Meanings
- neologismThe act of covertly residing in a secluded area (off the grid) and refraining from interaction with authorities, such as the government.
The legendary Rayo was a vonu pioneer. His writings are well worth reading for every libertarian and freedom seeker.
1986, Stewart Brand, editor, The Essential Whole Earth Catalog: Access to Tools and Ideas, Doubleday, →ISBN, page 1432 more examples
This is one of the best places to read about vonu, an idea that had a vogue in underground circles in the seventies.
1992, Mike Gunderloy, Cari Goldberg Janice, The World of Zines: A Guide to the Independent Magazine Revolution, Penguin Books, →ISBN, page 78In any case, the unorthodox approach taken by proponents of the "vonu" lifestyle would seem to indicate that the limited "sovereignty" it seeks to create is a primary goal of the association and that it is not particularly concerned with legitimacy in a traditional sense.
2009, Bennie Lee Ferguson, What is a Nation: The Micronationalist Challenge to Traditional Concepts of the Nation-state (Thesis), Wichita State University, archived from the original on 06 Mar 2023, page 174
Origin
Coined in the 1960s by the Association of the Free Isles libertarian organisation.
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