I'm here in Memphis giving speeches and I took a look at Imagine 2035, the name for UN Agenda 21/Sustainable Development regional planning in this area. I'm doing my research and I found this article in the Daily Memphis. There's a link to the actual Imagine 2035 plan in the article so of course I clicked on it. Where did it take me?To Imagine 2035...in Tampa...Florida. Oops! Bet no one noticed because IT'S THE SAME PLAN. What's the date on the article?? April 14, 2010. Two years ago. No one noticed. Read it yourself, it's a lovely piece of propaganda. Typical. MPO to Kick Off Imagine 2035 Public Phase By Eric SmithPrint | Front Page | Email this story | Email reporter An initiative designed to give citizens and communities input in the region’s future transportation needs will reach a critical milestone next week with the first round of its public meeting phase. Imagine 2035, the Memphis Metropolitan Planning Organization’s planning process to create a long-term transportation and land-use plan for the Mid-South, was approved last summer by the MPO’s policy board. The program formally enters its second phase – the “visioning” phase – Monday night with the first of 12 public meetings during the next month. The first meeting is in Arlington, with other meetings scheduled for Memphis, Bartlett, Cordova, Hernando, Olive Branch, Millington, Gallaway and Mason. The full schedule is available at www.imagine2035.com. The meetings, which run through May 13, will give residents a chance to offer feedback on how development plus transportation and logistical assets like roads and bridges can best suit their communities. MPO will hold other public meeting rounds throughout the year, and it will incorporate modeling software and input from various municipalities making transportation plans for their jurisdictions. Imagine 2035 has a specific purpose. MPO is federally mandated to develop a long-range transportation plan for the region, and the first step to developing that plan – a follow-up to the 2026 long-range plan – is to address future land-use issues, such as where transportation needs will be and how land use will play a role in meeting those needs. The next long-range transportation plan must be adopted by March 2012. MPO’s coverage area includes all of Shelby County, the four western miles of Fayette County and the 10 northern miles of DeSoto County. Imagine 2035 is a critical component of creating that plan, said MPO transportation planner Paul Morris. “Everybody has an idea of what they want their future to look like,” he said. “The question then becomes, what type of transportation system do we need to have to accommodate the projected growth and development of our community?” As Morris noted, myriad growth and economic development trends will dictate the region’s transportation needs during the next quarter-century. With DeSoto County’s population expected to almost double in the next two decades, how will its growth affect roads such as Interstates 69 and 269? With bustling intermodal yards like Norfolk Southern’s new facility inRossville and BNSF Railway Co.’s expanded one in Southeast Shelby County, what does that do for Tenn. 385 and Lamar Avenue (U.S. 78)? And with the proposed development of a car plant in Tunica – plus the nascent facility in nearby Tupelo – will the large number of auto suppliers setting up shop in North Mississippi create capacity issues? Morris said the “visioning” phase of Imagine 2035 will be to discuss such scenarios and plan accordingly. “We understand that certain development patterns have certain transportation implications,” Morris said. “By getting an idea of what type of development people would like to see, we could then develop a transportation system that could accommodate those needs.” Residents who attend the public meetings will be able to voice concerns about traffic and their communities’ ability to handle heavily used roads. “The better we talk with the public and the more input we can get from the public, the better land-use transportation plan we can develop, which in turn would help us develop a better long-range transportation plan,” Morris said. MPO administrator Martha Lott, who wasn’t available for comment this week, said in a statement: “This process will give our community the chance to discuss the ‘what-ifs’ of our metropolitan area, and consider the trade-offs between how our community grows and the transportation decisions needed to support that growth.” Brett Roler, MPO planner and Imagine 2035 project manager, added: “This is a great chance for the community to not only see what our region might look like 25 years from now, but also take an active part in shaping its future.” Funding for the initiative comes from MPO planning money provided by the Federal Highway Administration (One of the agencies on the President's Council on Sustainable Development, of course--Rosa.) Morris estimated the initiative’s cost at around $250,000. For more about the Imagine 2035 initiative, see the Sept. 7 edition of The Daily News at www.memphisdailynews.com. Add Comment Is UN Agenda 21 in Canada? 03/13/2012
