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The Humanitarians' Prayer

Education, social conscience, and political activism need not be dull or tedious. Our goals are: To create and distribute media which are simultaneously artistic, entertaining and provocative; To build a self-sufficient network which promotes awareness, informed debate, free thinking and positive lifestyle choices; To attract and inspire both a physical and digital community whose members will benefit from the exchange of ideas and information about attaining personal happiness while moving the world toward a just and sustainable humanity.

In support of these goals, "The Alter-Nation Project" (Alter-Nation.com) makes the following disclosures of facts and policies:

1. We encourage active participation, commentary, debate and community building. It is good to hear and consider alternative points of view. We are very strong advocates of freedom of speech. We do NOT accept, condone or tolerate speech or actions which are obscene, hateful, violent, threatening or predatory.

2. Volunteer efforts and contributions are encouraged and accepted wherever mutually desirable and beneficial. However, if and where we shall have employees, we shall pay a living wage, provide adequate health care coverage, provide reasonable working conditions, strive for a 32-hour work week, and provide flexible time-off appropriate to both our organizational needs and our employees' personal situations. We shall NOT promote products or companies which fail to do likewise.

3. We shall become a qualified non-profit organization wholly-owned and operated by our members as time, resources and community interest may provide. Until such time, we shall operate as a wholly-owned unit of Eclectic Properties Corporation which has provided funding and expertise necessary for the creation and initial promotion of this web site.

4. No officer, employee, or consultant shall receive remuneration from The Alter-Nation Project in excess of the average household income of the community in which they reside.

5. We shall provide services on a member-supported basis, deriving our operating revenues from a combination of product sales and referral commissions, paid ("Activist") memberships, sponsorships and individual donations, and banner advertising.

6. All excess of revenues over expenses will be donated to other efficient and effective non-profits (e.g., Amnesty International, Public Citizen, People for the American Way, Common Cause, etc.). 

7. For the purposes of our web site "Activists" refers to paid members (subscribers), whose subscriptions include the monthly Alter-Na'Zine, access to private archive materials and pages in addition to all public web pages, substantial discounts on products offerings, and a free link listing. "Pacifists" refers to unpaid members (non-subscribers) who shall receive monthly Free ("Pacifist") memberships include access to public pages and the monthly Alter-Na'Zine.

8. Alter-Nation.com respects the right of artists, authors, composers and other producers of intellectual properties to control their creations. In particular, Alter-Nation.com recognizes that artists need compensation for their efforts if they are to survive and have the time to create additional works. Therefore, while Alter-Nation.com will sometimes publish samples or excerpts (as per "fair use doctrine") while promoting or publicly reviewing such works, Alter-Nation.com will immediately comply with all requests to cease such use when so requested in writing by the owner(s) of the property(s). Members and other users of Alter-Nation.com should likewise respect the rights of the various property owners whose works appear on this web site. Copyright violations are punishable under both criminal and civil law. NO permission is granted to copy, sell or otherwise reproduce content from these pages.

 9. "Alter-Nation Hours" are issued by Alter-Nation in respect of contributions (of time, ideas, information, etc.) made by members. Each "Hour" may be redeemed as a $10.00 discount on any products offered on Alter-Nation.com and Hours may be combined to a total of 50% of the amount of any order. Hours may not be redeemed for cash and have no actual cash value. Hours are transferrable.

10. DISCLAIMER 1: Alter-Nation (the musical band) is a separate and distinct legal entity formed by and between its band members, some of whom are also involved with Alter-Nation.com (aka "The Alter-Nation Project" web site). While the band and the web site each espouse, promote, and maintain common views and themes, the band is neither owned nor controlled by "The Alter-Nation Project", or Eclectic Properties Corporation, nor vice versa, and their current and future association and cooperation are strictly at the will of their various parties and owners.

11. DISCLAIMER 2: Alter-Nation.com provides a free e-mail writing and forwarding function on various of its pages. In respect of the U.S. Constitution and Bill of Rights, particularly regarding those guarantees of Freedom of Speech, Alter-Nation.com performs no review, editing or censorship of forwarded messages: Message are forward as originally drafted by the sender. Messages do not necessarily reflect the views of Alter-Nation.com, its parent corporation, its employees, officers, internet service providers, or anyone other than the sender. Alter-Nation disclaims any and all responsibility for message contents. Alter-Nation.com is dedicated to a peaceful revolution of ideas, education, understanding and healing. Alter-Nation.com does NOT support or condone obscene, hateful or violent speech. Any violations or offenses should be immediately reported to 911@Alter-Nation.com. We will co-operate with legal authorities acting under proper judicial warrants to identify offensive abusers of our free message forwarding service.