It demands greater heroism than war.
It demands greater fidelity to the truth and a much more perfect purity of conscience.
- Thomas Merton
Peace comes when you talk to the guy you most hate. And that's where the courage of a leader comes,
because when you sit down with your enemy, you as a leader must already have
very considerable confidence from your own constituency. - Desmond Tutu
PURPOSE AND MISSION
The OSS and her member-nations shall, from this point onward, strive to build peace, trust and tolerance between nations by providing opportunities for these nations to enter into dialog through symposiums, conferences, debates, and other Society-sponsored events. All are worthy of these three key characteristics regardless of species or the state of technology within a nation's borders or beyond so long as they in turn embrace these core characteristics as ideals to strive towards.
HISTORY
The first OSS meeting was held forty-two years ago at a small lodge on an insignificant planet in the Orion Spur of the Milky Way. Representatives from four nations met in a casual setting to discuss diplomatic ties. The success of the meeting led the organizers to arrange an annual conference. An oversight committee was formed to manage the administrative tasks as well as to assist in processing memberships, organizing social events and symposiums and arranging transportation, as well as maintaining a loose network of individuals who could call upon one another in a private capacity. The Society prefers to call itself OSS (oh-ess-ess) rather than Orion Spur Society by decision of those convening members attending the second annual conference.
MEETINGS AND EVENTS
Events are hosted by member-nations and held throughout the year. The Annual Society Conference (ASC) is held once per year in a location not disclosed until a few weeks prior to the meeting. ASC are normally attended by two members from each member nation.
CURRENT EVENTS:
MEMBERSHIP
All species may apply for the OSS to include but not limited to: humans, anthropomorphic races, ponies, alien races, fantasy creature races such as Fae, dragons etc, provided these nations are peaceful and able to abide by the charter. Tech levels MT and above preferred. Species unable to travel off-world may request transportation.