In this episode Mira speaks to Sue Everatt, a volunteer for The Venus Project for twelve years. Originally from the UK, she has been living in Spain for 41 years and is the point of contact for that country. Her duties include being the coordinator for the Spanish language translation team and she also collaborates in an advisory capacity for the international support admin team for The Venus Project.
Sue is also known for her engaging talks, two of them for Tedx where she introduces people to the ideas of The Venus Project. Sue has travelled to countries including Italy, Latvia, Sweden, the US as well as various cities around Spain.
You can connect with Sue and find out more about The Venus Project here:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100010376447845
The Venus Project website: www.thevenusproject.com
Documentary “The Choice is Ours”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yb5ivvcTvRQ
We talk about:
➡ How The Venus Project proposes a total redesign of society based on a resource-based economy.
➡ Can technology in the right hands help us create a better world?
➡ What has to happen for a society to change and move beyond politics, poverty and war?
➡ The lessons learned during the global pandemic that can help us build a more sustainable future.
➡ Functional selfishness, a term coined by Jacque Fresco, founder of the Venus Project.
➡ If a basic universal income would really help or is it a patchwork for a much bigger problem?
➡ What would society look like if it was designed for the wellbeing of everyone?
Timestamps:
00:03:40 How The Venus Project proposes a total redesign of society based on a resource-based economy.
00:08:44 Can technology in the right hands help us create a better world?
00:11:00 What has to happen for a society to change and move beyond politics, poverty and war?
00:16:00 The lessons learned during the global pandemic that can help us build a more sustainable future.
00:23:00 Functional selfishness, a term coined by Jacque Fresco, founder of the Venus Project.
00:24:00 If a basic universal income would really help or is it a patchwork for a much bigger problem?
00:26:00 What would society look like if it was designed for the wellbeing of everyone?
