Good day Asgardians!

We'd like to ask our amazing community for a short quote as to why you joined Asgardia! These will be run at our upcoming Hong Kong press conference event (and future events like this one!) so we can let know that our community spans the globe!

Please comment on this thread a short paragraph, no more than 100 words, telling us why you joined Asgardia and signed by your full name and which country you are from.

Submissions for quotes will run until Wednesday, May 17, 2017 at 11:59pm EST (GMT - 5)

EDIT: Due to an overwhelming response to our request for quotes on why you became an Asgardian, we have decided to make this a regular initiative! As there are so many, we may end up using either full or partial parts of your quotes (properly credited with your name and location) either on the Asgardia.space website or in other media events or releases or your quote may even be featured in an issue of ROOM when reporting about Asgardia!

So please keep them coming until the close time today and we are working hard in a way for everyone can submit their quotes into the pool to be used in future!

Let's hear your voices Asgardia!

Kind regards,
Rebekah Berg
Head of Community Affairs
Asgardia

Good day Asgardians!

Head of Nation Igor Ashurbeyli Congratulates President Moon Jae-in of Republic of Korea for his recent election to office in the newest letter posted today in the Chronicles.

https://asgardia.space/en/page/chronicles/Letter-to-President-of-Korea

Kind regards,

Rebekah Berg

Head of Community Affairs

Asgardia

Hello everyone!

Please don't forget that the livestream of the Montreal Community Gathering starts at 4:30pm EST (GMT -5) today!

You can find the stream here:

https://youtu.be/P1TTOfVPYng

We're hoping there may even be some time to answer some questions from the community!

Kind regards,

Rebekah Berg

Head of Community Affairs

Asgardia

Good day Asgardians!

Head of Nation Igor Ashurbeyli congratulates Prime Minister Boyko Borisov of Bulgaria for his recent election to office.

https://asgardia.space/en/page/chronicles/Letter-to-Prime-Minister-of-Bulgaria

Kind regards,
Rebekah Berg
Head of Community Affairs

Good day Asgardians!

The latest issue of global space magazine ROOM - The Space Journal is published this week and is a must-read for anyone interested in space and the future.

Find out all the details of the recent issue in the Chronicles!

https://asgardia.space/en/page/chronicles/new-issue-of-ROOM-the-Space-Journal

Kind regards,

Rebekah Berg

Head of Community Affairs

Asgardia

Good day Asgardians!

We have a new article up in the Chronicles today entitled "One hundred days has passed since the Asgardia Head of Nation appointment"

https://asgardia.space/en/page/chronicles/100-first%20-days-of-head-of-nation

Also, we are happy to announce that there is more exciting news are coming and will be announced on the upcoming press conference of the Head of Nation Igor Ashurbeyli, and his colleagues will hold on June 13, 2017 (June 24th, 0001), in Hong Kong.

Keep track of upcoming news and do not forget to vote on June 18, 2017 (Asgard 1st, 0001) and receive unique bonuses!

Kind regards,
Rebekah Berg
Head of Community Affairs
Asgardia

Good day Asgardians!

We have a new article up in the Chronicles called 12 Jobs To Expect in the Space Industry in 30 Years.

Please let us know what future space related jobs that will be of demand in next 30 years!

https://asgardia.space/en/forum/forum/ann-asgardia-news-network-153/topic/12-jobs-to-expect-in-the-space-industry-in-30-years-5194/?post=24688#24688

EDIT: This has been changed to an ANN article and the link has been updated to reflect that.

Kind regards,

Rebekah Berg
Head of Community Affairs
Asgardia

Hello Asgardians!

We have a new article up in the Chronicles entitled Get Ready for Life in Space!

Please let us know what you think!

https://asgardia.space/en/page/chronicles/Get-ready-for-life-in-space

Kind regards,

Rebekah Berg
Lead Community Administrator
Asgardia

Good day Asgardians!

We have a new article up in the Chronicles today about today being the International Day of Human Space Flight.

https://asgardia.space/en/page/chronicles/International-Day-of-Human-Space-Flight

We have taken so many steps towards the stars and still have so many more to go!

Kind regards,
Rebekah Berg
Lead Community Administrator
Asgardia

Hello Asgardians!

You know Unified Voting Day is coming up on Asgard 1, 0001 (18 June 2017).

In order to make sure that all the votes are valid and vote only once we will implement various security measures on the voting pages of our web-site.There are different ways personal identity can be checked within a security protocol.

We cannot promise that we implement all the options but we will do our best to implement a solution which takes into account majority preferences.

