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Anna asked me to delete her message to me. Instead she asked me to speak about the situation in Nagorno-Karabagh so international attention can be paid, so countries at the governmental level can ask Turkey to stop it’s participation in the conflict by bringing terrorists to the region.

Armenians in the area fear a second Armenian genocide. The first was in 1915 when 1.5 million Armenians were killed and their ancient lands were taken.

She asks me to speak about their struggle, to say that Turkey brings terrorism to Caucasus region. For more information: https://theimaginativeconservative.org/2020/10/second-armenian-genocide-siobhan-nash-marshall.html

I’m a stay at home parent running for Congress as a Libertarian.

Studied at Purdue University

Lives in Westfield, Indiana

I became a Libertarian after realizing that we need a third political party. Last weekend I took the world’s smallest political quiz while campaigning and I scored an 80 on the personal side and a 70 on the economic side. 

I’m a new L for sure. I decided to run for office because I want to be the change I want to see in government. Less Government. Less Spending. More Freedom.

Outside of protecting our freedoms, I’m running on equality, education, and the environment. I hope to legalize marijuana. Use that taxable money to help fund education and transportation.

I want to preserve, protect, and restore our environment. I will fight for equality for all of thee regardless of gender, race, religion, sexual orientation, and any other way we categorize ourselves. 

I hope to open up new agricultural, industrial, distribution, and commerce markets to increase our self-sustainability and the future for our shared pursuit of life, liberty, and happiness.

The only thing I have asked anyone is to share my story if you like it or think the voters of Indiana’s 5th District deserve to know about me.

In many ways, this is the most topical of all the independence movements as it’s in fact held a referendum on independence October 4th, 2020. First conquered by France in 1853, in 1945 New Caledonia was placed by the UN on the list of non-self-governing territories; the UN’s list of colonies.

Following the growth of European settlement in the 1960s and 70s, the Melanesian Kanak community, which currently represents about 40 percent of the population, established a pro-independence movement.

This led to violent clashes, including a serious incident in 1988. In 1998, an agreement was reached between the various parties. New Caledonia gained greater autonomy.

At the same time, it was also agreed that the territory would be permitted to hold up to three referendums on independence before 2022. The first of these took place in November 2018.

However, voters rejected statehood by 56.4% to 43.6%, on an 81% turnout. Following on from this, the second of these votes took place on 4 October 2020. 

The archipelago voted to remain French with 53.26% of votes, according to final results reported by AFP news agency. Turnout – at 85.6% – was high. There’s the option for a third vote on the matter, either in 2021 or 2022.

In the event that independence is rejected for a third time, under the terms of the Accord the various parties are expected to consider the situation. This is definitely a case of ‘watch this space’.

Drummer/Backing Vocalist at Steele Rose Band

Lives in Aquia Harbour, Virginia

How did you become libertarian?

I first heard about the Libertarian party in 2009, and have been voting for them since.  I don’t belong to any political party, but I always vote for the Libertarian candidate when they are on my ballot.

I have always voted for the person running for office, not any particular party. My dad was a Democrat and my mother was a Republican. My mother was a Republican for most of her life, but she often voted for the person she liked rather than the party she belonged to.

What is your vision for this country and the world? What would you like to see happen?

I would love to see no more wars and free weed for anyone who wants it.  I want the world to be a better place than it is now. I would love to be able to travel anywhere without having to have a passport.

How do you see these changes occurring?

We can start by voting for anyone but Trump and Biden,  and move forward from there.  I don’t agree with everything that the Libertarian party stands for, but I don’t think anyone really agrees with everything that their party stands for either. 

I like the idea of free trade and no income tax.

What can Self-Determination Advocates do to help?

Get the word out that people can make their own decisions and not believe everything that the tv tells them.

Mutare, Zimbabwe

As a young person growing up in Zimbabwe I was moved by the sheer growth in disrespect of property rights. This is in reference to the endless urban land disputes due to municipal official’s corruption. 

