Hello Asgardians! Now is your time to let your voices be heard. A new initiative has been approved for deliberation and input from the community for a new program being developed for Asgardia community members. Basis of the program came from a suggestion of donations of computers/computer components to people who could not own one or upgrade to the next level. People unable to upgrade their phones as the demands of mobile technology and data grows greater. Some are unable to get the basic computer training they need to acquire a better paying means of employment. We would like for this to promote Asgardian’s helping Asgardians as well as their local communities. Please visit the above thread in the Administrative Affairs forum to add your suggestions on what should be included in the program and the implementation of it.. Also keep an eye on more approved initiatives opening up! Kind regards, Rebekah Berg, Lead Community Administrator, Asgardia

Hello Asgardians! Now is your time to let your voices be heard. A new initiative has been approved for deliberation and input from the community for a new program being developed for Asgardia community members. Basis of the program came from a suggestion of donations of computers/computer components to people who could not own one or upgrade to the next level. People unable to upgrade their phones as the demands of mobile technology and data grows greater. Some are unable to get the basic computer training they need to acquire a better paying means of employment. We would like for this to promote Asgardian’s helping Asgardians as well as their local communities. Please visit the above thread in the Administrative Affairs forum to add your suggestions on what should be included in the program and the implementation of it.. Also keep an eye on more approved initiatives opening up! Kind regards, Rebekah Berg, Lead Community Administrator, Asgardia

Hello Asgardians! Now is your time to let your voices be heard. A new initiative has been approved for deliberation and input from the community for a new program being developed for Asgardia community members. Basis of the program came from a suggestion of donations of computers/computer components to people who could not own one or upgrade to the next level. People unable to upgrade their phones as the demands of mobile technology and data grows greater. Some are unable to get the basic computer training they need to acquire a better paying means of employment. We would like for this to promote Asgardian’s helping Asgardians as well as their local communities. Please visit the above thread in the Administrative Affairs forum to add your suggestions on what should be included in the program and the implementation of it.. Also keep an eye on more approved initiatives opening up! Kind regards, Rebekah Berg, Lead Community Administrator, Asgardia

Hello Asgardians! Now is your time to let your voices be heard. A new initiative has been approved for deliberation and input from the community for a new program being developed for Asgardia community members. Basis of the program came from a suggestion of donations of computers/computer components to people who could not own one or upgrade to the next level. People unable to upgrade their phones as the demands of mobile technology and data grows greater. Some are unable to get the basic computer training they need to acquire a better paying means of employment. We would like for this to promote Asgardian’s helping Asgardians as well as their local communities. Please visit the above thread in the Administrative Affairs forum to add your suggestions on what should be included in the program and the implementation of it.. Also keep an eye on more approved initiatives opening up! Kind regards, Rebekah Berg, Lead Community Administrator, Asgardia

Hello Asgardians! Civic.Asgardia is spearheading several initiatives and creating a proposal for a program that would promote access to technology, equipment, and training is one of them. The name of this program is subject to change. Basis of the program came from a suggestion of donations of computers/computer components to people who could not own one or upgrade to the next level. People unable to upgrade their phones as the demands of mobile technology and data grows greater. Some are unable to get the basic computer training they need to acquire a better paying means of employment. **EDIT: Expanding for a clearer understanding of what this initiative is meant to be:** What is suggested is making technology accessible to those who cannot afford it. Yes, the Raspberry Pi computer is a great way to allow everyone to get a computer, the logistics and funding of that could be worked into this initiative. However, think about the functioning computer pieces that many people have lying around their house but they did not make the move into their next upgrade. Not everyone takes it to a tech recycling place (I'm still trying to find a legit one in my city) and it eventually ends up in a landfill. Why not pass along those older components to people in their local area whom that component would be an upgrade? An old laptop that has been sitting on a shelf after the newest one has been purchased could go to someone who desperately needs a laptop to do some consulting work. The last version of video card sitting in an old case and motherboard in a corner or closet somewhere could go to a community member who needs those components to finish building a computer to use for school or their children to use for school? Someone who's found the perfect job but they have no clue how to put together a power point presentation and the online resources are too confusing could benefit from the expertise of either in person or remote tutoring on the programming and putting together an effective presentation. Same could go for any program needed to upgrade skills or take that extra step to be more marketable or help someone actually put together that system that they've gathered peices for or troubleshooting a tricky software glitch they have but can't afford to take their system to the repair place. Arranging a monthly/bi-monthly/quarterly 'Asgardian Tech Swap' where community members could get together with their spare components and swap them to help others out? Start a 'tech wanted' list for the community online that people could post up what they're looking for or tutoring needed and others could arrange to help. Eventually it could be moved into a larger program where fund raising could bring computers and internet into third world village schools or community centers to help them to start to catch up with the rest of the world. So please, try to think along these lines. Keep it simple, obtainable and of true benefit to the community. --- We would like for this to promote Asgardian’s helping Asgardians as well as their local communities. From February 1 - 28, 2017 we are opening up the floor to community input on what the program would entail. When the suggestion period closes, we will be opening up spaces on the committee to put together the proposal for the application to be submitted to Asgardia Official for their approval. Please keep your suggestions constructive and the discussion on topic and lively but remember to be civil and respectful of your fellow Asgardians. Let’s hear your voices! Kind regards, Rebekah Berg, Lead Community Administrator, Asgardia

