Refugee leader announces settlement

Notice to Kamir Rift Refugees:

I am pleased to announce that our host, Comorro, has graciously agreed to allow refugees to establish a semi-permanent settlement within the residential Comorrite Hub. The negotiation for this space was conducted on behalf of the refugees by a group of interested ship captains and community representatives. We will begin to transition refugee populations located in the Docking Hub to the Comorrite Hub as soon as sufficient amenities have been prepared to support a community. This is not provided as a charity, even if the space is 'rented' by the refugees as a whole. Our aim in building this new community space is not to make Comorro our permanent home. We are here as guests, and the best way to repay the hospitality we have been given is to use it to become productive citizens of this new universe.
Our main goal is to establish some degree of independence. At the moment our greatest weakness is our dependency, and if it is allowed to continue we will be forced to sell our future in order to survive in the short term. We are in the process of building hydroponics systems that will enable us to establish an independent food supply. We will soon have our own space. We have ships with which to conduct trade, and technology to provide us capital. But we cannot be independent, and we cannot take advantage of what opportunities we have, if we do not pull together. Many of you, against your will, have been made idle by this jarring transition. We have among us doctors, engineers, contractors, scientists and others who have nothing to offer but the dignity of their hard work. If our efforts are to succeed we need to coordinate what services we can provide. I am asking for the following:

-Labor to help construct the amenities in the refugee enclave. Any kind of residential construction experience would be desirable, but any pair of strong hands would be useful.

-Doctors to establish a clinic, and inventories of all medicines that we have with us. If we cannot care for the weakest among us we have not yet begun to recover.

-Inventories of all spare technologies, materials and spacefaring vessels that are not fit for deep space service. This is a cooperative, not a coercive, so any materials offered will be on a strict voluntary basis.

-Anything else that you believe would be useful or even necessary.

Some of you might wonder whether or not it is wise to invest so much in a space that all admit is temporary. We are doing more than building private spaces, gardens, and toilets. We are building hope. We are taking the first step towards reclaiming the control of our destiny which was snatched so rudely from us in these past few weeks. For many of you, like me, the first sign of hope you received was the sight of a loved one, or the smile on a face that you thought would never recover from despair. Some of you have only memories to give you strength, while to others a new beginning along is enough to spark the life inside of them. I want to take that spark and feed it, so that soon, no matter from where or when you and your family have come to Comorro, you can look upon what you have done with pride. And, perhaps, when our hosts see what we can do when we are flat on our backs they will rush to see what we can do when we are firm on our feet.

For the Refugee Relief and Development Cooperative,
Silvereye Paintedheart