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Re-Forming Formed: 1985 Established: 2000
This page last updated:9/4/2010
YAN
Copenhagen,
Denmark
(Seeking for land or financial donations.)
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 We are a group seeking independence and true human values.
The project started in May 2000 as a personal philosophical project and it grew in membership after the cartoon scandals in 2005, when we made a stand against political correctness since we consider it a politically correct name for censorship.
In 2007, due to the highly intellectual level of our members, we were invited to participate in the exhibition about the possibilities of creating one’s own country and self-government at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Paris and Palais de Tokyo, together with John Lennon’s project Nutopia, the Free State of Christiania, State of Sabotage, Sealand, and other similar projects.
In 2008 we were offered a two- by five-meter stand in the biggest hobby fair of Denmark, and we hosted the fifth Free Olympics, a web event in which nine other similar projects competed against each other.
We are looking for members who have engagement and who are willing to form local protest groups, or members who are just tired of all the madness surrounding us and dream of a place where instituting a family does not involve paranoia about a Kafkan police state overflowing with taxes.
We are minarchic. This means having very basic and simple rules, if any, minimum power to government, and the eradication of bureaucracy and corruption, so that you will be able to settle in a community of your choice or live by your own rules, and so that we will have a city with all basic needs.
We are a noocracy, this mean that the Council members are experienced people in administration and their skills, other than just will to participate on the political process.
The people involved in the project are mainly artists, web designers, doctors, librarians, and university students, some with military knowhow and all with the will to keep the rights of every member of our nation.
Our constitution is the Universal Declarations of Human Rights of 1948, a time when nations were tired of struggle and desired peace to humankind.
Our flag is white, indicating our desire for peace, with a coat of arms that indicates our will to defend ourselves, with no bearers (as we can sustain ourselves), a blue mantle over the coat of arms, and in a blue field a golden lily, indicating the two things we love most: clear skies and water reflecting it, and nature blossoming in all its beauty.
 
Contact:
Yan Pagh
Frederikssundsgade 99, 3th
Copenhagen, 2400 Denmark
Phone: 0045 6019 9955
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Community location is placed at the center of the zip/postal code, city/state, or city/country (not based on street addresses)
Former/Other Names: Free Nation
This page last updated:9/4/2010
 
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Visitor Process: To free yourself from obsolete concepts.
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Network Affiliations:
FEC: Federation of Egalitarian Communities
:: Catholic Worker
:: Ecovillage Network of the Americas
:: Hutterian Brethren
:: Camphill Association of North America (CANA)
:: Inter-Cooperative Council (ICC-Michigan)
:: Inter-Cooperative Council (ICC-Texas)
:: Madison Community Cooperatives
:: Michigan State University Student Housing Corporation
:: Twelve Tribes
:: University Students' Cooperative Association (UC Berkeley)
:: Fellowship for Intentional Community
:: Northwest Intentional Communities Association
:: Coho/US
:: GEN - Global Ecovillage Network
:: Utopian EcoVillage Network Federation
:: Kollektivhus NU
Statement of Housing Non-discrimination:
Our community fits the legal definition of "housing for older persons" * and thus we may restrict membership/residency to those of a certain age and may have limits on child membership/residency in accordance with the law. Our community does not discriminate based on race/color, national origin, religion, sex/gender, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, ancestry, source of income, creed, personal appearance, political affiliation, HIV infection, military/veteran status, unfavorable military discharge, gender identity or expression, receiving public assistance, or domestic abuse.

Our community does not discriminate in regards to housing based on race/color, national origin, religion, sex/gender, family status (i.e. having children, not having children, or being pregnant), disability, marital status, sexual orientation, ancestry, source of income, age, creed, personal appearance, political affiliation, HIV infection, military/veteran status, unfavorable military discharge, gender identity or expression, receiving public assistance, or being the victim of domestic abuse.

Because our housing is a single housing unit and requires the sharing of bathroom, kitchen and common space membership/residency may be restricted based on sex/gender in accordance with the law. Our community does not discriminate based on race/color, national origin, religion, family status (i.e. having children, not having children, or being pregnant), disability, marital status, sexual orientation, ancestry, source of income, age, creed, personal appearance, political affiliation, HIV infection, military/veteran status, unfavorable military discharge, gender identity or expression, receiving public assistance, or domestic abuse.

Population
Members(adults and children):
26
Open to new members:
Yes
Government
Decision Making:
By a group of elders or other leaders
Identified Leader:
Yes
(Through election.)
Leadership Core Group:
Yes
(Its an elected Council.)
Labor and Money
Financial Style:
Members have independent finances
Open to Members with Pre-existing Debt:
Yes
Labor Contribution:
Join Fee:
No
Regular Fees:
No
Land and Buildings
Other
(Mixed)
Area:
800 acres (323.7 hectares)
Land Owned By:
Independent land trust (not controlled by the community)
Number of Residences:
18
Cohousing:
Yes
Food, etc.
Percentage of Food Grown:
1-5%
Share Community Meals:
1-3 times/month
Dietary Choice or Restrictions:
Diet is up to each individual
Dietary Practice:
Omnivorous
Alcohol Use:
Seldom used
Tobacco Use:
Seldom used
Social Factors
Common Spiritual Practices:
No
Which Spiritual Traditions(s):
Ecumenical (includes "all religions")
Educational Style(s):
Home schooling
Cohousing Details
Cohousing Status:
Forming
 
 
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