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KEO, an expression of liberty for all

Until the end of December, 2002, each person on Earth is invited to address his message free of cost to his faraway descendants. Every person has a maximum of 4 pages to express himself, to share his experiences, to confide his dreams, to disclose his fears, his hopes, his interrogations and his beliefs…to transmit a small part of his thoughts by penning down his message in the language that he so desires.

All the messages received by KEO, without undergoing any censorship, shall take off at the end of 2003 aboard the KEO satellite to return intact to Earth after a long time. A time as faraway as the appearances of the first paintings that surfaced in the Australian caves…some 50,000 years ago.

Over and above our messages, KEO shall also be a carrier of archaeological gifts laden with symbols and information. Our descendants will be able to learn more about the people of the 21^st century and their cultural diversity.

Once KEO has been launched into space, we, men, women  and children of the 21^st century can share our messages after they have been made anonymous: “What did you say?…you chief of an African village, you a child from the slums, you a wise old Japanese sage, you a devoted mother, you a young girl in love, you an unemployed young lad, you a Nobel prize winner, you a handicapped person, you a prisoner, you a poet,…”.

By sharing our experiences, (once KEO is launched, all the messages, after having been made anonymous, will be accessible on the Internet), by sharing this understanding between one another, we can each contribute to living together in harmony and to realising a world that is more humane.

KEO, a humanist project that is free of cost, lies outside all political, commercial and religious influence

Since several years, the KEO project benefits from the support of institutions such as UNESCO, Ministry of Foreign Affairs…, enterprises like Arianespace, European Spatial Agency, networks like the International Federation of Human Rights, and from people around the world who believe in the future.*

In keeping with the glorious human creations that flag the history of humanity, KEO will be penned down in the same league as that of the Pyramids of Egypt and the Great Wall of China, as a universal masterpiece that is the porter of the collective memory of the inhabitants of the 21^st century who wish to address themselves to their future descendants. Each person is invited to participate free of cost in this project.

In order to know more, connect to the site www.keo.org