You bet it is. Here's an excerpt from the Canadian government's own website ENVIRONMENT CANADA Sustainable Development: Sustainable development is about meeting the needs of today without compromising the needs of future generations. It is about improving standard of living by protecting human health, conserving the environment, using resources efficiently and advancing long-term economic competitiveness. It requires the integration of environmental, economic and social priorities into policies and programs and requires action at all levels - citizens, industry, and governments. Environment Canada released the first Progress Report on the Federal Sustainable Development Strategy (FSDS) on June 16, 2011. This first Progress Report describes actions taken to implement the requirements under the Federal Sustainable Development Act since the tabling of the FSDSin October 2010. It focuses on progress made on setting up the systems needed to implement the FSDS and lays the foundation for future reporting by outlining how results will be measured and shared using the Canadian Environmental Sustainability Indicators. Like the FSDS itself, progress reports are part of a long-term 'plan, do, check, and improve' management approach geared to making environmental decision-making more transparent and accountable over time. The FSDS was tabled on October 6th, 2010. For the first time, Canadians will see, all in one place, the Government of Canada’s environmental sustainability priorities and our progress in achieving them. The FSDS presents a detailed description of federal government activities to achieve environmental sustainability. The Strategy also commits to strengthening the guidelines for strategic environmental assessments by federal departments which help integrate environmental considerations related to economic and social decision-making. The Office of Greening Government Operations provides a series of guidelines to help departments and agencies implement and report progress on the Greening Government Operations targets for Theme IV of the Strategy. The FSDS is mandated by the Federal Sustainable Development Act (the Act), which received Royal Assent on June 26, 2008. The Act responds to a number of international commitments Canada has made to produce such a strategy, including at the Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in 1992 and at the 2002 World Summit on Sustainable Development in Johannesburg, South Africa. The purpose of the Act is "to provide the legal framework for developing and implementing a Federal Sustainable Development Strategy that will make environmental decision-making more transparent and accountable to Parliament". Public consultations were undertaken by the Sustainable Development Office at Environment Canada from March 15, 2010 to July 12, 2010. Find information here regarding the Public Consultation on the Federal Sustainable Development Strategy (PDF; 29 KB). I'll bet those 'public consultations' were Delphi meetings where the public was invited to 'give their opinion' on FSDS. Yep, Canadians are caught in the same miserable trap as everyone else. But Canadians are fighting back. Stop UN Agenda 21/Sustainable Development in Calgary, Vancouver, Ottawa, Edmonton, Montreal, Toronto, in all of the provinces. KICK ICLEI OUT OF CANADA. From ICLEI Canada's website: ICLEI's growing membership is comprised of over 1200 cities, towns, counties and their associations, there are currently 33 Members in Canada:
Our funders include national and subnational governments, international organizations, foundations and associations, and municipal governments including: Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) - ICLEI is partnered with FCM to deliver the Partners for Climate Protection Campaign. FCM leads the fund raising activities under this partnership. Natural Resources Canada (NRCAN) - ICLEI has worked in collaboration with NRCan on a variety of projects. Canadian Municipalities - ICLEI Canada has worked under contract with many local governments from across Canada, large or small and urban or rural:
Associations of Local Governments - ICLEI Canada also work with local government associations, such as:
Environment Canada - ICLEI has worked in collaboration with the federal government on a variety of projects. Sheriffs Used To Intimidate Citizens 02/28/2012
Just got this email from a friend in the Houston area. I am so PISSED tonight…we went to another regional planning meeting and since they now are worried about us they had sheriffs there and would only let county residents speak even though their plan covers 13 counties…UGH They stacked the meeting tonight with officials from H-GAC, Political Figures and Facilitators…it was a complete sham…UGH Yes, more and more often you will see police and sheriffs in the room when you go to speak. Are they so afraid that this largely middle aged, middle class group of citizens will get crazy, or are they there to intimidate us and let us know that we shouldn't dare to speak out? At the meeting in San Carlos, CA that some of us attended recently (a KICK ICLEI OUT meeting) there was a K-9 officer. Yes, he had a dog in the car---just in case. Still having trouble convincing your friends and neighbors that there's a problem? Tell them that your town council and other government agencies are bringing in armed men to keep you in line in case you SPEAK UP. IS THIS THE WAR ON TERROR OR THE TERRORIZING WAR? THE WAR ON TERROR IS A WAR ON YOU. The National Defense Authorization Act has identified most of us as the enemy. Use your liberty while you have it. STOP UN AGENDA 21/SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT. Oooh