##**CIVIC ASGARDIA INITIATIVES - Updated Feb 1, 2017** Here is a list of Civic Asgardia initiatives currently in the works and planned. Some are Civic Asgardia ideas, some have been passed along from Official, and some were proposed by staff members and community members. If you would like to take part in an initiative please comment below. **Announcement Round 2017A document** **Project Proposal Guide** ********************************************************************************************** ####Information Scavenger Hunt Information building exercise for the community in gathering information about what is coming next using only official information from the main Asgardia Facebook page, the website and FAQ, and Official posts. Trial run completed, under review for polishing. **Staff Leads:** Zahira Ledoux Yahyaoui​, Monir Zaman​ ********************************************************************************************** ####Project Proposal Process A suggested framework in which community members can submit their project proposals to Official in a structured manner. (Unofficial, CA Management Initiative) **COMPLETE - Approved by Asgardia Official** **Staff Leads:** Nikari Steve Miller​, Rebekah Berg​ ********************************************************************************************** ####Asgardia Timeline Proposal for a visual timeline to be added to the Asgardia website. A graphic either a java script one or a gif or static jpg, showing the significant events. There would be hyperlinks built into each timeline point to either a pop out page or to another page or just a mouseover effect explaining the event and what happened in it. **Currently submitted and under deliberation**. **Staff Lead:** Vadorequest Mini Vado​ ********************************************************************************************** ####Special Committee: Asgardia Mobile Application Volunteer staff create a basic outline for a mobile application to be expanded with suggestions from our members. Form a committee to draft a formal proposal from the best ideas. Interested community members joining the committee to email volunteers@asgardia.space with a copy of their resume and cover letter. **Announced for community suggestions for features Feb 1, 2017** **Forum thread link:** **Staff Leads:** Dominic Sturt​, Vadorequest Mini Vado ********************************************************************************************** ####Chapter Guide Guide for chapter advocates and their staff of what is expected of them and their communities. **Staff Leads:** Nikari Steve Miller, Alan Player, Rebekah Berg ********************************************************************************************** ####Standing Committee: Community Engagement Think Tank Presents the idea of bi-weekly chats with senior Civic.Asgardia staff to review highlights of activities and to hear community feedback. Starts Wednesday, February 1, 2017 @ 8pm EST and be held on Discord (server link to be added). **Staff Leads:** Rebekah Berg, Dominic Sturt ********************************************************************************************** ####Standing Committee: Forum and Social Media Improvement Committee to compile, review and recommend improvement ideas to the forums and other social media outlets currently in use by Asgardia and track and communicate bugs reported by users to the Lead Community Administrator **Staff Leads:** Jason Rainbow​, Jordan River​ ********************************************************************************************** ####Standing Committee Technology for Everyone Volunteer staff create a basic outline for a program that promotes access to technology, equipment, and training for Asgardia members. Expand the outline with suggestions from our members. Form a committee to draft a formal proposal from the best ideas. To be announced for community suggestions for features Feb 1, 2017 **Staff Leads:** Dominic Sturt, Lloyd Cox​ ********************************************************************************************** ####Special Committee: Community Member Constitution Input Collation Committee Allow members to review the process as trained volunteers collate community suggestions for the Asgardian Constitution. Community members interested in helping to contact Cha at volunteers@asgardia.space to offer help. **Staff Leads:** Cha Fontana​ ********************************************************************************************** ####Online Learning Committee Volunteer staff create a basic outline to explore methods for Asgardians to present and participate in online learning communities.Expand the outline with suggestions from our members. Form a committee to draft a formal proposal from the best ideas. **Staff Leads:** Nikari Steve Miller with David Gil **********************************************************************************************

