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Political mobilisation consists in explaining to the people WHY WE
ARE FIGHTING and WHAT IS THE AIM OF OUR REVOLUTION. It is necessary that
our people know properly that we are fighting in order to expel the Portuguese colonialists and to liberate Mozambique, in order to restore in our
country progress, freedom and equality, to put end to misery, slavery and
discrimination.
Every Mozambican who heard and who understood properly the aims of
our revolution*is a Mozambican won to our cause, a Mozambica,n ready to
join the struggle. Only ignorance can lead a Mozambican to colaborate with
the Portuguese, the ones who oppress him and exploit him, and refuse to
join with FRELIMO, who works for the liberation of the v/hole people.
Therefore, every FRELIMO militant has the duty of teaching his comrades who
do not know, the rea-sons and the objectives of our revolution. He must
explain the principles and the programme of FRELIMO.
That explanation must be clear, simple and illustrated with examples.
Thus, it is not enough to recite the Programme of FRELIMO. It is necessary
to tell clearly which is its sense, what does it mean. It is also necessary
to adapt the explanation to the general and local situation. For example,
in the areas where the Portuguese colonialists use to arrest Mozambicans
for the forced labour, our militants must explain to the people all the
aspects of the forced labour, its causes, who takes profit by it - and
make clear to them that FRELIMO is fighting in order to banish the forced
labour in Mozambique (Programme, n° 15, al. a).  In the industrial areas,
where the white v/orkers do almost nothing but are paid great sums of money
while the Africans v/ho work incessantly get nearly nothing - our people
must learn that FRELIMO carries on a hard struggle in order that in Mozambique there can be established "equal salary to equal work, without discrimination of race or sex"( prog. N° 15 al,e). In the villn,ges our people
must know that FRELIMO will expel the Portuguese colonialists and give
back the land to the people.
It is thus that, taking into account the general situation as well
as the particular situation of each region, the political mobilisation
must be accomplished. By calling the v/hole people to participate in the
revolution, we v/iil achieve what is most important, on the level of the
armed struggles
a-'That the people support the guerrillas, lodging them, supplying
them with food and information about the enemy;
b- That the people themselves be. ready to take up arms at any time,
joining the people's militiass
c- That the people of the liberated areas increase the production -
so that FRELIMO can supply herself in everything and from now on to
achieve its economic autonomy.
EVERY MILITANT MUST MAKE REVOLUTIONARY PROPAGANDA AMONG THE PEOPLE !
EVERY MOZAMBICAN MUST BECOME A MILITANT IN THE SERVICE
OF THE REVOLUTION.
( From FRELIMO national bulletin )
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