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 Countdown to the future: our Ten-Point Charter |
| 10 | We celebrate the diversity of people across all cultures, races, genders and sexual orientations, and we support equality for all; |
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We recognise that we experience the problems of 'invisibility' and intolerance that are faced by many so-called 'minority groups' in society; |
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We feel that science fiction provides a forum for us to express our individuality and creativity through the varied forms of speculative fiction; |
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We wish to be acknowledged as having a place in humanity's future and we hope to raise the profile of our community amongst other forward-thinking people; |
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We recognise that all people have unique gifts and abilities and we encourage them to share their individual talents with others for the benefit of all; |
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We wish to participate in the building of a better world and we see science fiction as a means to suggest positive alternative futures; |
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We recognise that science fiction is a fun and popular medium and we no longer wish to be excluded from its fiction, art, cyberworlds or other creative forms; |
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We feel that we are rarely recognised or sufficiently acknowledged as members of the science fiction community and seek to redress that imbalance; |
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We want to challenge those who promote peaceful dialogue between humans and aliens to do likewise with those who may be seen as 'alien' or 'different' within the human race; |
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We want to have FUN and make new friends. |
Charter adopted at the third meeting of SPACED OUT Melbourne, 13 August 1999.