baby. America2050.org here we come. High-speed rail owned and operated by the Chinese throughout the US. "Win-win" according to our government. Roads, sewer systems, and water systems will be owned by the Chinese. Remember Debt for Nature? Debt for infrastructure. Take a look at these blog posts http://www.democratsagainstunagenda21.com/1/post/2011/11/this-just-inchinese-takeover-of-our-telecom-grid.html and http://www.democratsagainstunagenda21.com/1/post/2011/11/did-i-say-that.html I can see it now. We lose our rural roads--pulverized to gravel. Our private vehicle usage is limited, restricted, and taxed. Our bus service will be declared insolvent and not cost effective. High-speed rail will be the only way to travel. Fully owned and operated by the Chinese. In our country. Airport-style searches. Restricted use tickets. Overcrowding. Limited line service. Why? Because we can't maintain our own infrastructure? Can we maintain our sovereignty? Just wondering. From China Daily: Yuan Ning, president of China Construction America, a wholly owned subsidiary of China State Construction Engineering Corporation, said the perfect way for China and the US to collaborate is through public-private partnership for infrastructure projects. PPP is a government service or private business venture that is funded and operated through a partnership between the government and one or more private sector companies. Yuan said Chinese companies working through PPP with the US government and private sectors is a "win-win solution". Robert Hormats, US Under Secretary of State for economic, energy and agricultural affairs, agrees that PPP is a good way to work with Chinese companies on infrastructure projects. "Chinese investment can be really helpful. We would love to have more of that and we will be pursuing that dialogue with the Chinese," Hormats told China Daily after a business event in New York. Chinese companies not only see the opportunity but also have shown a commitment to be a part of this development. China State Construction Engineering Corporation recently said it will invest $2 billion in the next few years in the US market for PPP infrastructure projects, mergers and acquisitions and residential projects. Joe Catapano, a project manager with China Construction America, said the expertise and capital Chinese companies can provide are important. "The key issue is money. It doesn't seem the United States government is willing to spend money (on building infrastructure)," said Catapano, who has 12 years of engineering experience in New York and California. "High-speed rail is definitely something we can learn from China. We don't have any of that in the US, anywhere," he added. This is the source article: China "partnering" with US and giving money to build infrastructure projects in the US: http://usa.chinadaily.com.cn/business/2012-02/15/content_14614219.htm ONE BAY AREA: BAY OF TRICKS 02/15/2012
ASSOCIATION OF BAY AREA GOVERNMENTS ATTEMPTS TO MEET SECRETLY WITH ACTIVISTS If you've been following our actions at the ONE BAY AREA meetings with other groups, including East Bay Tea Party, 9-12 groups, property rights groups, and other Tea Parties, you know that we have deeply upset the game the Government (Association of Bay Area Governments--ABAG, and Metropolitan Transportation Commission--MTC in league with their public/private partners, Silicon Valley Partnership and Greenbelt Alliance) is playing. The Delphi game is to pretend, and get you to believe, that your input is solicited to craft the plan when in fact it is already set up before you show up. This is a Regional Plan, a stepping stone to Mega Regions and then to Global Government. We haven't been going along to get along. So out of the hundreds of people who attended their 'workshops,' in the 9 county Bay Area, out of the 7.5 million people in the Bay Area who would have questions about this plan if they knew about it, just four of us have been invited to a private meeting with ABAG-MTC. Who are we? Heather Gass, East Bay Tea Party Leader; Mimi Steel, 9-12 Leader; Carol Tomlinson, North Bay Patriots Leader; and me. Here's the email they sent: Ms. Koire: The Executive Directors of MTC and ABAG are extending an invitation to meet with them at the MetroCenter to discuss issues and matters brought up at the Winter 2012 PlanBayArea workshops. There are three possible meeting times - one will be selected based on availability of invitees. Please reply to accept the invitation and indicate your preferred meeting date. Thursday, Feb 16, between 1:00 pm and 2:00 pm Friday, Feb 17, between 3:00 pm and 5:00 pm Friday, 3/2/12, between 9:00 am 11:00 am regards, JoAnna Bullock Senior Grant Administrator, Urban Planner JoAnna Bullock JoAnnaB@abag.ca.gov Association of Bay Area Governments MetroCenter 101 Eighth Street Oakland, CA 94607 I had been checking into the American Planning Association propaganda and saw that they have now put out a seminar on how to handle us. That's you and me. So this is what I sent back: You must have gotten this guide from the APA "Preparation Second, be proactive Reach out to groups likely to oppose Request a meeting with them to listen to concerns and ideas Do not try to change their minds –collect their input Encourage them to provide you with materials (books, websites, etc.) Research local activist networks" But Heather wanted to get more information. I'm glad she