Although everyone has their eyes set on settling and colonizing in space, I believe, it is even more important to first create our first settlement on Earth. In fact, I believe we should put all of our current resources on creating a settlement on Earth. Why?

I believe that the fastest way to get us to space is to unite on earth in our efforts in a physical way and not just digital. The biggest factor to this, is to create hardware. It is my belief that is far more expensive to contract out all of our hardware builds. We, the citizens, combined, have the knowledge, the desire and the resources to put us in space. But only combined physically. If we continue to only be in the digital realm until there is space hardware that we can go to, this will take too much time, the most valuable resource of all, so why waste it?

So let's imagine this, a City on Earth, perhaps something like the Venus project, able to house all Asgardian citizens (1 million people?) for the main purpose of designing, building and launching hardware into space. I believe this to be the fastest way to get us to our destination.

Let's dig deeper.

First the challenges, finding a place to put this settlement. Other than a few remote islands in International waters, every place on Earth has either a Country/Nation or a International Treaty (ie Antarctica) governing. We ideally want something that's not remote either and not land locked, access to waterway and oceans are key. So what do we do? find a Country willing to give us the land? Does anyone know a Country willing to do this? Buy it? This is the challenge. I don't think any sort of boat or floating settlement would work considering the costs of a project like that. Again, time is valuable, efficiency is key, plain old land is the most efficient.

How do we finance the building of this settlement? The government of Asgardia needs to kick in here to have funds and I would rather we spend funds on this than ordering more launches or outsourcing hardware, again, this should be the absolute focus in my opinion. Second, is every citizen that wishes to move here, gives all their wealth to this project and I think that should follow for any citizen moving to any settlement of Asgardia, the idea being everyone is equal, a clean slate when you move there and if everything you need is provided, housing, food, clothing, etc why do you need money? A resource based economy perhaps? There is the challenge if you want to travel and buy stuff from other Countries, perhaps there can be allowances of some sort. Then in this case your future wealth can be measured not by money, but how much knowledge and time you have/give to society. Maybe a different discussion around this.

Eventually, funds will limit us, I think that we can get the city built, but the next step is to build the hardware to send to space, again, we are all contributing our knowledge and time but what about resources such as elements, the land we would have most likely would not be an abundance of minerals, or exotic materials, we can get some basic elements from salt water, the air, but that is about it, in space we have plentiful of minerals but, we need to get there first. I have not solved this problem, and I put it out to society to think this one over. The only thought, is we can create intelectual and digital resources of which we could sell/trade for elements, I just don't know how feasible that could be.

But if we can get past those challenges, we can design, build, launch hardware and then eventually humans, focus on mining and manufacturing settlements first until we build what we need to build and supply what we need using the resources in space.

An earth settlement also provides our government with a temporary place to live and operate, in the future the settlement can be used for immigration from earth to space as well as import and exporting of goods, an embassy for our citizens, base for peacekeepers/humanitarian aid serving other Nations of earth  and provide a model city for the rest of the world to look it.

A city with a "venus project" ideal, maybe not exact, solves many issues for Asgardians as well including, poverty, hunger, universal basic income, elite 1%, automation job loss, debt, education etc. Again, maybe not exact, that can be open for discussion, but to get us to space as fast as possible, I believe if we can take on these challenges and solve them and build our first settlement, space will come faster, sooner, for Asgardians, and all of humanity.

Borders; the ultimate defining principal of any Nation, without them, who are we? Even if we settle and colonise space, what do we define as are borders? In this discussion I will analyze and speculate the various Border options and what I think would work best for Asgardia. Ignoring the Outer Space Treaty, OST, for now, as it can be rewrote and signed by Earth Nations giving the opportunity of our legitimacy.

Space in fact has not even been defined definitively by Earth Nations, however most except the 100km rule. With this rule do we claim our border at the 100km rule? This will not work in my opinion. Part of becoming a Nation is to be recognized by the other Nations of the world, namely key Nations such as the G5 and G20 Nations. A lot of these Nations have assets, civilian, scientific and military in nature beyond this region and given their interest they would not legitimize our call to be a Nation if that would place their assets within our borders.

So even though we are the Space Kingdom, perhaps we do not mean literal space. So then how do we define our borders?

I see two foreseeable options, both options have the same concept for other planets and large moons in which that settlements on these bodies are treated with the same regard as colonization and eventually the citizens of these bodies will need the ability to govern themselves and declare independence. Although that would take hundreds of years most likely.