So please take part in the poll that just went up in the Chronicles and let us hear your voices Asgardia!

https://asgardia.space/en/page/chronicles/verification-survey

Kind regards,
Rebekah Berg
Lead Community Administrator
Asgardia

Hello Asgardians!

Here is this weeks Asgardia Community Affairs Report for April 9, 2017. These will be posted on a weekly basis to ensure that the community can keep up with all things Asgardia!

The Asgardia fiction video contest is still ongoing! Please check out the posted entries at the link below and vote! Also, for all of the creators who are planning on submitting an entry, please remember to do so before May 31, 2017!

https://asgardia.space/en/contest/video

Did you want to contribute more to Asgardia? Civic Asgardia has listed openings of Volunteer Positions and the recruitment period closes on April 15, 2017 so get your application in soon!

https://asgardia.space/en/forum/forum/civic-asgardia-public-sector-145/topic/civic-asgardia-recruitment-initiative-april-3-2017-4692/?post=22454#22454

New Chronicle's article on the Civic.Asgardia Team reports on progress in BOINC project!

https://asgardia.space/en/page/chronicles/Civic-Asgardia-for-Boinc-Project

Civic.Asgardia has announced their 2017B community member project submissions have opened for another round. Please find the information below:

https://asgardia.space/en/forum/forum/civic-asgardia-public-sector-145/topic/quarterly-project-proposal-2017b-4754/?post=22880#22880

We have opened a discussion topic for community members to input their ideas and suggestions for an Asgardia MOOC (Massive Online Open Courses). We would really like to hear from the community on this important initiative so if we decide to pursue this we can be sure to give the community what they want:

https://asgardia.space/en/forum/forum/civic-asgardia-public-sector-145/topic/asgardia-moocs-4758/?post=22900#22900

Asgardia meeting will take place in Montreal, Quebec, Canada on May 8, 2017! All local Asgardians are welcome to attend and we are hoping to webcast this event over the internet for the rest of the community to view. There will be a presentation by Asgardia CEO Lena De Winne and then a meet and greet afterwards. You can find the event page here:

https://www.facebook.com/events/1651942138448486/

That’s it for this week Asgardians! Here’s to a great week to come!

Kind regards,

Rebekah Berg

Lead Community Administrator

Asgardia

Good day Asgardians!

A few new updates today for you.

First of all, Civic.Asgardia has announced their 2017B community member project submissions have opened for another round. Please find the information below:

https://asgardia.space/en/forum/forum/civic-asgardia-public-sector-145/topic/quarterly-project-proposal-2017b-4754/?post=22880#22880

Second, we have opened a discussion topic for community members to input their ideas and suggestions for an Asgardia MOOC (Massive Online Open Courses). We would really like to hear from the community on this important initiative so if we decide to pursue this we can be sure to give the community what they want:

https://asgardia.space/en/forum/forum/civic-asgardia-public-sector-145/topic/asgardia-moocs-4758/?post=22900#22900

Thirdly, we've had questions about the delay in posting video submissions for the video contest on the website. This is due to the review process and videos will be posted as soon as they can be. The contest is still open and will end of May 31, 2017. You can find more information about the contest here:

https://asgardia.space/en/contest/video

Kind regards,

Rebekah Berg

Lead Community Administrator

Asgardia

As more of a discussion point, I wanted to bring attention to a song I wish I had proposed as part of the Anthem contest. It's Called "Finding Home" by Zack Hemsey. I will leave the first verse and a link to the song below; I am only leaving the first verse because it would be the least controversial and there is a precedent for truncating or revising a song intended as a National Anthem, to make it either more socially/politically acceptable or better suited for it's ability to represent what the country stands for.

Anyway here it is, enjoy!

https://youtu.be/W4Jq2fRyfZo

Chorus (Heather Bolan)
I won't return
No no no no
So don't wait for me
No no no no
Because I won't find peace
No no no no
Until I find home

Verse 1 (Zack Hemsey)
I ain't never walk a mile in nobody else's shoes
I don't really know why some do the things they do
But I can understand what so many have been through
I can feel the urge to belong to something new
And I don't want to listen to another sad story
Don't want to be deceived with tales of false glory
And all these legends in their own mind bore me
I'm not distracted by the glitz that's before me
I can see the discontent that plagues you
I can feel the stress that moves to break you
I can sense the dread that overtakes you
And I can hear the chains that bind and claim you
But something isn't right with the hamster on the wheel
Day has turned to night now the servant won't kneel
Peasants want to fight, they refusing to yield
What the devil's going on, can anyone reveal
Though I don't have the faintest idea why people even here
I don't believe it has to do with salaries per year
I don't believe humanity is floating on a sphere
So that you can wait to live until retirement appears
And I'm just talking straight as I can steer
Society a bunch of crazy bastards over here
So puppets and your masters you can find me over there
Where I'll be patient waiting for your madness to clear

Chorus (Heather Bolan)
I won't return
No no no no
So don't wait for me
No no no no
Because I won't find peace
No no no no
Until I find home

I love the new formatting bar!

