Thanks to all input the name for my previous concept is chosen. It shall be known as Space Society, now comes the preparation work to get things rolling :) Keep you all up to date!

¿Qué representa para cada uno de nosotros el día de la constitución? Muchos cambios se han generado desde que iniciamos nuestro trabajo en el parlamento, enmiendas y valoraciones exitosas que cumplen con un trabajo arduo, a veces escalonado y siempre en busca de mejorar la labor que desempeñamos en el Parlamento. Precisamente en un día tan especial daremos paso a nuestro XII Alf y de esta forma logramos motivar con mucha fortaleza lo que hemos logrado y en aquello que nos hemos encontrado faltos de la fuerza o las estructuras necesarias para seguir. Todo es perfectible y en el camino que llevamos durante estos 5 años la vida nos ha demostrado que el trabajo en equipo no es un asunto donde el ego sobresale a como dé lugar, sino en la mirada puesta para sincronizar tareas y valorar al compañero que cuente con las aptitudes para encaminar los esfuerzos colectivos. Hoy caminamos por un trayecto que dejará semillas valiosas para que los futuros parlamentarios las hagan crecer y fortalezcan sus frutos, el ánimo es constante y en muchos de nosotros una necesidad por que el futuro de la humanidad valore desde otra perspectiva lo que somos y deseamos para nuestros descendientes. Cuando leas la Constitución de Asgardia, toma tiempo para reflexionar y como residente dinos qué te gustaría que en ella cambiara de forma rotunda y que tienes en mente para que eso suceda.

I've been interested in the concept of micronations. This, along with the basic concept of Asgardia focusing on space, is the source of my interest in the project. Like virtually all micronations, Asgardia seems large on rhetoric and ideas, and short on reality. That isn't, by itself, a bad thing since ideas are the basis of what can become reality. Perhaps one of the best legacies of Asgardia might be to bring the idea of common space colonization to greater discussion. Is Asgardia a nation? No. Asgardia is, at best, a Austrain corporation. Will Asgardia become a nation? No, that probably won't happen either. At least not in any sense that will be recognized by common citizens. There are a few reasons why Asgardia will find it difficult to attain nationhood in any realistic sense. First, of course, there is no more land for Asgardia to hold. Holding land has been a foundation of nationhood since the concept began. Gaining and holding "land" has been the dream and failing of every micronation that has come into existence. Some have even gotten to a point of taking control of oil rigs in international waters to get "land." This has nearly always ended in a military takeover once the micronation has gained too much attention. The only exception to this has been the Principality of Sealand, an abandonned oil rig off the SE coast of Britain. It based its national claim on being in international waters, which a British court recognized. Then Britain took over the area (extended its claim around itself), taking Sealand into British territory. No one recognizes Sealand. Its citizens and government comprises one or two people, neither of which live on the oil rig. The UN Convention on the Law of the Sea specifically ruled that artificial structures don't have the status of land in international law. There was a 1990 US court case whereby ships were banned from registering in Sealand as a flag of convenience. This has been the most successful nation to date. Having said all of that, and using Sealand as a jumping off point, minus the land, Asgardia is actually doing very well. We have a MUCH more robust government and infrastructure. But that could be a problem as well. Nations traditionally don't like competition, and they see themselves increasingly as a closed club. Traditionally you get into the club by successfully splitting off from a current member of the club and then being recognized as successfully having done so by other members of the club. South Sudan is a good, recent example here. But South Sudan is both an example we wouldn't want to follow, nor can we. In the end, I think, the only way into the nation club is to get other members to recognize you as being in the club. To get there, we need to be able to offer something to other nations to be able to form - frankly - alliances. What do we have that other countries might find valuable? Why would they want us to be a nation? Here the only thing I can think of is our people and our ideas. Our people seem to range from people with some validity (sometimes so much so that I wonder why they're part of this wild idea!), to - frankly - crackpots that offer simple circuits to generate "free energy" and "polymaths" that tout their ability to predict the future. Perhaps some thought might be given to if we really want to be a nation at all. Are nations has-been institutions? Is the real power corporate now? It might seem that, reading through all of this, that I'm anti-Asgardia. I'm not. The idea is interesting, certainly, and it can be argued that even now Asgardia is the most successful micronation in history given its activity and infrastructure. Usually micronations are one or two people - Asgardia is definitely not. It does seem to have some sort of momentum behind it, and in the end, that might be what is most important. However, to the people who I see express impatience as to how long things are taking (passports, citizenship, etc), you may need to realize that if Asgardia succeeds in these things at all, many of us may not live to see it. But we may all be seen, someday, as visionary founders. Maybe.

IN THIS EPISODE 8th episode of the Space Citizen News Podcast. Extended time! Special guest Helena Aramendia from Parliament sharing about its progress! Sharing Asgardia’s social media and Facebook presence, how to contact your AMPs, what’s the BDAR, Parliament’s space shop now open for beta testing, Interview of Asgardian Mayoral Candidate for New York City Erich Reimer, Decree 37 is out, ASIC2019, Stats followed by upcoming events. https://www.spacecitizennews.com/scn008-podcast-episode-8/

Today, I send a second attempt to convince the Parliament to lower the age of the current election. I upped the age from 25 to 30 to make it more feasible to succeed. But by itself it is only logical that this amendment should be taken seriously, the last time I did this I only got the notification "It was discussed" and after that, it went quiet. Parliament is our voice, our eyes, and represents our thoughts. The people are resisting and want to be involved in this great endeavor, so take us seriously and listen to our suggestions.

New space has been created. /my own version from the fractal editor/

Social Action is about people coming together to help improve their lives and solve the problems that are important in their communities. It involves people giving their time and other resources for the common good, in a range of forms – from volunteering and community-owned services to community organising or simple neighbourly acts. Whilst many of these activities occur without the support of the public sector (in which case the role of public servants is to ensure that the right conditions are in place for social action to thrive), some require more specific support from the public sector. This section introduces what social action is and explains how the public sector can grow it and harness its potential to improve outcomes (A description of social action; The New Economics Foundation www.neweconomics.org ) Social Action refers to activities that young people do to make a positive difference to others or the environment. Social Action of Asgardia ; Asgardian Active Citizens connects people, supporting them to develop their skills and knowledge to build fairer and more resilient societies. The most important thing that Active Citizens have in common is that they seek to build trust within and between communities. And they do this with resourcefulness and imagination. Asgardian Active Citizens might empowered young people to work with their communities and find ways to create positive change through sports, arts, culture, education, health, enviorment (https://active-citizens.britishcouncil.org) what can be done about international institutions, organizations and activities of Asgardia’s social action plans. Example of Social Action : İmage https://www.iwill.org.uk/about-us/youth-social-action )