And We Are Doing It!: Building and Ecovillage Future

By J.T. Ross Jackson

A brilliant scientist, prominent financier and visionary described his experiences with developing ecovillages that restore our sense of community and our connection to the earth while providing us with environmentally sound and sustainable sources of livelihood. Ross Jackson's vision contrasts sharply with the rootless, money-mad, exploitive world of the global economy. It is grounded in the practical experience of hundreds of ecovillage and green enterprise experiments that are being developed around the world. Anyone interest in global, regional or local environmentalism should read this book. It is especially useful and inspiring to those who think good things can't be done. This is a wonderful guide to the development of self-sustaining, green communities, you can learn from the experiences of someone who has fought environmental battles -- and won. It sets forth a clear, practical, feasible vision of the ecovillage. How to do it and how to sustain it.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1885003455
• ISBN13: 9781885003454
• Release Date: January 2010
• Publisher: Robert Reed Publishers
• Length: 132 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"

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Building An Ecovillage Future If you think all international financial-wizard business types are all the same, you have not heard of JT Ross Jackson, a true visionary and author of the new book AND WE ARE DOING IT! BUILDING AN ECOVILLAGE FUTURE (Robert D. Reed Publishers. September 2000. ISBN 1-885003-45-5. ()). A brilliant scientist and prominent financier, Jackson embarked on a clear path to financial success. He engaged himself and his money in the world of business and finance. Early on in his career he was dealt a major setback and found himself near financial ruin at the hands of a fraudulent stock firm. This experience provided new perspectives about money and clarified his ultimate goals in life. Jackson eagerly pursued his dream of moving his family into a shared housing community -- where several families lived on a compound, sharing responsibilities and providing a close-knit environment in which to raise children. He established a corporation (Giacorp) for the primary purpose of generating profits to finance progressive, social change. He also traveled through India where he discovered spiritual truths to guide him. Jackson's book provides a profound, insider's view of the real nature of the global economy and how it is being intentionally crafted by global corporations and institutions, such as the World Trade Organization (WTO), which can exploit labor and resources at the expense of ecological, environmental, and human concerns. Readers will be amazed to learn about the foundation and operation of the WTO and the ramifications of the Multilateral Agreement on Investment (MAI), a bill of rights and freedoms for transnational corporations. It is a document drawn up in complete secrecy, which if implemented would completely free corporate entities from any system of checks and balances. Jackson believes that global change will come only when an inevitable disaster occurs, which will force us to change our priorities and find a way to become sustainable without destruction. Still, he is hopeful about the future. Author of When Corporations Rule the World, David C. Korten says, "The work being done by Ross and Hildur Jackson helps us to see the alternatives toward a more intelligent and satisfying way of being, before we find ourselves in a struggle for physical survival." Recently, Jackson's main focus has been on the Global Ecovillage Network (GEN), which he co-founded with other ecovillage enthusiasts. Those who join GEN do so for a variety of reasons. Some join because they are ecologically motivated. They are reacting to environmentally unstable policies and tend to emphasize living in harmony with nature and self-reliance in food production and energy. Others are spiritually motivated and reject empty materialistic philosophy and the dogma of organized religion. They take responsibility for their own personal development. The socially motivated "ecovillagers" are interested in re-establishing a sense of community and are clo