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False choices

False choices. Agenda 21 and Your Property Rights. UN Agenda 21 – A Global to Local Action Plan,. …called Sustainable Development. Property Rights Matter. Without property rights there is no freedom or liberty. “unalienable” right to “life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.”

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False choices

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  1. False choices Agenda 21 and Your Property Rights

  2. UN Agenda 21 – A Global to Local Action Plan, …called Sustainable Development

  3. Property Rights Matter Without property rights there is no freedom or liberty. “unalienable” right to “life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.” - Declaration of Independence

  4. Property Rights Matter “No person shall be…deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation.” - U.S. Constitution, Amendment V

  5. What is “Sustainable Development?” • “Development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.” • 1987 Brundtland Report to UN, • Our Common Future “Poverty is a major cause and effect of global environmental problems.”

  6. UN Rio Earth Summit – Agenda 21 - 1992 18,000 people attended

  7. June 1992, George H.W. Bush signs Agreement in Rio to implement Agenda 21/Sustainable Development in U.S. June 1993, Bill Clinton signs EO creating the President’s Council on Sustainable Development to begin implementation in federal agencies. 1997, The U.S. Conference of Mayors creates the Joint Center for Sustainable Communities. 2001, The National Governor’s Association endorses Smart Growth advancing statewide Sustainable Development. June 2011, Barack Obama signs EO creating WH Rural Communities Act enabling implementation of Sustainable Development in 16% of U.S.

  8. J. Gary Lawrence - Advisor to Pres. Clinton’s PCSD - Urban Strategies Leader, Arup Consulting - U.S. Smart Growth Leadership Council “Participating in a UN advocated planning process would very likely bring out many…who would actively work to defeat any elected official…undertaking Local Agenda 21. “So, we will call our process something else, such as ‘comprehensive planning’ ‘growth management,’ or ‘smart growth.’” J. Gary Lawrence “The Future of Agenda 21 in the New Millennium” – The Millennium Papers

  9. Agenda 21/Sustainable Development Uses Fuzzy Names Open spaces Walkable communities Sustainable [your state or community] Environmental justice Multi-use dwellings Greenways High density urban development units Buffer zones Smart growth Smart streets Visioning projects Consensus Urbanist communities Public Private Partnerships Historic preservation Sustainable communities

  10. “States shall resolve all their environmental disputes peacefully and by appropriate means in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations.” Principle 26, UN Rio Declaration, Agenda 21 Core UN Political Philosophy U.S. Constitution and Bill of Rights UN Declaration of Human Rights Amendment V: Article 17 Sec 2: “nor shall private property be taken for public use without just compensation” “Property shall not be arbitrarily taken” Man’s rights are inherent to his nature as man. As such, they are unalienable. Man’s rights are granted by other men. As such, they can be taken away by men.

  11. Which Philosophy of Rights?

  12. 3 E’s “Development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.” Social Equity Economic Prosperity Ecological Integrity

  13. Laws coerce individuals to give up personal wants for needs of the community Social Equity • Member ICLEI Exec. Committee • Clerk of the Courts – Miami-Dade County • Chair Climate Change Advisory Task Force • Keynote Speaker at ICLEI 2010 “individual rights will have to take a back seat to the collective” in the process of implementing Sustainable Development. - Harvey Ruvin

  14. Redistribution of American wealth • Free market replaced by public/private partnerships Economic Prosperity • Secretary General UN Agenda 21 - Rio 1992 “...current lifestyles and consumption patterns of the affluent middle class – involving high meat intake, use of fossil fuels, appliances, home and work air conditioning, and suburban housing are not sustainable.” Maurice Strong – Opening speech at Agenda 21

  15. Economic Prosperity Transfer of Wealth Agenda 21 Preamble – “The developmental and environmental objectives of agenda 21 will require a substantial flow of new and additional financial resources to developing countries.” Rio Declaration on Environment and Development , Article 8 – “…equity will be achieved through implementation of the international economic order …and through transfers of resources to developing countries…”

  16. Economic Prosperity Public Private Partnerships PPP Tax breaks Ltd. liabilities Easy Fed. access Monopolies Subsidies Large contracts Free Enterprise High taxes Normal liabilities Ltd. Fed. access High competition High cost of money Struggle to survive

  17. Individual rights subordinated to nature Nature Over Man Ecological Integrity • Rio Declaration on Environment and Development – • “Human beings are at the centre of concerns for sustainable development. • They are entitled to a healthy and productive life in harmony with nature.” • Principle 1 • “To achieve sustainable development…States should reduce and eliminate • unsustainable patterns of production and consumption…” • - Principle 8

  18. Sustainable Development Process Planning Group ICLEI/NGO Local Committee persons Survey Invite stakeholders Visioning (Consensus) Implementation committees Stakeholders Stakeholders Stakeholders

