How, in such a short time since January, the world has changed. Faced for the first time in over a century with a major pandemic, we have rushed to respond to the clarion call of healthcare officials and providers by staying home and refusing to risk our health and that of others. Sandum citizens have…
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1-8 March will be Sandus-Überstadt Friendship Week
The week from 1 to 8 March will be Sandum-Überstadt Friendship Week this year as the kingdom marks its tenth anniversary. Since 2013 and earlier, Sandus and Überstadt have been close friends and allies in the micronational community. This friendship became unbreakable when in July 2014 King Adam I visited the State of Sandus for…
Read MoreSolstice Report: Habemus Heredem!
The solstice is here, standing at about the halfway point in the cold half of the year. The solstice in Sandus has long been a thoughtful time of year. Not only must we contend with thinking about good nature and magnanimity, but we also pause to reflect on what has changed in the past year…
Read MoreAustenasia, Sandus restore diplomatic relations
The State of Sandus and the Empire of Austenasia have restored diplomatic relations since they were unilaterally suspended on 27 July 2016 by Austenasia. The treaty, agreed upon by both states, come after more than nine months of diplomatic conversations at the highest levels and arbitration by the king of Überstadt. View the treaty here.…
Read MoreSôgmô, Sanôba attend MicroCon 2019 in Slabovia
The Sôgmô and Sanôba, the Sôgmô’s boyfriend, arrived on 18 July in Hamilton, Ontario, to attend MicroCon 2019. They were joined by Adam Camillus von Friedeck, known also in his own right as HM King Adam of Überstadt, and Dominic Desaintes, the Minister-President of Saint-Castin. The first day, the Sandum delegation prepared for the weekend’s…
Read MoreKing Adam will attend Sôgmô’s Armilustrium dinner, marking second Sande-Überstadti state visit
The Sôgmô has announced that they will hold a dinner for friends and colleagues to celebrate the Armilustrium ahead of the 19 October holiday on 15 October. The dinner, which coincide’s with þess university’s autumn break, will be held in the royal Appartement du Sôgmô and will include traditional food for the holiday. At first, it…
Read MoreSandus, Überstadt developing academic certificate
Academic institutions from both Sandus and Überstadt are cautiously optimistic about developing an academic certificate program, tentatively called the Certificate of Higher Micronational Learning, or CHML. The certificate is being developed as part of an academic consortium between the two social countries, with plans for more member institutions, and is open to involvement from other…
Read MoreSôgmô presents on the Sandum Constitution at MicroCon 2017
The Sôgmô attended MicroCon 2017 in Atlanta, Georgia, USA, from 23 to 25 June 2017, representing the State of Sandus and meeting with a multitude of Sandus’s friends and partners. The experience was the first diplomatic meeting for Sandus with several close allies, such as Saint-Castin and Aigues-Mortes. It was also a meeting again with…
Read MoreSandus, Kumano, Überstadt pass Social System Treaty
The three social states of Sandus, Kumano, and Überstadt have ratified the Treaty Establishing the Social System and the treaty went into force on 8 November 2016. Sandus ratified the treaty first on 3 October 2016. Überstadt ratified the treaty next on 7 October, but Kumano did not ratify the treaty until 5 November. It formally…
Read Morevon Friedeck awarded first Sandum agnomen
Adam von Friedeck has been awarded the first Sandum agnomen, “Camillus,” after the system of awards for charity taxes was established on 23 June 2012. He will now be known as Adam Camillus von Friedeck. His contributions helped to make Summer 2016 the most charitable season in the history of Sandus’s charity tax system at…
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