First option is that everything beyond Geosynchronous orbit could be classified as our borders. This has a higher chance of being accepted by other Earth Nations and gives Asgardia the greatest control in space to oversea government, civilian, industrial and military activities ensuring the peace is kept and law is followed. This also gives Asgardia the greatest control of resources which is how our Nation will thrive. This is the hardest option however, even though it is easier than the 100km rule, it will still be a difficult task to convince the Nations of Earth to legitimize our being.

Second option is to only define borders surrounding our settlements, whether be in space, ie space stations, or on celestial bodies, ie moon colony. I don't think any Earth Nation would have an issue of this (ignoring the OST), unless they also have vested interest in the locations of which we would choose to place our colonies. This however extremely limits the control Asgardia has to ensure peace and law is kept. In this scenario, space is essentially international waters, a lawless, uncontrolled region of Earth. Nations and Corporations also have free reign over the resources if we don't place settlements near those resources. It may the easier option, however, this option will eventually be a lead cause to some of the same issues we see on Earth, mainly war and crime.

Our aim is to be peaceful and keep the peace in space. For this, I see only the first option to be viable to meet our goals. It won't be easy and will take a much longer time to convince and legitimize our being among the Earth Nations.

There are other options, these are the most straightforward and most likely to happen in my opinion. Leave your comments. Keep the conversation going.

Read my next blog on an Asgardia settlement on earth and how we can live in Asgardia within our generation and not just our grandchildren's generation.

• A notice to all my Asgardian colleagues who are interested in helping develop the document needed to apply for the initial granting round of the MBR Space Settlement Challenge, due APRIL 10th. We would prepare the application documents together as a group online using Google Docs and have a group of reviewers read and edit and perhaps get a member of Parliament approve the final document before applying.
• I believe this grant could help formulate a strategic plan to create a long term permanent home for Asgardia that could literally become a habitat for a few of us within a ten year time frame.

As I wrote in my blog on March 9th, ...

" PLATFORM ADDENDUM

- Nationhood - One of Asgardia's ambitious goals is to become recognized by the United Nations as a state. I am interested in working to communicate the important nature of this goal to all Asgardians as well as the entire global population and to inspire others to assist in achieving this. One way to potentially accelerate statehood is to develop Asgardia's space program and place our first habitable space station in Earth's orbit, a feat achieved only by very few nations. My immediate goal will be to connect Asgardia with the Space Settlement Challenge, put together a team of interested Asgardians, and propose (by April 10th) to the SSC's organizers a plan that views Asgardia as the perfect torchbearer of a space habitat project. For those of us hoping for a permanent home in orbit, this could be the seed that grows into that reality. Technologies like Bigelow Aerospace's B330 Habitat and space delivery companies like SpaceX could help Asgardians realize these goals in an achievable timeframe. They could be further accelerated by opportunities such as the SSC. The global response and recognition would be enormous. All options will be considered in the plan's development. "

Please read the description of the grant below and contact me @ charlietherogue@gmail.com to gain access to the shared document, to become a reviewer, or if you are a member of Parliament and want to approve this project.

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    • Space Settlement Challenge
      Open to researchers with a PhD degree (or equivalent) or early career researchers enrolled in a PhD study. Applicants are welcome from any nationality, institution or location, unless specified otherwise in the Terms and Conditions of this grant fund. If you apply as a team then these conditions only apply to the Principal Investigator (person submitting the proposal).

      Overview

      The Mohammed bin Rashid Space Settlement Challenge (MBR Space Settlement Challenge) is a global grant fund to support preliminary research into ambitious ideas and concepts that unlock the future of human space habitation. It aims to attract brilliant minds from all over the world and is open to everyone regardless of discipline, background, or origin.
      The MBR Center for Accelerated Research offers seed grants up to 60 000 AED (approx. 16 000 USD) for a maximum period of 6 months to pursue projects on the topics listed below. The total available fund is 2 000 000 AED (approx. 540 000 USD), meaning that at least 30 ambitious and worthy projects will be funded. If projects request less than the maximum amount, more research projects will receive funding.
      The United Arab Emirates is committed to accelerating the global development of space exploration and space habitation through several space-related initiatives, including UAE Mars City and the Mars 2117 Project. The MBR Space Settlement Challenge is the latest of the efforts to accelerate humankind’s path to space. The Challenge is launched by the newly created Mohammed bin Rashid Center for Accelerated Research (MBR Center for Accelerated Research) in Dubai, an initiative of the Dubai Future Foundation (DFF).
      “ The space race calls for hard work, research, and creativity. It requires us all to work together to achieve what no country alone has accomplished so far: landing a person on the red planet, building a city on the moon, and far beyond,” said UAE Vice President and Prime Minister, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al Maktoum, “The Mohammed bin Rashid Global Space Challenge is an open and sincere invitation to all scientists and experts to join the efforts to help humanity reach the stars.”