Thank you Asgardia IT team!

Let us know what other features you'd like enabled on it!

Greetings Asgardians!

Do you want to become more actively involved in Asgardia? We're looking for volunteers to join our moderation and chapter staff!

You can find the posting in the Administrative Affairs forums: https://asgardia.space/en/forum/forum/civic-asgardia-public-sector-145/topic/civic-asgardia-recruitment-initiative-april-3-2017-4692/?post=22454#22454

Please read the post fully and review the openings before applying.

Kind regards,
Rebekah Berg
Lead Community Administrator
Asgardia

Greetings Asgardians!

Do you want to become more actively involved in Asgardia? We're looking for volunteers to join our moderation and chapter staff!

You can find the posting in the Administrative Affairs forums: https://asgardia.space/en/forum/forum/civic-asgardia-public-sector-145/topic/civic-asgardia-recruitment-initiative-april-3-2017-4692/?post=22454#22454

Please read the post fully and review the openings before applying.

Kind regards,
Rebekah Berg
Lead Community Administrator
Asgardia

Hello Asgardians!

We have a new article up in the Chronicles today with an update on the Asgardia BOINC team!

https://asgardia.space/en/page/chronicles/Civic-Asgardia-for-Boinc-Project

Do you have some extra processing power? Join the team!

Kind regards,
Rebekah Berg
Lead Community Administrator
Asgardia

Dr. De Winne ,

I would like to introduce myself as the founding member of the first state of Asgardia: Kekistan. As of this very forum post, I am declaring the Kekistani National Party as Asgardia's first declared political party, with myself as its founding father. We declare official sovereignity over a state known as Kekistan, which is to be protected, as the Ethnic Kekistani identity has been repeatedly harmed throughout history.

I, and anyone else who chooses to stand with this cause, have decided to directly challenge recent leadership decisions; and to represent the interests of ethnic Kekistanis, who constitute well over 25% of the population of Asgardia according to internal surveys.

I have a number of comments and  questions  in response to what has been posted by you. They have been itemized, as this appears to be most convenient to you.

This is what was originally posted by Dr. De Winne to a (rather learned, might I add) citizen of Asgardia.

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Dear Michael,
Thank you for raising your concerns.

I  greatly appreciate your dedication to Asgardia, its vision and  well-being.  I am sure that together we will build a great state which  will change the future of our world for the better. It is particularly  sensitive for me to write those words today as as big part of the team  is of Russian origin, and with the tragic events in Saint Petersburg  today, the idea of the better future for everyone is even closer to  everyone's heart.

There are several topics which are mixed in your address, they are not related to each other.

I will try to clarify them separately:

1)  My name is Lena De Winne. I am the CEO and Vice-President of NGO  Asgardia. I am the only person at this point who talks officially on  behalf of Dr. Ashurbeyli to media and public. I am a director at AIRC -  you can find it at airc.at

2)  As announced in the Decrees, feedback will be collected and taken into  account in updating the documents. I am surprised that this is  questioned.

3) Civic Asgardia acts under clear guidelines which  were established in public discussion and agreed upon last year. Rebekah  Berg is the Lead Admin reporting to me directly.

4) The web-site  asgardia.space is being further refurbished (what you see now is just a  minor fraction of the new design and structure), the web-site asgardia.com is being designed from scratch. It is planned that they become  available before end of May. They will contain a lot of information,  including the organigram of the NGO Asgardia.

5) Legal advisors to Asgardia are top professionals who are aware of the UN Charter.

I hope this answers your immediate inquiries.

>Sincerely,

Lena De Winne
NGO Asgardia CEO, Vice-President, AIRC Director

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In response, I must ask this, Dr. De Winne.

1) Since when does AIRC decide Asgardia's direction? I thought this was an egalitarian operation decided by direct democracy?

2)  You should not be "surprised" at being questioned at all, seeing as how  Asgardia has brought together masters of the STEM discipline.  Questioning is part of our jobs. Questioning is the basis of ethical and empirical research. Questioning causes answers to present themselves. If this will be an environment where "questioning" will not be permitted or encouraged, we will forcibly remove your leadership over Asgardia...fast! We have seen academics such as Dr. Jordan Peterson being censored in the name of masked totalitarian ideology, and I assure you that in the name of God and Kek, this will not happen in Asgardia.

