We (CIU) formally joined with the pilots of the Interstellar Communist Union and Egovii Union on 9th July 3304, united behind a common set of principles which we called the Articles of Association for Communism Interstellar. Recently an off the cuff remark from Commander Hawk of the Guardians of Harmony, made in the spirit of friendly competition, led to a discussion of our Articles of Association and the values of freedom and equality behind them. It soon emerged that GoH held the same values, and furthermore that they wished to associate. Since this would necessitate a rewrite of the Articles we approached other communist groups we had contact with to see if they wished to be part of the same association. They did, and the result is the Syndicalist Supra-Oganisation "Communism Interstellar" that is formalised today. 19th June 3305. As an organisation CI is rather different from the various coalitions as alliances that have sprung up recently. There is no central control or governance aside from the agreed set of Articles. There are no grandiose plans for galactic domination, no sabre-rattling, just a desire to provide a safe refuge for any worlds who have taken control of their means of production, distribution and exchange. Each of us is member of, but not subservient to, CI. Between us we represent nearly 600 systems and more than 33 billlion inhabitants. That's around half of all known Communist systems and 6% of all independent worlds. We hope to persuade others to join our movement, simply by demonstrating that there is no need for elitist or exploitative ideologies.
Our partners in the Border Coalition have a new project, simply called the Coalition. We [CIU] have chosen not to be part of this organisation since it seems to have some aims that conflict with our values/ethics. Since all of the founders members of the Border Coalition now have their attentions elsewhere, and the organisation has no common purpose since the end of the Dangerous Games, it seems likely that days of the Border Coalition are numbered.