“The science of government it is my duty to study, more than all other sciences; the arts of legislation and administration and negotiation ought to take the place of, indeed exclude, in a manner, all other arts. I must study politics and war, that our sons may have liberty to study mathematics and philosophy. Our sons ought to study mathematics and philosophy, geography, natural history and naval architecture, navigation, commerce and agriculture in order to give their children a right to study painting, poetry, music, architecture, statuary, tapestry and porcelain.” -- John Adams (founding father)
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In Phase One, we focused on gathering people and then on gathering resources (both material resources as well as knowledge base resources). We will also be archiving technology vital to surviving the environmental collapse; as well as setting up transportation network similar to the famous Underground Railroad.
Once we've gathered sufficient people, we will move onto Phase Two; which is moving on site and constructing the infrastructures necessary to house, feed, cloth, and provide med-care for everyone. Once all the infrastructures necessary for the survival of the community have been built, we move onto Phase Three.
Phase Three involve expansion of the carrying capacity of the community so that we can take in environmental refugee when the time comes; as well as re-development of certain key technology necessary to survive the environmental collapse. Once we have a fully functional prototype community ready to take in environmental refugee, we move onto Phase Four.
In Phase Four, we help other people in other areas replicate our model, thus creating a network of sanctuaries; and in doing so also create a network of knowledge database repositories. In other words, each community will also become a data ARK back-up facility. We are not simply preserving lives, we are also preserving knowledge. In this way, if one community is compromised, knowledge will be preserved in the other remaining communities in the network. Thus, by having back-up resources and knowledge stored in all the communities in the network, we can quickly help any compromised community to re-establish and restore itself to full self-sufficiency in a short amount of time.
(As environmental refugee is rescued and integrated into the community, the new members will pay it forward by helping to build and expand the carrying capacity of the community, thus allowing for additional people to be rescued. In this manner, as the cycle repeat, more and more people can be rescued and they in turn help the community to grow infrastructurally also. Phase Four is part of the 100 years plan.)
We want to clarify that this Project is NOT about living out one's selfish & self-absorb homesteading dream, even though it has a lot of homesteading elements. We are using communal homesteading to achieve a higher purpose, a nobler cause, rather than for selfish interest. It is about creating SANCTUARY eco-communities to rescue people who will be caught unprepared as the environment collapses. (Preparing for an environmental collapse is very very different from preparing for social or economic collapse. It requires much more knowledge, planning, and an understanding of the grander scheme of things.)
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There are many people who are awaken and aware, but they are scattered about like needles in a hay stack. The goal of the Community ARK Project in Phase One is to reach the ears of such awaken people and gather them.
Since we are in the Gathering Phase, we are looking for volunteer to help us in the following areas:
(Please Note- you do not need to have skill in these areas, we will teach you. We are more interested in matching you with the task that you want to do; skill level is irrelevant since we are an organization specializing in building people up.)
"Advertisers" to help post our gathering ads in public forums and bulletin boards. ***
(Important: At minimum, everyone must also pitch in with the advertisement task)
"Media artist/architects" to help us translate our vision into design plans and videos to showcase visually what the environment of the community will look like (we're going to be documenting the process of building the prototype community from beginning to end, so that others can use it as a step by step instructional manual to replicate).
"Information guides" who will help answer people questions and help to educate and bring newly joined people up to speed.
"Technology archivist/ re-developer" to organize the archiving of technology and the archiving of training systems necessary to survive the environmental collapse; as well as engage in re-development of certain key technology, which we have identified as vital to the community survival. All project will be public domain and open source.
"Co-coordinators", coordinate with the different groups and pitch in whenever helps is needed. (Everyone in this community will be both leaders and followers, base on their knowledge and the circumstances). For example, if there was a medical emergency, then those with medical skill will naturally assume leadership role and direct everyone else how to act and respond to the emergency base on their skill and expertise. This is similar to how those trained in CPR and 1st Aide direct passer by on what to do when they see an unconscious person. We are doing away with hierarchical social structure and creating a round table social structure, where everyone is both leaders and followers, which role they fill will depend on the particular problems that arises and their expertise.
As a visual reference, visualize building Mars colonies here on earth, designed to survive the emerging hostile environment.
Update:
In 2017, two years after we published this article, Dubai announce that they are building a Mars city in the desert called "Mars Science City". (Click here for more info about it). The point is, other nations are starting to "get it".
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Easter Egg (for those with the hearts to comprehend):
"And there shall be a tabernacle for a shadow in the daytime from the heat, and for a place of refuge, and for a covert from storm and from rain." -- Isaiah 4:6 [KJV]
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