Articles – Page 27 – Freedom Advocates

Learning Globally: U.N. Program Takes Root in U.S.

April 20, 2004 George Archibald Comments Off

4/20/2004 – George Archibald reports on United Nations International Baccalaureate (IB) schools operating within the United States. UNESCO maintains that the IB curriculum promotes human rights, social justice and the need for "sustainable development".

Parents who send their children to these schools have a responsibility to understand that Article 29 Section 3 of the United Nations Declaration of Human Rights stands in sharp contrast to the essence of the American experiment. Under the United States Declaration of Independence each individual has an unalienable right to life, liberty and property. Under Article 29 section 3 of the United Nations Declaration for a new global order, man’s rights will not be unalienable, but rather decreed and rescinded by a ruling elite.

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Sustainable Development or the Constitution — Which do you Choose?

April 20, 2004 Michael Shaw Comments Off

By Michael Shaw, 4/20/2004 –

Achieving Abundance Ecology requires a direct relationship between man and the land, Abundance Ecologist Michael Shaw said in a presentation to the Trans-Heritage Association annual meeting and conference in Alpine Texas in May 2003. Shaw speaks from experience, having received acclaim for creating an ecological oasis from a weedy 75-acre parcel on the central coast of California — what he calls "Liberty Garden."

"To release the potential productivity and diversity of a landscape, an owner must be free to engage in rigorous disturbance, and free to pursue a reasoned and creative process of trial and error. This process would be suited to the choice of each individual and the uniqueness of each property," Shaw said. Read some key excerpts from Shaw’s presentation to the Trans-Texas Heritage Association.

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How to Advance Individual Liberty and Equal Justice in Your Backyard

April 20, 2004 Freedom Advocates Staff Comments Off

By Freedom Advocates Staff, 4/20/2004 –

What to Do About the Threat of Sustainable Development Summary: 8 helpful tips from Freedom 21 Santa Cruz [now Freedom Advocates] to improve the impact of your local efforts.

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Global Warming: Just the Facts, Please!

April 20, 2004 David R. Legates Comments Off

David R. Legates, 3/23/2004 – Some scientists say that mankind caused the warmest decade on record. David Legates, Director of the Center for Climatic Research at the University of Delaware, shows how the evidence says otherwise.

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The Santa Cruz Housing Element: False Promises?

March 3, 2004 Susanna L. Jennings Comments Off

By Susanna L. Jennings, 3/3/2004 –

The people of Santa Cruz County truly believed in 1978 that by allowing the government to limit growth in the County, they would be able to preserve the small town character of the county that they loved. But, by giving the County apparently unlimited control over the free market and building permits, they have created the opposite situation.

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Eight Ripoffs in Land Acquisitions by Oregon’s Non-profit Institutions

March 3, 2004 Senator Ted Ferrioli Comments Off

3/3/2004 –

Summary:
Oregon State Senator Ted Ferrioli proves that instead of conserving precious resources, fundraising efforts to acquire land for conservation are a ripoff to the taxpayer with no guarantee that the promised benefits will materialize.

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Resource Economics and Environmentalism

March 3, 2004 pwood Comments Off

3/3/2004 –

Summary: Michael Park reviews an enlightening audio lecture by economist George Reisman.

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Draft Housing Element Herds Residents into Dense Communities

March 3, 2004 Colleen Shaw Comments Off

By Colleen Shaw, 3/3/2004 –

Summary:
Santa Cruz County officials claim that the Housing Element is necessary to solve a housing shortage problem, but once it is approved and goes into effect, residents will not have many of the common amenities now available. By this analysis, the only housing choice available to most families will be dense multi-family units with limited parking.

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Putting a Happy Face on Socialism

March 3, 2004 pwood Comments Off

3/3/2004 – While Santa Cruz County is radical enough to call SD/A21 by name, neighboring Monterey County has a differently packaged program to promote the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Agenda 21 – an interactive, web-based, Community Planning Model.

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Regional Governance is Here

March 3, 2004 Henry Lamb Comments Off

By Henry Lamb, 3/3/2004 – Few people realize that regional commissions even exist, or the growing influence they have over the lives of ordinary people, by providing the mechanism through which appointed individuals, rather than elected officials, develop public policy.

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