did. Here's her exchange: Ms. Bullock, I have several questions about this invitation that need to be cleared up before I consider attending. Will this be a publicly noticed meeting subject the Brown Act and open to the public, Executive Session or an informal (private) meeting not subject to the Brown Act? Who are the invitees? Is this open to the public or to just a handful of people? Which MTC/ABAG Executive Directors will be in attendance? Also, I am unclear as to the purpose of this meeting? What “Issues and Matters” will be discussed. I would like an agenda for the meeting. Heather Gass ------------- Ms. Gass, This is a invitation to meet informally with the executive director of MTC, Steve Hemminger and the executive director of ABAG, Ezra Rapport. The invitation was extended to the following attendees of the PBA public workshops: Carol Thomlison Rosa Koire Mimi Steele This will be an informal meeting, not a public meeting - no elected officials will be present so it is not subject to the Brown Act. The purpose of the meeting is to provide an opportunity to those that expressed issues and dissent at the PBA workshops to speak directly with the executive directors. The executive directors prefer no agenda - this is opportunity for open dialogue. regards, JoAnna Bullock Senior Grant Administrator, Urban Planner How 'bout that, folks? Now they want an 'open dialogue' outside of the eyes and ears of the public and for the sole purpose of finding out about us. FORGET ABOUT IT. NO GOOD GERMANS. I DON'T BLAME YOU IF YOU FEEL OVERWHELMED 02/13/2012
Who doesn't? This is an assault, an attack on us. A bloodless coup; actually an administrative coup d'etat being implemented through regulations. It's world-wide. UN Agenda 21/Sustainable Development is a global plan that is implemented locally. That is its strength and its weakness. Because we are here. Locally. You can identify the non-profits who are partnering with your government to control, manipulate, and restrict you in the name of 'green.' If you are paying dues to those groups, if you are a member, if you work there, if you are participating, you can withdraw your support and speak out. These consultants who are being paid by your planning department to design the rules you live by must be de-funded. Now. The non-profits which are funding candidates must be identified locally and exposed. Property rights groups are springing up all over the nation. People are identifying collaborators with the UN Agenda 21/Sustainable Development plan. Students are recognizing that they are being manipulated by the Delphi technique. Teachers are speaking out and refusing to teach sustainable development 'new-speak' instead of math. Parents are going into classrooms and listening to the lessons; they are reading the textbooks. Doctors are refusing to prescribe mind-altering drugs with suicide and violent side-effects for children. All of us are refusing to be Delphi'd, and will not allow facilitators to shame us or call us 'conspiracy nuts.' Laugh at them, call them out, and expose their plans. It's easy once you do a bit of research. Who is funding that regional plan? Which consultants are working on it? Why is it identical to the plan all the way across the country or the world? How does it tie in with Mega Regions? Find out. Speak out. Hand out your flyers. Don't let yourself be overwhelmed. We are all working together. This is a vital struggle and it is expanding daily. Arm yourself with facts. Let's make sure that every day we speak about it to someone new. At the grocery store or the coffee shop, at your office or at school. This is not a conspiracy theory. The plan is crazy, we are not. Have courage and know that we will win. ONE WORLD ONE VISION 02/02/2012
If you scroll down here on the blog to the 1/22/12 post, you'll see a list of Regional Visions. They're all the same vision. The same vision your regional boards have for you and your 'region.' That list was compiled simply by doing a search for 'region' 'one' and 'plan'. Imagine how much fun you can have by doing this yourself and adding your town, county, and state to the mix. If you search the same list but click on 'Images' so you can see the visual representations on your search browser, you'll find lots of regional maps. You'll even see HANOI CENTER REGIONAL PLAN. Yes, THAT Hanoi. Hanoi, Viet Nam. And guess what? It's the same plan. Oh, I know, the street names are different. But the plan and the visioning meetings are the same ones you'll see in your town. Here's another one (notice that it's different from Four States One Vision (Oklahoma, Kansas, Missouri, Arkansas): Four States One Vision (West Virginia, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Maryland) It's 32 counties in four states. And they all have the same vision---it's always the same vision. Smart Growth. Wildlands. Energy and water restrictions. High speed rail. Surveillance (oh, you won't find that in writing), and control. Inventory and control of every aspect of your life. Now that's a vision we can believe in! The Agenda for the 21st Century: Sustainable Development. For your own good. ONE PLANET ONE VISION ONE CITY AT A TIME 01/22/2012