The tyranny of urban land corruption in Zimbabwe has grown to the extent that families are losing lifetime savings to corrupt municipal authorities who fraudulently allocate and dispose of urban land. 

Up to date urban land transactions mostly carry some shades of criminality by both the city officials and the local land Barrons. The frustrations and prejudice of home seekers motivated me to become a classic liberal. 

I am a liberal who is focused on economic liberalism. The vision of the African Students for Liberty is to prepare young Africans for a freer future.  As a classical liberal whose sights are set on raising awareness on the need to respect property rights, I intend to roll out an online free-market advocacy initiative that will be centered upon creating avenues to dislodge deep-seated intolerance towards property ownership. 

Southern Africa still bears some remnants of the cold war communist governance structures through the revolutionary parties that draw some sentiments from the Chinese centralized system. 

This is problematic in the promotion of property rights and also the need to create a transparent land market in which the government plays a minimum role.

There is a need to assist in the creation of a body of knowledge that reinforces the need to open transparent land markets and also advocacy toolkits to build community awareness.

I joined SFL when I was doing Free-market work with a local think tank, Comaliso in Zimbabwe. Urgent need that is key in my work are Advocacy tools and also assistance in crowdfunding to ensure that a lot of work is done in the ideal time frame.

We need to make payments to online platforms and promoting pages and also training in conducting online sessions and effective usage of online platforms that are popular in Africa.

There is WhatsApp, Linked-In, Facebook (partially free in most countries), and Zoom for meetings.

Formerly an autonomous province of Serbia within the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, the largely Albanian-inhabited territory was stripped of its autonomy in 1989.

In 1991, an unofficial referendum was organized that showed overwhelming support for independence. However, this went all but ignored internationally.

In the mid-1990s, Kosovo Albanians launched a guerrilla campaign to press for independence. And in 1999, after a major escalation of tensions between the sides, NATO intervened.

Following a 78-day bombing campaign, Kosovo was placed under UN administration pending a decision on its final status. UN-mediated talks on the future of Kosovo began in 2006.

And while Serbia offered extensive autonomy, Kosovo demanded nothing short of independence. And on 17 February 2008, following two years of unsuccessful negotiations, Kosovo unilaterally declared independence.

Although it’s since been recognized by the United States, Britain, and almost a hundred other countries, its statehood has been rejected by Russia and China.

As a result, it is unable to join the United Nations. In the meantime, the European Union has led a dialogue process between Serbia and Kosovo with the aim of normalizing relations between them.

Ultimately, there’s no prospect that Kosovo will be reintegrated back into Serbia and it’s expected that Serbia will in fact eventually recognize Kosovo – even if only to secure membership in the European Union.

The question, therefore, is what the price of that recognition will be.

In many ways, this is a territory that under other conditions would already be an independent state and a full member of the United Nations.

Colonized by Spain in the 19th century, in the 1960s the United Nations called for it to be able to exercise its right to self-determination. However, this was strongly opposed by neighboring Morocco and Mauritania, both of which laid claim to parts of the territory.

They referred the case to the International Court of Justice, which found that neither, in fact, had a historical claim to Western Sahara. In early 1976, Spain withdrew from the territory.

And on 27 February 1976, the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR) was proclaimed. However, sovereign statehood was thwarted by Morocco and Mauritania, which occupied the territory.

Although Mauritania departed a few years later, to this day Morocco remains in control of two-thirds of Western Sahara; despite the fact that its claim to that territory has not been officially recognized internationally.

Meanwhile, a Western Saharan government-in-exile operates out of neighboring Algeria. According to an UN-brokered agreement, the territory is meant to hold a referendum on its future.

However, this has been continually opposed by Morocco and it’s unclear when the vote will be able to take place – if at all.

For many centuries, Scotland existed as an independent kingdom until, at the start of the 17th century, the crowns of Scotland and England were united.

