Intergalactic Summit

Press Release : Tuulinen Foundation / Footwell Complete
Location: Pokitaro City / Abagawa IV / The Forge / Caldari State

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The political climate has been steadily worsening for months, here on Caldari Prime. Recently there have been organised groups of protesters outside the construction site of the Visera Yanala Arcology and we've had to maintain a closed perimeter and ship people and goods in by hover vehicle. Until today I could hold my head up and maintain that sanity would, no doubt, prevail.

Sadly, I am no long convinced that this will be the case.

With the cessation of diplomatic relations between the State and the Federation, and with hawks on both sides beating the war drums, I am convinced that we are no closer to peace, after all. So long as the essential conflict between our peoples remains unresolved, and so long as there remains such a paucity of will to do so, our relations will remain coloured by violent disagreements and strife.

Given the current hostile atmosphere, the Tuulinen Foundation will be ceasing construction on the Yanala Arcology, effective immediately. We will be converting the ten top floors of the construction to secure housing and we will begin immediately repatriating new citizens to State territory.

Advertising slots have been purchased in local media to inform those of Caldari lineage that they can still apply for State citizenship. Those already pre-approved for Arcology assignments are being called forward as space allows.

Given the continued presence of Ishukone administrators, the Arcology site will be maintained in good order for the time being. Foundation staff will remain on site and a security presence will continue. Should affairs normalise, construction will resume and the project will continue. Should the worst come to pass, then other failsafes will be enacted.

Obviously I am personally distressed that our bold vision of the future has been interrupted by the dark cloud of ego and politics. I hope you will join me in a prayer that sanity and peace will prevail.

Any questions or comments from within the Capsuleer Community can be aired here, or directed to Foundation Chairman Pieter Tuulinen.

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In these unfortunate times we should remember that there is a reason we have a myriad of cliches about being stronger united than we are divided. It's because they're true.

There are no military personnel on site, Deitra. Never have been.

It must be frustrating to have worked so hard against the Federation and then the Provist and now again against the State who blocks the paths to Caldari Prime healing.

And island wracked by storms and hurt by every action of the people around them, kin and alien.

I pray those failsafes do not mean this construction is some ready made hardpoint in the next war Pieter, I do not think that will bring your vision for peace or safe homes for those who live there any closer. But it is your chapter to write and and I would not blame you for whatever you choose.

Oh, indeed, but since the Mordus Legion is quite jealous about it's prerogatives as an armed force, I haven't been at liberty to deploy my usual security troops. Out of sincerity and as a gesture to any Federation officials who might be concerned, the security at the arcology has been mostly Ishukone organised, through the auspices of Akagi and I-Red.

Those police will be staying at their posts until such time as the final failsafe, the Cole Protocol, should need to be enacted. At that point the site will be abandoned to local control.

An unfortunate if predictable outcome given the current circumstance.

House Yaken seeks to extend a invitation to the Tuulinen foundation to utilize our privately owned land in the Northwest hemisphere of Caldari Prime.

If you require additional Housing space then we have vast acres of underdeveloped farmable land you could use to establish camps. We have neglected the task of putting the land to good use but have made to sure to maintain its quality.Your cause is honorable and we know we can trust the Foundation with respecting the land. So we would be more than happy to assist.

I will be joining our Nox Draconum shuttles and their pilots with my transport ship.

I can see how being isolated in potentially hostile foreign space with no military or diplomatic support and a large civilian population relying on you would be a difficult position. A tactical withdrawal seems wise.

I do hope this situation resolves itself and that the Tuulinen Foundation's project can be completed some day.

That's a neat description of my position, at present. I've relocated myself to the site personally, so that I can oversee traffic. The biggest problem is that a pad designed to receive cargo a couple of times a week is not the same as a pad designed to support continued personnel transit. The pad has already buckled twice and had to be supported.

With any luck, the evacuees will be coming back to Caldari Prime in the next couple of weeks or months.