1. Agenda 21 In One Easy Lesson

2. Brief History of Agenda 21 1987 – Term “Sustainable Development” was introduced 1992 – “Sustainable Development” became official UN policy 1992- George H.W. Bush signed UN pledge to adopt goals of Agenda 21 1995-Bill Clinton signed Executive Order 12858 Re-invent government using guidelines of Agenda 21 2011-Barack Obama signed Executive Order 13575 Increase Federal investments and funding to improve quality of life in rural areas; federal takeover of 16% of American population; created White House Rural Council

3. White House Rural Council Secretary of Agriculture-Chair The Department of TreasuryThe Office of National Drug Control Policy The Department of DefenseThe Council of Economic Advisors The Department of JusticeThe Domestic Policy Council The Department of the InteriorThe National Economic Council The Department of CommerceThe Small Business Administration The Department of LaborThe Council on Environmental Quality The Department of Health & Human ServicesThe White House Office of Public The Department of Housing & Urban Development Engagement & Intergovernmental Affairs The Department of TransportationThe White House Office of Cabinet Affairs The Department of Energy The Department of EducationAND The Department of Veterans Affairssuch other executive branch departments, The Department of Homeland Security agencies, and offices as the President or the The Environmental Protection Agency Secretary of Agriculture may, from The Federal Communications Commission time to time, designate. The Office of Management & Budget The Office of Science & Technology Policy

4. WHITE HOUSE RURAL COUNCIL will co-ordinate and increase the effectiveness of: Agricultural organizations Small businesses Education and training institutions Healthcare providers Telecommunications services providers Research and land grant institutions Law enforcement State, local, and tribal governments Non-governmental organizations regarding rural America Growth and development of urban and rural areas Facilitation of economic opportunities associated with energy development, outdoor recreation, and conservation activities

5. “SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT” All economic, social, and environmental policies will reduce consumption, preserve and restore biodiversity, and provide social equity. One world, one set of rules for all-no social injustice; All decisions based on environmental impact; global land use, global education, and global population control.

6. UN’s Habitat 1 Conference - 1976 “Private land ownership is also a principal instrument of accumulation and concentration of wealth, therefore contributes to social injustice.”

7. UN’s Earth Summit - 1992 “Current lifestyles and consumption patterns of the affluent middle class – involving high meat intake, use of fossil fuels, appliances, home and work air conditioning, and suburban housing are not sustainable.” -Maurice Strong Secretary General of UN’s Earth Summit

8. Clinton’s Council on Sustainable Development “This segment of our society who fear ‘one-world government’ and a UN invasion of the United States through which our individual freedom would be stripped away would actively work to defeat any elected official who joined ‘the conspiracy’ by undertaking LA21. So we call our process something else, such as comprehensive planning, growth management, or smart growth.” -J. Gary Lawrence Advisor

9. ICLEI “Individual rights will have to take a back seat to the collective.” - Harvey Ruvin Vice-Chairman, The WildlandsProject