      Call description

      MBR Space Settlement Challenge is aimed at the outliers - creative and valiant thinkers who are inspired by the unknown and have a tendency to look beyond the conventional wisdom. It is designed to fund the best minds from dozens of different disciplines, nationalities and backgrounds by providing them with seed grants for daring ideas, creative designs, and speculative research.
      The purpose of this grant is to give momentum to high-risk, high-reward research projects usually overlooked and not funded by traditional institutions. So bring out the rebel ideas, transformative concepts, topics you are passionate about and visions that serve your life purpose.
      MBR Space Settlement Challenge is open for proposals from all areas of research that explore bold ideas, suggest radical solutions, and develop new business models for living and working in space, on the Moon, on Mars, and beyond.

      Topics

      Submitted proposal must cover at least one of the suggested topics but can also extend over several if relevant.

  • SPACE SETTLEMENTS

    • Identify and prepare a plan for locations that could support a thriving, sustainable settlement of at least 100 people.
    • Create designs and new construction systems using modular cooperative robotics that could help build human settlements using in-situ materials.
    • Propose innovative systems and solutions for power generation and environmental control for the inhabitants and their activities.
    • Propose life support systems and technologies to meet these human biological and ecological needs, including atmospheric creation and recycling, oxygen and water generation, waste management, and other environmental concerns.
    • Propose ways to address the complex human social and psychological needs involved in living in small off-planet settlements, including entertainment, socialization, therapeutic, and other needs.

      TERRAFORMING AND SPACE ECOLOGY

    • Develop strategies for responsible terraforming of celestial bodies including the Moon, Mars, asteroids, and other orbital habitats.
    • Propose ethical, philosophical or legal studies on the issues and opportunities involved in creating new ecosystems in these environments.
    • Recommend genetic and or synthetic biological approaches for accelerating the terraforming process and making these environments more sustainable and habitable in a significantly shorter time frame.

      ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS MODELS

    • Propose an economically viable plan for In Situ resource utilization and manufacturing on planetary or asteroid surface that allows for an import/export commodity market.
    • Explore new funding models for emerging space industries, including but not limited to venture capital, philanthropy, and other forms.
    • Identify business models, financial and incentive structures that enable permanent Lunar, Martian, and orbital settlements in the next ten years. Identify critical high-level technical solutions that address/stimulate these potential models or structures.
    • Propose alternative business models and financing plans that create economic returns for space industry in short (5 years), medium (10 years) and long-term (20 years).
    • Identify scientific, educational, and technology development related missions and payloads, that could be conducted in the outer space in the next five years. Identify current barriers that inhibit these opportunities and suggest commercial or regulatory measures for overcoming them.
    • Identify key players in the private sector who have an interest in conducting commercial activities to and on the Moon, Mars and LEO environments in the near (5 years) and medium (10 years) term, and how they might collaborate to fund space habitation.

      GOVERNANCE AND LEGISLATIVE ISSUES

    • Introduce new governmental institutions and models of collaboration that enable adept colonisation of space settlements.
    • Propose national policies that will promote awareness in society regarding space settlement realities and benefits.

  • Suitability

    Grants are intended for research projects that are:
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    • Early or conceptual stage;
    • Ambitious and innovative (high-risk, high-reward);
    • Relevant to suggested topics;
    • Projects may later go on to form part of a more substantial grant or project.

  • Allowable costs

    The support includes all relevant and justified research costs (such as support for postdoctoral fellows and student researchers, costs of collaboration, travel, equipment, publications, materials, and consumables) as well as indirect costs (institutional overhead).
    All costs should be directly related to conducting your research and accomplishing proposal objectives.
    Maximum allowable budget is 60 000 AED (approx. 16 000 USD).