Hello Asgardians! Now is your time to let your voices be heard. A new initiative has been approved for deliberation and input from the community for a **mobile application** for Asgardia community members. Please visit the above thread in the Administrative Affairs forum to add your suggestions on what features you think should be in the app. Also keep an eye on more approved initiatives opening up! Kind regards, Rebekah Berg, Lead Community Administrator, Asgardia

Hello Asgardians! Now is your time to let your voices be heard. A new initiative has been approved for deliberation and input from the community for a **mobile application** for Asgardia community members. Please visit the above thread in the Administrative Affairs forum to add your suggestions on what features you think should be in the app. Also keep an eye on more approved initiatives opening up! Kind regards, Rebekah Berg, Lead Community Administrator, Asgardia

Hello Asgardians! Civic.Asgardia is spearheading several initiatives and creating a proposal for a mobile application for the Asgardian community is one of them. From February 1- 28, 2017 we are opening up the floor to community input on what features you would like to see in a mobile app for Asgardians. When the suggestion period closes, we will be opening up spaces on the committee to put together the proposal for the application which will be submitted to Asgardia Official for their approval. Please keep your suggestions constructive and the discussion on topic and lively but remember to be civil and respectful of your fellow Asgardians. Let’s hear your voices! Kind regards, Rebekah Berg, Lead Community Administrator, Asgardia

Hello Asgardians! The first round of quarterly project proposals for 2017 is beginning. It will run from Feb 1 - Mar 31, 2017. We have developed a project proposal guide that has been approved by Asgardia Official to help the Asgardian community contribute to the building of our nation. This proposal guide helps Civic.Asgardia, the civil branch of Asgardia, to prepare cogent and concise material for review to obtain an official endorsement. The goal of a project proposal is to: 1. Identify what needs to happen 2. Explain why it needs to be done 3. Persuade the reader that your team has wisely considered a problem and has a realistic plan and resources prepared to perform the required tasks. In addition to having a consistent, attractive appearance, the information should be easy to access. It should be well-organized. Balance an easily scannable overview with sufficient technical details to demonstrate that your team has thought through the process. **Download the Project Proposal Guidelines Document pdf** ###**Guidelines** **Prerequisites:** Project Leads must be verified Asgardia Members. Only one (1) proposal may be submitted at a time by any member. **Proposal Formatting:** Proposals must be submitted in an electronic format following the outline established in this guide. Text must be in English and maintain a simple Arial 12 point, single spaced, 0.5” indents presentation. Accepted submission formats are view-links to cloud storage (such as Google Docs, Microsoft OneDrive) or stand-alone material in a .DOC/.DOCX format. **Organization:** Your proposal should have material organized into Front Matter, Main Body and Supporting Documents. **Deadline:** Submission rounds occur each quarter of the year. Completed proposals must be submitted by the END date of each round. Proposals received after this date will be entered into the next round. Documents must be emailed to adminteam@asgardia.space with a subject of “Proposal: (title).” **Response:** Endorsements will be announced in the months following the submission deadline. Projects requiring funding may require longer deliberation time. Proposals not meeting these guidelines will be returned or rejected at the discretion of the reviewers. Let's get to work Asgardians! Kind regards, Rebekah Berg, Lead Community Administrator, Asgardia

IMPORTANT NOTE: I DO NOT HAVE A LEGAL BACKGROUND. I AM MERELY TRYING TO HELP THE PROCESS ALONG. Would anyone like to help with this project? Post in the thread any comments or suggestions, and I will edit the document accordingly. Not really sure where to go from here, as I am not a lawyer, but merely a citizen who wants to help get this constitution off the ground. https://docs.google.com/document/d/15mQDlfFC7f4OIs8gN9nlD52PiruH1idcW8qW2FiFzzA/edit?usp=sharing

