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Ingo Günther: Refugee Republic
Refugee Republic is a concept based on the ever increasing number of refugees, displaced persons and migrants. Refugee Republic is attempting to address the problem associated with this condition.
Refugee Republic maintains that refugees are essentially unrealized capital and that their involuntary fate of an international avantgarde can be turned into productive assets.
On Friday, 19 January, the Zaal De Unie in Rotterdam (Mauritsweg 35) will host an evening during which Ingo Günther will present the Refugee Republic project and discuss it with experts from related fields.
Inte/R/efugee Republic/Net
By now the number of displaced persons world-wide has reached one percent of the world population.Refugees and migrants appear to present a massive global problem.
The historical refugee republics of modern history, the U. S. A. foremost, show that a steady flow of foreigners is an essential part of the success of the richest country in the world; while consciousness of this fact is at an all-time worldwide low.
At the same time, national borders all over the world become ever less physically permeable. The easy availability of surveillance electronics and "passive" war machinery, especially mines, allows the projection of physical borders whim with a minimum of effort. Ethnic, national, and geographical zones of tolerance fall victim to the transportation and information revolution/explosion.
Configured as a trans-global net and inculcating its own form of Statehood, the world's refugees population in toto are the best (perhaps only) candidates to become a socio-economic and political/ideological avant-garde of the Millennium.
An experimental supra-territorial state is called for which is multi-cultural, multi-religious, multi-lingual, able to anticipate socio-ideological and economic challenges and conduct experiments which force solutions as well as make them possible. Such an entity would act as a structural model for the rest of the world.
NTT, the biggest company on earth (by capitalization) is now also the largest single investor into the Refugee Republic Corporation. This involvement is in tune with NTT's global vision and advanced communication concepts.
It should therefore be no surprise that Refugee Republic has choosen NTT's ICC to be a partner in this project.
We are looking forward to a truly global partnership in tele-adventures, starting with the inception of the Refugee Republic on NTT's Tele-Territory.
The InteRR(efugee)net
A first realistic step towards the Refugee Republic is the implementation of InteR/R(efugee)net.InteR/Rnet will be a communications network among a large number of camp populations on all continents.Early versions of the net will in English only, text based only but already hooked into the Internet via UUCP. Upgrades will involve more visual oriented information as technology develops and becomes cheaply and reliably available. Automated translation software will be installed and tested as it becomes available between languages.
An Intercamp booth is currently being developed.
The Refugee Republic Corporation
On Oct. 23 1995 the Refugee Republic Corporation was incorporated in the State of Nevada, USA.The purpose of this company is to address the refugee issue in a constructive and experimental manner in both theory and practice. Refugee Republic maintains that refugees are essentially unrealized capital and that their involuntary fate of an international avant-garde can be turned into productive assets from which the entire population can and should ultimately benefit.
Refugee Republic is authorized to issue 50.000.000 (50 Million) shares of Class A voting stock and 50.000.000 of non-voting Class B stock.
The 50.000.000 stock represent the amount of unregistered refugees worldwide. By purchasing stock of the Refugee Republic the investor will sponsor as many refugees as shares bought. The stock is sold in pairs. The refugees sponsored will receive voting stock, the non-voting stock will remain with the investor. Dividends if applicable, are being paid on the non-voting stock.
The refugee citizens/shareholders will own their country/corporation.
Please contact the Refugee Republic Offices regarding stock purchase options.
This and further information is available from the website of the
Refugee Republic.