3) Rebekah Berg was  "appointed" to her position on what was supposed  to be a temporary basis. Not one Asgardian cast one single vote for Rebekah Berg. She has assumed this position now for several  months and is unwilling to pass the bill on to somebody else. The  "meetings" (which really, should be national assemblies) are conducted only between site admins and AIRC staff without  any input from the public or indeed any representation at all. We have  no idea what is being said and done other than what is presented on  vague "agendas" providing even more vague project "timelines".

4) NGO Asgardia is an illegal non-government corporation , as it has not received any licensing whatsoever from Asgardia and has not been discussed with the community for approval. The Kekistani Party legally recognizes business entities conducting legal business in Asgardia and Kekistan proper by nature of their: a) being approved by at least one Asgardian citizen; b) presenting an official business plan or business concept for review on the Asgardian forum; c) having physical occupancy in Asgardia. Your business meets none of these criteria. Indeed, it is a foreign terrestrial entity and has no business in Asgardia or in Kekistan.

In a country, tasks are delegated to  the most appropriate person, rather than decided by a select number of  people. This is not a corporation  This is not a sub-divison of AIRC.  Things cannot operate in that manner with any degree of success. There  are many enthusiastic people who have left because their cool project or  idea was not given any platform at all. The direction must change quickly, or more people may leave.

I would like to also  bring attention ONCE AGAIN to the symbolism present in the Asgardia  symbol. The previous symbol contained "third eye" symbolism, which I  dismissed, believing that the Asgardia / Illuminati relationship was  absurd. However, your NEW symbol is very clearly Metatron's Cube. This  has links to Kaballah mysticism, which is explicitly the religion of the  Illuminati. I am astounded at the lack of transparency here. I did not  sign up for membership to a cult. Please, if Asgardia has connections to the Illuminati's planned breakaway civilization, at least present this plan for fair and valid criticism. Asgardians have a fundamental and natural right to have control over what the government can decide for them.

.Now, I will tell you the story of how Asgardia STOLE large portions of the index on the draft of MY Asgardian Constitution. I showed my draft of the constitution to members of the "Asgardian Gaming Group" here, who also operate on Discord. A member, "Allie", showed the draft to Rebekah Berg, and the administration decided to plagiarize large portions of my constitution.

This is SHAMEFUL behaviour on the part of the administration, and the Kekistani Party WILL stop this behaviour once and for all by presenting a full version of this constitution--- as originally written by Mr. Shawn Crawford of Canada --by the end of June. Furthermore, the Kekistani Party will cement itself with an official manifesto and party constitution. Asgardian citizens deserve privacy in their personal endeavours.

I am also sick and tired of Asgardia operating in secret. Many discussions take place on Facebook, rather than on these forums. The forums are secure : open to all citizens of all languages and all technical aptitudes. Facebook is a corporation that does not keep Asgardians' information safe. Indeed, in past weeks Facebook has been censoring people it disagrees with and has made many attempts to mislead them with constantly links to "fake news".

I appreciate Asgardia's mission and values. I appreciate the hard and tireless work that has been performed on the Asgardia project by those involved. I appreciate this amazing institutional enterprise in all of its loving and humanist potential. However, the current administration's time has come to now take a break and allow the democratic process to continue with elections for each of the minister positions. The Kekistani National Party will do what it takes to make this happen.

In conclusion Dr. De Winne and Dr. Ashurbeyli, this  is not how you manage a space nation. You should get some tips from your friends, the Draconians.

Regards,

Shawn A. Crawford, Mmc

Founder and President, Kekistani National Party of Asgardia ; Second Meme War Veteran

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ORIGINAL constitution as drafted by Mr. Crawford -- https://docs.google.com/document/d/1msHOBFszSOXhsQulBMCBF4MD95E8IMOJYFEEjeAvsHs/edit?usp=sharing

Greetings Asgardians!

Do you want to become more actively involved in Asgardia? We're looking for volunteers to join our moderation and chapter staff!

You can find the posting in the Administrative Affairs forums: https://asgardia.space/en/forum/forum/civic-asgardia-public-sector-145/topic/civic-asgardia-recruitment-initiative-april-3-2017-4692/?post=22454#22454

Please read the post fully and review the openings before applying.

Kind regards,
Rebekah Berg
Lead Community Administrator
Asgardia