The American Anti-Fascist movement--known colloquially as "AntiFa"--attended the Donald Trump inauguration, "DeploraBall" and several other events in Washington, DC. During their tenure there, AntiFa have utterly destroyed swathes of personal and business property; physically assaulted people, even if they were not actually Trump supporters; set fire to a limosine; assaulted police officers; and brandished weapons and other implements at both police officers and civilians. AntiFa is an extremely dangerous and hostile organization, and I have yet to personally find one single video in which AntiFa is able to have a cogent conversation with ANYONE on the ground. They are not there to protest, but to instigate riots and encourage "Black Bloc" tactics. They are regularly armed with seemingly harmless flags. These flags are in fact used as blunt weapons by AntiFa to attack anybody who shows aggression back at them. They have openly lied to police about the purpose of the flags as well as the materials they were made with. Make no mistake--these flags are weapons. The aims of the organization are, according to their own website, extremely dangerous. They have no interest in political discourse, but rather would like to "co-operate to defeat fascism". They never provide a definition of fascism, nor do they provide any resources for "de-radicalizing" individuals with fascists tendencies. >The Anti-Fascist Network is not about telling people how to campaign in their areas, *what type of anti-fascist activity they should undertake* or what political analysis they should adopt. We simply want to cooperate to defeat fascism. This is not a legitimate organization. I suggest that AntiFa immediately be branded by Asgardia as a terrorist organization, and that we deny entry to any individual who is associated or who has formerly associated with AntiFa. Any individual associated with AntiFa should be arrested and tried for terrorism.

**CIVIC ASGARDIA INITIATIVES** Here is a list of Civic Asgardia initiatives currently in the works and planned. Some are Civic Asgardia ideas, some have been passed along from Official, and some were proposed by community and staff members. If you would like to take part in an initiative please comment below with you Asgardia name and, if there is room on the committee, you will receive an email from the adminteam about the details on how to become involved. **Information Scavenger Hunt** - Zahira Ledoux Yahyaoui​, Monir Zaman​ Information building exercise for the community in gathering information about what is coming next using only official information from the main Asgardia Facebook page, the website and FAQ, and Official posts. **Project Proposal Process** - Nikari Steve Miller​, Rebekah Berg​ A suggested framework in which community members can submit their project proposals to Official in a structured manner. (Unofficial, CA Management Initiative) **Asgardia Timeline** - Vadorequest Mini Vado​ Proposal for a visual timeline to be added to the Asgardia website. A graphic either a java script one or a gif or static jpg, showing the significant events. There would be hyperlinks built into each timeline point to either a pop out page or to another page or just a mouseover effect explaining the event and what happened in it. Current proposal for feedback: **Special Committee: Asgardia Mobile Application** - Russell Jaffe​ Committee to flush out the concept for submission to Asgardia Official. This is an information gathering committee only that may turn into an actionable one after concept is approved by Asgardia Official. **New Member Guide** - Nikari Steve Miller Description pending **Chapter Guide** - Nikari Steve Miller, Alan Player​, Rebekah Berg, Cha Fontana Guide for chapter advocates and their staff of what is expected of them and their communities. **Standing Committee: Community Engagement Think Tank** - Dominic Sturt​, Rebekah Berg Regular meeting to come up with ideas to encourage community engagement within the online structure as well as offline. **Standing Committee: Forum and Social Media Improvement** - Jason Rainbow​, Jordan River​ Committee to compile, review and recommend improvement ideas to the forums and other social media outlets currently in use by Asgardia and track and communicate bugs reported by users to the Lead Community Administrator **Standing Committee for Technology Resources** - Grants, loans, scholarships, equipment donation, etc. Member-managed, open to public. Start with member-focused. Donation-funded (equipment, funds)

Would anyone be interested in having some sort of online Asgardian Psychology Roundtable or seminar? We could invite all Asgardians who work in psychology-related disciplines, and then anybody who would want to suggest a topic of discussion would need only ask. We could then sign up Asgardians who want to attend, confirm their IDs and provide a private link to an online stream. I think we should definitely have at least one discussion topic surrounding how Asgardia should handle clinical "diagnoses", and whether some sort of diagnostic statistic manual of our own is even necessary. EDIT - Another important roundtable topic: brainstorming on income-generating endeavours that Asgardia could do related to psychology and psychological research. EDIT 2: It has been decided that an open format is better so that anyone can speak about any psychology related topic.

Because it was inevitable. Post your Asgardia-related memes here, but keep in mind forum rules. To start us off, here's God Emperor Igor.

This is an extremely difficult discussion to have, but I feel it must be done. There must be a selection process for determining who will go into space, and who will stay on Earth. Not all of us will have the physical attributes, dexterity, agility, strength and knowledge to go into space. Some of us will have to stay on earth as support staff or bases of knowledge, providing Asgardia with the funding and manpower needed to maintain such a massive operation. And so, how do we determine who goes into space? - Do we do this through democracy / voting? - Do we proceed with a meritocracy, having State Officials choose only the most fit and the most skilled? - Do we gather together our most talented people by default, and send them into space? - Or do we simply allow unadulterated access to all, hoping (or ensuring) that they will develop what they need to survive in space? What do you think?