  19. A treasure trove of boilerplate solutions

  20. Key West • Lake Worth • Lee County • Leon County • Maitland • Marathon • Miami • Miami-Dade County • Miami Gardens • Monroe County • North Miami • Orange County • Orlando • Palm Bay • Palm Beach County • Plantation • Sarasota • Seminole County • South Daytona • South Miami • Tallahassee • Tamarac • Volusia County • West Palm Beach • New Jersey • Belmar • Clifton • Eatontown • Hamilton • Maplewood • Marlboro • Monmouth County • Newark • New Brunswick • Passaic County • Somerset County • West Windsor • Pennsylvania • Allegheny County • Cranbury Township • Falls Township • Haverford • Lower Southampton • Meadville • Middletown • Montgomery Township • Mt. Lebanon • Nether Providence • Penn Hills • Philadelphia • Pittsburgh • Warwick Township • West Chester • Alabama • Birmingham • Huntsville • Alaska • Fairbanks • Homer • Juneau • Sitka • Arizona • Chandler • Flagstaff • Goodyear • Maricopa • Peoria • Phoenix • Tempe • Tuscon • Arkansas • Fayetteville • North Little Rock • Pulaski County • California • Albany • Aliso Viejo • American Canyon • Antioch • Arcata • Belvedere • Benicia • Berkeley • Beverly Hills • Burlingame • Capinteria • Chula Vista • Cloverdale • Concord • Covina • Culver City • Cupertino • Davis • Del Mar • Dixon • Dublin • East Palo Alto • El Cerrito • Emeryville • Encinitas • Fairfield • Foster City • Fremont • Fullerton • Glendale • Hayward • Hermosa Beach • Hillsborough • Irvine • Lafayette • Lakewood • La Mirada • Livermore • Los Angeles County • Los Gatos • Martinez • Menlo Park • Merced • Millbrae • Mill Valley • Milpitas • Monterey • Moorpark • Moraga • Mountain View • Murrieta • Napa • Napa County • National City • Newark • Novato • Oakland • Oakley • Orinda • Pacifica • Palmdale • Palm Springs • Palo Alto • Pasadena • Pittsburg • Portola Valley • Redwood City • Riverside • Rolling Hills Estates • Sacramento County • Salinas • San Bruno • San Clemente • San Diego • San Francisco • San Jose • San Leandro • San Luis Obispo • San Mateo County • San Mateo • San Pablo • Santa Ana • Santa Barbara County • Santa Barbara • San Ventura • San Carlos • Santa Clara County • Santa Clara • Santa Clarita • Santa Cruz • Santa Monica • Santa Rosa • Santee • Seaside • Solana Beach • Solano County • Sonoma city • Sonoma County • South Gate • Temecula • Tiburon • Tracy • Union City • Ventura County • Vernon • Visalia • Vista • West Sacramento • Willits • Windsor • Woodside • Yountville • Connecticut • Branford • Bridgeport • Essex • Groton • New Haven • New London • Ridgefield • Stamford • Stonington • Windsor • Florida • Alachua County • Boynton Beach • Broward County • Collier County • Davie • Delray Beach • Ft. Lauderdale • Ft. Meyers • Gainesville

  21. Funding Sources are Impressive • National NGO • Akron Zoological Park • Association of Zoos and Aquariums • Atlantic Center for the Environment • Center for Biodiversity and Conservation • American Museum of Natural History, NY • Center for Environmental Legal Studies • Center for International Environmental Law • Center for Plant Conservation • Cheyenne Mountain Zoological Park • Chicago Zoological Society • Cleveland Metroparks Zoo • Earth Day Network • Environmental Defense Fund • Foundation for Environmental Security and Sustainability • George Wright Society • Global Institute of Sustainability • National Parks Conservation Association • National Wildlife Federation • National Heritage Institute • Ocean Conservancy • Smithsonian Institution • St. Louis Zoological Park • The Heinz Center • The Nature Conservancy • The Pew Charitable Trusts • The Wildlife Society • United Nations Foundation • Wildlife Alliance • Wildlife Conservation Society • World Wildlife Fund – US • Zoological Society of San Diego • Affiliates • US Department of State • National Oceanic and Atmospheric • Administration • US Department of Commerce • US Department of Agriculture • Forest Service • US Department of the Interior

  22. Communities are pushing back

  23. What you can do • Learn more: Google – “agenda 21 sustainable development” • Challenge claims “we are losing open space” • Challenge the notion of “economic justice” • Demand planners reveal sources of statistics, surveys and “crisis” claims • Join concerned groups in your area • Find your representatives’ names and educate them • Demand political candidates say “no” to Sustainable Development • Recruit your friends and neighbors to get involved • Hand out flyers

  24. Conclusion Our local communities are in peril because a small group seeks to convince us that unless we surrender our property and freedoms; unless we subsume our individual rights to the good of the community, the planet will not survive. Yet, this is a false choice. For over 200 years Americans have protected our planet, our nation and our liberties. As communities, we can pull together to create our own plans to improve the environment without the control of international groups and the seductive lure of easy federal grants. Together, we can save our environment, and keep our rights and freedoms. That is the real choice.

  25. Resources: Didyouknowonline.com Freedomadvocates.org Democratsagainstunagenda21.com Sovereignty.net

  26. Special thanks to: Karen Bracken Henry Lamb Nick Purpura RoseAnn Salanitri Freedomadvocates.org

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