    Expected deliverables

    A final summary of the work will be submitted through Guaana.com platform. Final summary is a publishable report of the entire project and should include the executive summary, project context and objectives, overview of the main results and potential impact or implementation opportunities. This should be followed by the conclusions of the project and any additional media or data you consider necessary to support the overall understanding of the project.
    Final summary must be submitted within 30 days from the end of grant duration and recommended length is between minimum 10 and maximum 15 printed pages. The final summary must be written in an understandable style for a non-specialist audience.
    Failure to submit required summary will make the applicant ineligible for future funding.

    Evaluation and selection process

    Guaana uses a novel funding model, where applicants are also the reviewers and collectively the committee. All funding decisions are solely based on the combined score of reviews and highest ranking proposals are granted funding.
    Each applicant is required to evaluate 3 other proposals submitted to the call and depending on the subsequent ranking, some participants are required to review one additional proposal.
    This unique review model is aimed at encouraging fair and constructive peer evaluations within an autonomous group that decides which proposals get funded. All peer-reviews of winning projects will be made public, including the identity of the reviewer. If your project does not get funded, you still receive at least three peer-reviews for your effort.
    See process for detailed explanation.

    Evaluation criteria

    Proposals are evaluated through numerical scoring and written feedback using the following criteria:
    Creativity, originality, and potential impact
  • • The project suggests and explores creative, original, or potentially transformative concepts.
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    Impact, relevance, and rationale
  • • Rationale for the project is clearly stated in the context of present knowledge.
    • The results are likely to be high impact.
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    • The objectives are reasonable given the funds and time provided.
    • The work plan is is well-reasoned and appropriate to the objectives.
    • The deliverables are well-reasoned and appropriate to accomplish described work plan.
    • The costs are well-reasoned and appropriate to accomplish the described deliverables.

I would like to take this opportunity to thank all of the fine candidates who rose to this MOMENTOUS occasion of expressing their vision of a better world with Asgardia as a part of that. Also, I thank everyone who voted and took this election seriously. I am certain all of our elected candidates will now seriously organize together and act to deliver us a government worthy of all of us. One to make us all proud, until our population doubles and then it is time for a reelection. If the present trend of new applicants continues, we might be having elections again in less than six months!

I, for one, am increasingly inspired to engage with all of you to determine what it is you want in your Asgardian government. Does anything in my platform inspire you? What's your vision of Asgardia next year? 10 years from now? 100 years from now! What does our newly arranged culture of Asgardia mean to you on this planet Earth in the year 2018? Congratulations to everyone for making it to the next level.

TTYS

CMB

The race is on, so I will expand on my platform now that I've had more time to consider some of the items on my agenda I will be working on as a citizen of Asgardia, whether I am elected or not. I will also expand more on who I am, so you will know that voting for me is the best choice for Asgardia's future.

PLATFORM ADDENDUM

- Nationhood - One of Asgardia's ambitious goals is to become recognized by the United Nations as a state. I am interested in working to communicate the important nature of this goal to all Asgardians as well as the entire global population and to inspire others to assist in achieving this. One way to potentially accelerate statehood is to develop Asgardia's space program and place our first habitable space station in Earth's orbit, a feat achieved only by very few nations. My immediate goal will be to connect Asgardia with the Space Settlement Challenge, put together a team of interested Asgardians, and propose (by April 10th) to the SSC's organizers a plan that views Asgardia as the perfect torchbearer of a space habitat project. For those of us hoping for a permanent home in orbit, this could be the seed that grows into that reality. Technologies like Bigelow Aerospace's B330 Habitat and space delivery companies like SpaceX could help Asgardians realize these goals in an achievable timeframe. They could be further accelerated by opportunities such as the SSC. The global response and recognition would be enormous. All options will be considered in the plan's development.

- Blockchain for Asgardia's economy and governance - There is already much excited chatter throughout our community about blockchain-based cryptocurrency (digital cash) being utilized as the basis for trade (Solars and Lunars). I believe we should use blockchain technology to not only create an equitable and transparent economy but also to deliver an easy-to-use, tamper-proof voting mechanism for future elections as is being tested by several nations worldwide.

- Environmental shepherding - I believe one of our primary tests as the dominant species is to overcome our unsustainability, and something in my heart tells me that the people who joined Asgardia have this sense of urgency and wield the knowledge, skills and talents that can help determine the course of how we all get there. We all have the network to achieve what we are setting out to do. Asgardia connects us. It binds us together by the feelings and lessons we received from our favorite science fiction writers and embarks us on our own peace-faring mission to... have a better home as we explore off-world. The mission isn't to escape Earth before it's too late. It is to realize an age where we recognize Earth as the most easily terraformable planet that humans have available to them. That, in mastering the sciences in doing so, will help guide us in performing this task on potential future homeworlds. You can read more about my agenda regarding this on my campaign platform.