Then, a little over a century later, in 1707, the two countries formed a political union, creating the Kingdom of Great Britain. Despite this, Scotland retained many distinct elements of identity, including its own legal system.

In the late 1990s, Scotland was granted a greater degree of autonomy and a Scottish Parliament was re-established. This in turn led to increasing calls for independence.

In September 2014, following an agreement with the British Government, a referendum was held. By 55.3% to 44.7% on an 84.6% turnout, voters chose to remain in the Union.

Although many thought that this would settle the matter for a generation, calls for independence have continued. This has largely been driven by the 2016 referendum on leaving the European Union.

While Scotland voted overwhelmingly to remain in the EU, the “leave” vote in the far more populous England won. Scotland also argues that its voice has been ignored in the subsequent Brexit negotiations.

As a result, the Scottish Government has announced its intention to hold another independence referendum in 2021. However, the British Government insisted it won’t permit another referendum within the lifetime of the current British Parliament, which is expected to run until 2024.

This obviously paves the way for what could be a very serious constitutional showdown.

Reese Wood is a lifelong Wisconsin native, born in Monroe WI. He currently resides in Janesville Wisconsin with a family of 7. In 2015 as an independent effort to address senseless violence, Reese started the “Beloit Podcast” to increase communication within the Beloit community. 

In mid-2015 Reese began volunteering at Janesville Community Radio as a broadcast journalist, covering the 2016 election and interviewing state, local, and federal candidates. Reese is an active member of the Libertarian Party of Rock County, the Libertarian Party of WI, and is currently in his second campaign for state assembly.

Campaign website:https://reesewoodforassembly.com/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rw4wia/

How did you become libertarian?

During President Obama’s second term, leading up to the 2016 election I officially became a member of the newly formed Rock County Libertarian party, also joining the Wisconsin Libertarian Party and the Libertarian National party. 

I started paying serious attention to third-party and independent candidates after I realized some of the hypocrisies from president Obama whom I supported in both of his elections. Ron Paul was on my radar since 2008, but like most voters, I was convinced he was a long-shot.

What kind of libertarian are you?

I consider myself a civil libertarian. I believe the best role of government is a minimal role in the lives of individuals. I believe we should seek to reduce authoritarian policies. While libertarians are often viewed as the party that seeks to abolish everything possible, I believe foremost we seek to have a government that is effective, transparent while protecting the rights of individuals.

Why run for office?

From 2012-2016 I witnessed a significant number of third-party and independent candidates working to get on the ballot in Wisconsin. I was compelled to contribute to this trend and by 2017 I announced my first campaign for Wisconsin’s 45th assembly seat against a Democrat who had previously gone unchallenged. 

I’m now in my second campaign for Wisconsin state assembly district 44 as it became an open seat election in the midst of the COVID pandemic. Shortly after I was approved for ballot access I became the only candidate in Wisconsin to have nomination signatures challenged by both republican and democratic assembly campaign committees. 

Ultimately I was left with just enough signatures for ballot access and have since continued as a write-in.

What are the issues in the campaign?

I’m running to be the first libertarian representative in the Wisconsin legislature. Top issues are transparency and accountability, election reform, criminal justice reform, and the economy. 

I’m proposing to be the first representative in Wisconsin who will publicly disclose my salary, staff salary, and office expenditures, via my representative website. Monthly town hall meetings will be scheduled immediately and I will emphasize an open door policy. 

I would also like to address ballot access reform to see more candidates in our elections. Issues such as cannabis reform have been repeatedly addressed favorably by referendum, yet voters have seen little action from our state representatives. 

For that reason, cannabis is also on the list of priorities.

What do you want to accomplish in office?

I’m working to have a positive impact on the negative traditions that continue within our two traditional parties. I firmly believe it will take the effort of third-party and independent candidates to change the culture within the Wisconsin legislature. 

By proposing a platform of accountability and transparency I am hoping to make the legislature genuinely effective.

How can we help?

Spread the word if you can! Like the page on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter, or visit reesewoodforassembly.com