Planned activities for the November
2003
Planned activities for the Movement members, Representatives
and Local Councils
The Movement is urging all the members, Chapters and all the officials
of the Movement to start with registration of the Movement at the
local officials in the respected Region, City or town.
Every appointed official person delegated, or selected by the Movement
SC (Supreme Council) is asked to take responsibility in organising
the infrastructure of the Movement in his/her town, city or Region.
The needed activities would be :
- preparing the documentation for the Chapter (local Program)
- collecting the signatures of the members and friends of the
Movement
- updating the membership status, and
- registration of the Chapter at the local police or other responsible
body.
After that, the Chapter should form the Organising Commitee which
would be responsible to declare the Statute of the Chapter as well
as to select the body of the Council. For the details on the structure
of the Council, please read the Statute
of the Movement. At the same time, the new-elected body should
declare the Program and the Plan of the Chapter during the mandate
of the newly elected Council. The Plan should be in the spirit of
the Idea of the Movement and should fulfill
the goals of the particular Region (see the Regions
of the Movement).
Program and Statute
The Chapter should write its own Program and Statute that is in
compliance with the Program
and Statute
of the Movement, but should also include further sentences that
is best-suited for the local activities and situation. (the
Idea of the Movement)
The Chapter should be defined as the humanitarian, religious, cultural,
recreational, or social organisation of individuals. Referring the
Organisation as the political one is not allowed in any way, and
will not be recognised by the Movement.
Symbols
For the details on the logo, coat of arms, the flag, and the seal
of the Neobyzantine Movement, please visit the
page on describing symbols of the Movement.
coat of arms
We suggest You to use Photoshop or other convenient
program for the graphic editing of an image You have downloaded
previously.
The only needed change is adding the title of Your
Chapter at the bottom of an image, by using the Neobyzantine or
NB-Byzantine font (You can download
needed fonts from the download section), and adding the National,
Regional, or other symbol in the frame of the shield of an image.
Details
The official coat of arms of the Neobyzantine Movement
is displayed above. It is the two-headed Byzantine eagle, with the
sword in the right arm and a bowl in the left. The two-headed eagle
was a symbol of the Roman, and later, of the Byzantine Empire from
the very beginning of its existence. Two heads directed to the East
and West were symbols of the Byzantine orientation - neither on
the East or the West, Byzantines were the Nation that lived, and
changed the world by its very existence only.
The sword symbolises the struggle and the power of
the Byzantine Nation, as well as the ability to defend and be together
in a critical situation.
The bowl is the symbol of the Earth and the world
domination of the Byzantine Empire during centuries. It also symbolises
the Ecumenical and Pan-cosmical mission of the Byzantine Empire
on Earth - to spread Christianity and Orthodoxy to the furthest
point of the world. It is also the symbol of our diversity, because
the Byzantine Nation today is spread throughout the world and the
bowl represents our Unity.
Three crowns are symbols of our three Empires - one
was the (Rome and) Byzantium, the other was the Russian Empire,
and the third and the biggest represents the future State of New
Byzantium, and our will to Unite and live together from now on.
The flag
The official flag of the Neobyzantine Movement
consists of a two-headed eagle (as described by the coat of arms
of the Neobyzantine Movement), placed on a yellow background. The
similar form of flag was used by the Byzantine Empire in the late
centuries.
In the centre of the flag, placed on the chest of
an eagle is the shield (in purple), which should be filled with
the national or regional symbol or flag, of the particular Movement's
Chapter. (see "the National
or Regional Symbol..")
Other form of the flag that could be used is the one
with black background, and the silhouette of the coat of arms in
yellow. The shield still could carry the national symbol in full
colour. That form of the flag should be used in the time of the
war or other similar situation. In other cases it would not be allowed
to display it. The emergency situation is declared by the Council
of the Chapter, and must be approved by the Supreme Council to come
into place.
National
or Regional symbol..
The Council has the right to put its own symbol in
the shield situated on the chest of an eagle. That should be national
symbol like flag, national coat of arms, or some regional symbol
in order to distinguish that particular Chapter. After the selection
of the symbol that is to be displayed, please inform us in order
to register that information or to consult if any problems would
spring up.
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