- Better website - I demand a better website that allows Asgardians to rapidly and effectively organize and that intrigues the masses. 'Nuff said.

MORE ABOUT ME

During the last 7 years, I founded and am President of the Able Bionics Foundation, which raises money that allows people with mobility impairments to walk again using robotic exoskeletons. As a quadriplegic, I use an exoskeleton for my walking therapy and have even had the opportunity to pitch my company to the Dragons on CBC's Dragons' Den. I am a writer, musician and filmmaker, and also an avid scuba diver. I volunteered for several years with Vice President of The United States Al Gore's organization, The Climate Reality Project. I am currently working on developing my own medical exoskeleton that will help people crawl again, as well as creating a new, cutting-edge social media app called Yuser. I am an alumni of the International Space University.

Thank you fellow Asgardian for reading my platform and being a part of our unique movement to becoming a peaceful and space based nation. This movement will require an initial government led by radically courageous individuals, and I believe my life so far has prepared me to successfully take on the responsibilities of the FIRST Minister of Science. Growing up, I've always looked at life through the lens of science and determined that the main objective of human beings should be the development of technology necessary to defend our homeworld (and other planets) from planet-killing asteroids. Another asteroid WILL inevitably impact Earth at some yet-to-be determined time, and when that day does come, it will destroy everything we have ever dreamed and worked for. Before an effort of that magnitude can be realized though, a certain level of world peace and habitability must be restored. We, as citizens of Asgardia, believe ultimately in peace and the preservation of our habitat, so we must be the torchbearers of the guiding light that is science to assist our fellow humans achieve these goals soon. We then may all continue to move on to a far more meaningful way. Your vote means a lot to me, and I will gladly respond to your questions and comments about my platform or on how I will carry out my duties as your Minister of Science to the best of my ability. Please read my platform on my profile page and consider me for your vote. It literally means the world to me.

Voted :)  Yeah, all the rule changes were confusing but we need to put a government together to start moving forward. Get out there and cast your votes Asgardians.

By Laura McClure on February 12, 2016 in TED-Ed Innovative Educators

What’s the future of education? How will students learn differently? What will the schools of the future look like? We asked TED-Ed Innovative Educators to share their ideas. Their answers are provocative, contradictory — and make for great conversation starters. Welcome to the “Choose Your Own Adventure” future of learning.

There will be more creativity in education.
“Because that’s what careers will require. Education will be not just taking in information and sharing it back, but also figuring out what to do with that information in the real world.” —Josefino Rivera, Jr., educator in Buenos Aires, Argentina

The classroom will be one big makerspace.
“Technology like Evernote, Google, and Siri will be standard and will change what teachers value and test for. Basically, if you can ask Siri to answer a question, then you will not be evaluated on that. Instead, learning will be project based. Students will be evaluated on critical-thinking and problem-solving skills. Literature and math will still be taught, but they will be taught differently. Math will be taught as a way of learning how to solve problems and puzzles. In literature, students will be asked what a story means to them. Instead of taking tests, students will show learning through creative projects. The role of teachers will be to guide students in the areas where they need guidance as innovators. How do you get kids to be innovative? You let them. You get out of their way.” —Nicholas Provenzano, educator in Michigan, United States

“How do you get kids to be innovative? You let them. You get out of their way.”

There will be no physical campus.
“Instead, students will learn in traveling classrooms, and the real world will be their campus. Students will live together and use city libraries and city laboratories to complete a project. Learning won’t be limited to a physical school. There’s already a model for this: Minerva Schools, a venture university.” —Hyuk Jang, educator in Busan, South Korea

Students will learn that nothing is impossible.
“Education will instill the idea that anything that is not possible now will be possible in the future. Let’s make that part of education.” —Kristine Sargsyan, educator in Yerevan, Armenia

Education will look nothing like it does now.
“Schools will be multidisciplinary, with a focus on social justice. You have to change the world to change the classroom, and right now, the difference between the poor and rich districts is huge.” —Eduardo Godoy, educator in Sao Paulo, Brazil

