Could this be the end for our weekly glossies!?
The Green Drinks evening was a very interesting one indeed! I do confess that I had presumptions about the evening being a drag, topics which were outdated being discussed and filled with individuals pressuring others to get “green” or die.
On the contrary, the Big Green Book founders, a representative of the Venus Project and a representative fr0m the NHS made great guests and brought up various thought-provoking topics which affect the Conservation community.Although, a huge number of people had cancelled last minute, these few who had turned up were extremely friendly and a student journalist from BCU such as myself fitted right in.
Amongst all the talk about the rise of technology and whether or not it could replace humans in various careers and the story behind the brand Big Green Book, a specific Conservation topic intrigued me the most.A representative from the Venus Project, presented me with the curious lifestyle vision which they believe in.
The Venus Project, which originally started off in California, offers to rid us of our current monetary system and media tools such as advertising.
“Money has outplayed it’s role on this planet”
Why, I hear you ask? According to members of the Venus Project, we need to change our economy into a resource-based economy and rid ourselves of media tools such as billboards, adverts and magazines as these things only poison the landscape and our perceptions.
The Venus project prides themselves on wanting to live in a world that leaves poverty, politics and war behind and re-instate good human values and better our lifestyles. Sounds great, but I can already hear the moans of technology-dependent society asking themselves why they would want to resort to living like those did in the Stone Age.
If you want to find out more, log on to www.TheVenusProjectDesign.com. I’ll let you be the judge!
