Peoples Proliferation

International Peoples Proliferation Agreement

Definitions

A “pocket culture” is a settlement of no more than 500,000 peoples in a designated area set aside by a host peoples. The area set aside should be suitable to achieve self-sufficiency for the settling culture.

Aims

The IPPA aims to enable peoples from around the continent of Aperin to exchange land in order to establish “pocket cultures” that are geographically diverse but which remain culturally intact. The Agreement is aimed specifically at members of the Coalition of Anti-Capitalist Economies who have established centres of population within the Aperin map. Any similar agreements between non-CACE members or between a CACE member and a non-CACE member are not covered by the IPPA. The proliferation of peoples aims to provide a standard for the dispersal of political and cultural structures and governance in pockets throughout the continent. This is to ensure the continuance of the political, socio-economic and cultural aspects of these populations in the face of war, natural disaster, upheaval and acts of God. It further allows interaction between cultures which are currently separated by the sheer size of the continent.

Mechanics

Signatories will usually be in pairs where there is an agreement between two peoples to exchange land for the establishment of a pocket culture. However, more extended exchanges may take place where there exists agreement between three or more peoples to each provide space for each of the other signatories. Upon agreement of the size of land to be exchanged the host peoples will immediately withdraw from any settlements or other such infrastructure within the designated area. The size and resources of this land should be appropriate to the aim of self-sufficiency for the pocket. A “cultural barrier” around the site of the pocket will be agreed in order to prevent settling cultures and host cultures from dilution through contact. This does not prevent distinct interaction where required but does ensure cultural integrity.

Restrictions

Although the settling peoples will have total autonomy within their pocket, the settlers and their parent culture agrees that the pocket shall not contain, develop, service, store, manage, maintain or promote any military capability defined as air, sea, land, orbital, space or special forces. The settlers and their parent culture agree not to develop, construct, plan or impose heavy industry, energy usage, mineral acquisition, polluting products or by-products, or any activities which cause unsustainable damage to flora or fauna to the territory of the host peoples. The host peoples agree not to develop, construct, plan or impose heavy industry, energy usage, mineral acquisition, polluting products or by-products, or any activities which cause unsustainable damage to flora or fauna to the territory of the pocket culture. The settlers, their parent culture and the host peoples agree not to interfere directly across the “cultural barrier” with the cultural, political, socio-economic procedures and processes of either the pocket culture or the host culture.

Amendments

Amendments to the International Peoples Proliferation Agreement shall only be made with the unanimous approval of all signatories, regardless of any direct exchanges of “pocket cultures” between them.

Signatories

An updated list of peoples who have agreed an exchange of "pocket cultures".

• First Outside/Sacco & Vanzetti

• Kerla/Sacco & Vanzetti

• Watfordshire/Sacco and Vanzetti (subject to The Watfordshire Protocol)

The Watfordshire Protocol

This is a planned experiment to explore cultural mixes across the boundaries of a pocket culture. It is a protocol in addition to the IPPA. It upholds all of the tenets of the IPPA but seeks positive exploration of the phrase "does not prevent distinct interaction". As it is experimental, the precise nature of the protocol will change by agreement of the parties concerned.