Will schools even exist in 2050?
“Is teaching a dying profession? If not, then the classroom will change a lot. I don’t think schools will exist in the same format, with desks and chairs. Instead, learning will incorporate virtual reality and multiple perspectives. Students will learn how to negotiate issues and exchange ideas.” —Sharon Hadar, educator in Raanana, Israel

So long as there is a workplace… there will be schools.
“The K-12 experience for students also provides societal infrastructure that allows for a working class. By 2050, the ‘World of Work’ will have little resemblance to what it is today. We should hope this to be the case for schools as well. If we begin by helping children to identify their strengths, interests and values — and then dedicate time in school to cultivating them towards exploring where each child’s unique place in the world might be — I think we’ll be on the right path regardless of what new technologies or advances in learning become available. — David Miyashiro, Superintendent, Cajon Valley Union School District, California, United States

School design will be very security oriented.
“Because of school shootings, there will be safe rooms. Climate change will lead to more extreme weather-related school closings, and as a result, schools will become a hub, a place where students go occasionally when they need it.” —Shannon Brake, educator in Kansas, United States

Alternately, school design won’t change much.
“The classroom hasn’t changed much in the past 50 years. Even the bell design is the same as it was 50 years ago.” —Vicki Albritton, educator in Georgia, United States

I can't speak for the rest of the world, but as a Canadian and as a teacher, I have seen how our education system has been failing our children and our communities. As an active committee member with the Elementary Teachers Federation of Ontario, I am witnessing and seeing first hand how our schools are not preparing our children for the world around them. I am learning from my mentees that the education system swings from one side to the other side when it comes to educating our youth. There doesn't seem to be a balance in between the two and because of that, the next generation suffers.

So I have taken up the fight to help support and bring change to our education system by researching the strategies that different countries/cultures, who are considered to have the best education practices, use worldwide! With this new knowledge, I hope to develop a curriculum that embodies these effective practices to be used in the future to change the direction of education in Ontario, Canada, Asgardian, and the World!. But I cannot do it alone.

Fellow Asgardians, please help me by sharing your thoughts and ideas about what makes education engaging to you! What would you like to see happen/changed in the classroom that would motivate others to strive for higher learning and achievement!

Every little idea, expression, and comment helps to paint a bigger picture of the needs that need to be met!

Let us work together to build the idea to make the reality.

H.M.

Greetings my Fellow Asgardians,

Welcome to my Q&A thread where you can ask me how I would represent you if I were a member of government! Education is an important matter to me! We are all lifelong learners who never stop learning! Let us embody this notion and build an education system that reaches beyond the cosmos.

Click on the 'Space Nation' subheading at the top of the page. In the drop down menu, click on 'Elections'. Once you have accepted the Asgardian Constitution, at the bottom of the page click on ' Apply to Run in the Elections' then 'Click on the 'VOTE' button. From there, you can search by my username, or scroll down the candidate list to find me. Thank you for your support! May we all come together to build a brighter future!

~Shoot for the Moon! Even if we miss we'll land amongst the stars!~

Fellow Asgardians, my name is Hasina Makivic and I am announcing my candidacy for a seat in Government! I am an Elementary/High School teacher who strives to educate the young to become innovative and creative thinkers.  Education is the key to success and growth in any community! I would like to contribute my knowledge and passion for teaching to help nurture our future! By electing me, we would ensure that there is a body in the government that is passionate about the education of its citizens young and old and who will strive to build an education system that takes pride in growing intellectual, creative and passionate citizens!

I ask the community for support at this time. I am in need of two recommendations to make my candidacy a reality! Please express your interest in becoming one of my recommendations in the chat below.

Thank you for your consideration and belief in me during this historic event!

H.M

How is it we see the organization of groups that call themselves Pro-black, Pro-female, Pro-religion..... A benefit to society, when in fact as it is known for every action there is an opposite and equal re-action. And the very creation of these groups inspires one to think, wheres the freedom in being made to feel as though if you do not relate to a "Pro" group, and that you must be a non-contributing member of the movement for Freedom and Equality if you do not belong to any such group. But the reality is if you are Pro-black.. You are Anti-white, if you are Pro-female.. You are Anti-male, if you are Pro-religion.. you are judgemental of those who are not..

Just a paradoxial thought..

So if you want some friendly advice, in order to truly begin your journey towards freedom, embrace that you must not find one thing amongst this earth greater or less than yourselves but always equal to.