Where do we want to be?

Our Vision is a world in which

• a high quality of life doesn't come at the expense of others or the health of the natural world, now or in the future.
• the Ecological Footprint of all human activities is no greater than the size of our Planet.
• everyone can take part in any decision making process that affects them.
• communities are empowered to self-organise to provide for their own needs.

Really, that means an entirely new system of economics and governance. And the Open Co-op's role is not to lobby governments or campaign for this to happen, it is to build it now!

The Open Co-op is establishing a global network of self-organised Local Open Co-ops. By harnessing the powers of Open Source software to pull together existing sustainable enterprises, community action groups and individuals in their area, Local Open Co-ops will form a new framework of mutual support and transparent ethical trade.

For a snapshot of how we see this, have a look at our little story of the future, PlaNet 2010.

Or read the fictional account in Gary Alexander's book, eGaia, Growing a peaceful, sustainable Earth through communications. See chapter 3 A Taste of an eGaian future (pp. 40-69 in the linked 437K pdf.).

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