A year since the coming of the virus has passed and, as our lives have become more accustomed to the facts of disease and quarantine and physical distancing, we have come to find solutions to our collective feelings of isolation and compassionate responsibility to ease our and others’ suffering. This is what drives our country,…
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Sôgmô: Post Coronavirosum Morbum, Res Novae ‘Misericordiae Radicalis’
Hodie Sôgmô C. Soergel Publicola enarravit suam Sanctam Elocutionem, pronuntiatam per annos ex consuetudine latina in I Martio seu Matronalibus. Illud Sôgmô historiam elocutionis et linguae Latinae in Sandu enarravit et misericordiae philosophiaeque Sandae sermonem egit. Sancta cultus, nomen novum Sanctae partis philosophiae Sandae, locutum est, manibus mentisque nostris facta est. Principium autem cultus Sanctae…
Read MoreNew Charter for the Collegium Sacerdotum
The Honourable Sôgmô Gaius Soergel Publicola has granted the Collegium Sacerdotum (Latin: “College of Priests”) a new charter, almost ten years after það first established the coöperative and on a day that is auspicious according to Tibetan astrology. Founded on 27 May 2011, the Collegium Sacerdotum was the first coöperative in the State of Sandus…
Read MoreSolstice Report: Sandus Looks Ahead to a New Year
Since mid-March, we in Sandus have been under quarantine or extraordinary isolation. In the last six months, we have formed our own small groups, or pods, to combat the emotional tolls of this isolation, but our micronation has provided us another outlet, too. The Klatsches formed in the last few months since July have given…
Read MoreHere are the 30 Things Sandus Will Do in 2021
On Sunday at 23:00 UTC, the Sôgmô delivered their Blue Lecture found here on Channum Unum or here in text. The speech from the throne, Sandus’s second annual, reflects both on the last year and lays the framework of the Sôgmô’s policy for the following year. In their speech, the Sôgmô announced the thirty things…
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X Party Congress concludes, von Friedeck reëlected
The Citizens’ Party of Sandus held its X Party Congress on Saturday 7 November, a date seen as auspicious because of its coinciding with the National Day of Socialism. The congress lasted two hours, covered five key agenda points, formed two working committees, and reëlected Party Secretary Adam Camillus von Friedeck for a seventh term…
Read MoreEquinox Report: What Does It Take To Be Sandum?
This summer, as the world regained its balance momentarily from the COVID-19 pandemic, Sandus did what it does best: it turned inward, introspecting on what Sandus is, what we stand for, and who we are. We reminded ourselves what our aspirations are: that we imagine a world without suffering, a world that is pensive and…
Read MoreTellus reformed, Sôgmô unveils new charter
The Sôgmô Gaius Soergel Publicola has unveiled a new royal charter for Tellus, the coöperative now formally known as Tellus Horticultural Coöperative (THC). The reformed coöperative replaces Tellus Agrarian Coöperative that was founded in June 2013, after a proposal was recently submitted to the Sandum cabinet by Minister of Human & Environmental Health Jacob Barnet.…
Read MoreSolstice Report: Our Fervent Work Continues, Despite Upheaval
A season since the novel coronavirus has become a global pandemic, Sandus has honed its response to this once-in-a-lifetime call. We began this period of uncertainty with a vociferous statement of resilience and of our common belief that healthcare is a human right; today, we reaffirm those commitments and levy our pertinent objections to a…
Read MoreEquinox Report: Facing the Virus, Preparing for Summer
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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