PLEASE FORWARD THIS TO YOUR EMAIL LISTS--It's important. THIS IS WHAT A REVOLUTION LOOKS LIKE You are witnessing a plan that is being implemented all across the United States NOW. It has many names but it's the same plan. UN AGENDA 21/SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT: Sustainable Cities Strategy. It is a regional plan that creates unelected boards of elected officials who are engaged in erasing the boundaries between cities, counties, and states. You are losing your ability to influence your government policies at the same time that you are being solicited for your opinion. It's a tactic to silence you. This is the Delphi method of manipulating groups and controlling populations that may protest. By 2050, or sooner, there will be 11 Mega-Regions in the United States that include parts of Mexico and Canada. This is not a delusional rant. This is a fact. Go to www.America2050.org What are these plans called? Your government is using similar names for all of these plans and they are all the same: Regional. They are being rolled out NOW. The adoption date is MID-2013. ALL OVER THE US. Most of us are unaware that the plan we are fighting is the same plan, with minor variations, being imposed in the name of reducing greenhouse gas emissions, expanding public transportation, and funding low-income housing. All plans include Smart Growth--high density housing with restrictions on personal space and car usage. All plans support high speed trains--the building block of Mega-Regions. All plans give power to regional transportation and planning boards (MPOs and COGs) through federal and state fund disbursements. In all plans housing and transportation are now linked. In all plans population projections are hugely inflated. All plans will go forward as planned regardless of your input. This is a planning revolution. Here are just a few places around the country using the word "VISION" a UN Agenda 21 buzz word. There are many others with similar names using the sustainability jargon. You'll see the term 'transformation'---that is jargon for 'destruction.'
Not on our watch. Awareness is the first step in the Resistance. Action is the second step. NEAR RIOT AT DELPHI MEETING IN CALIFORNIA 01/10/2012
Please refer to my following post for the set up on this story. THIS IS COMING TO YOUR TOWN. Last night about 50 citizen activists turned a ONE BAY AREA public Delphi meeting in Santa Rosa, CA upside down. WE REFUSED TO BE GOOD GERMANS. What happened? We spoke out, video'd (video is on our 'Videos' page), entered the meeting without signing in, refused to be railroaded, continually corrected the government/consultant lies and called them out, did not participate in the phony 'voting', did not give our names to the establishment press, brought in cameras and signs, flyered warning the organizers not to violate the open meeting laws, and did not get arrested although police were called. We exercised our rights as Americans. BUT, we can learn from this video---we need to do more civil disobedience than was exhibited by this brave group. If you sit passively the facilitators will assume you agree with the plan. If you show up, SPEAK UP: Do Not Sit Passively. Hold Up Signs. Get out of your comfort zone. This is no time to go along to get along, or to sit quietly. Who are we? A coalition of independent citizens from all over the SF Bay Area, Democrats, Property Rights Advocates, Tea Party members, Republicans, Libertarians, non-affiliated Independents---brave Americans standing together to resist tyranny. What is ONE BAY AREA? A regional plan to direct federal and state transportation dollars over the next 25 years to specific cities that have agreed to ONLY approve smart growth and ONLY approve it in limited pre-designated areas of just a few towns in the entire San Francisco Bay Area. Using ridiculously inflated population projections, ONE BAY AREA states that future housing must designed in one of their 'approved' smart growth models and developed in a Priority Development Area. What is that? A Priority Development Area (PDA) is a so-called transportation corridor---usually a busy street with a bus line or near a proposed train station. This PDA can be as small as a half-block or as large as a square mile. All of the projected new population for the next 25 years will be accomodated by housing within this designated area. No other housing developments will be approved for the next 25 years---or the city will not get their piece of the transportation funding. We're talking about 200 Billion dollars of federal and state transportation dollars for the SF Bay Area over the 25 year term. Do you see what this will do to property values outside of the specific PDA's? It will destroy them. Do you see what this does to individual cities? It destroys their sovereignty. ONE BAY AREA is a regional plan that breaks down boundaries and pushes UN Agenda 21. Northern California is one of 11 Mega Regions in the US. It includes 31 counties, 48,000 square miles, 15 million people, and part of TWO STATES--California and NEVADA. Do you see how this happens? We thought we had 50 states, but now we have ELEVEN MEGA REGIONS. Using transportation dollars, grants, legislation (SB 375 & AB 32 in California), and pressure, your government is destroying your ability to be self-determining. Video is up now on our site (video page) and on YouTube. Watch it and USE IT. We guarantee you that you'll have a chance real soon. Rosa Koire, ASA Democrats Against UN Agenda 21 Post Sustainability Institute | And the winner is...
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