The Venusian Forum (VF) is a planetary organization which unites the many nation states and various dependent settlements across planet Venus. The organization was established in 1993 between the American and Soviet settlers on Venus as an intergovernmental organization which cooperated in areas which their respective nations on Earth could not provide (primarily on protection from unforeseen disasters which could emerge on Venus). Following the signing of the Venus Treaty and the establishment of the Venus Council of the UN, the Venusian Forum has evolved into a planet-wide organization which expresses cooperation between the Venusian settlers and promotes Venusian independence from Earth domination. Many have described the VF as something akin to the Organization of African Unity, the Ar