karen national reconciliation must be carried out urgently.
(f)Common literature for Karen must be  created.
(g)Rescue and protection measure must be carried out immediately for Karen
refugees in Thailand. 
(h)Public Relations Department, to be established and implemented for Karen
National reconciliation and Solidarity 
(i)K.S.O?s journals must be published and issued. 

V1. K.S.O?s Center Committee Structures
Patronage board.

Buddhist Concern
Christian Concern - 
Karen Patriots

KSO patrons.
1. Saw Ba Soe Gay : -
2. Saw Franklin Thein : -
3. Pah Doh Terence

Central Executive Committee:-
President: Saw W.Po Ne.
vice-president: Mahn R.Ba Zan.
General Secretary : Mahn Aung Htay.
Joint Secretary (1): Mahn Win Kyi. 
Joint Secretary (2): Saw Raymond Tha Han
National Security Department Head: Saw Mu.
Head of Finance Department:  Mahn Awa Paung      
Deputy head of Finance: Naw Paw Ta Shu.
Head of Foreign affairs Department: Saw Tin Maung Oo .
Head of News and information: Mahn R. Ba Zan. 
Head of Organizing Department: Mahn Htan Ma Naing.
Head of health Department: Saw Clyde .
Mead of Education Department: Saw Lay Kler .
Head of Student Affairs Department: Khun Ler Wah.
Head of Youth Department: Saw Joseph.

Note: : Central committee shall be expended whenever required.

VII. K.S.O?s Three National Duties (i). To initiate Karen National Convention.
(2). To uplift Karen National Prestige, Liberty and Equality. (3). To
initiate  Karen National Reconciliation and Solidarity.