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{{Short description|American nonprofit organization}}
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{{other uses|Venus Project (disambiguation)}}
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{{Infobox organization
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| name = The Venus Project
'''The Venus Project''' is an ] that proposes to improve ] by suggesting alternative ideas in regard to certain global issues, mainly in the area of ]. The Venus Project describes their plan as a ''straightforward approach to the redesign of a culture, in which the age-old inadequacies of war, poverty, hunger, debt, environmental degradation and unnecessary human suffering are viewed not only as avoidable, but totally unacceptable.''<ref name="whatistvp">http://www.thevenusproject.com/intro_main/whatis_tvp.htm</ref> It was started around 1975<ref name="2008FrescMead" /> by ]<ref>http://www.forbes.com/2007/10/13/jacque-fresco-prediction-tech-future07-cx_1015fresco.html</ref> and ] of ].
| image = Research centre of The Venus Project.jpg
| caption = Research centre of The Venus Project, ], United States
| logo = The Venus Project wordmark.svg
| type = ]
| tax_id =
| founded_date = {{start date and age|1985|4|6}}
| founder = ]
| location = ]
| origins =
| key_people = Roxanne Meadows
| website = https://www.thevenusproject.com/
}}


The '''Venus Project''' is a ] founded by ] and social engineer ].<ref>{{cite news |title=Venus project - redesigning the future |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-23799590 |work=BBC News |date=25 August 2013}}</ref> Fresco, along with his partner Roxanne Meadows, founded this project with a ] model to develop a resource-based economy for human beings utilizing technology.<ref name=":0">{{cite news |last1=Sandomir |first1=Richard |title=Jacque Fresco, Futurist Who Envisioned a Society Without Money, Dies at 101 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/24/us/jacque-fresco-futurist-who-envisioned-a-society-without-money-dies-at-101.html |work=The New York Times |date=25 May 2017}}</ref>
The Venus Project is featured prominently in the popular film, '']'',<ref name="ZeitgeistAddMovie" /> as a possible solution to the global problems central to the film.


==Ideals== ==History==
Before the Venus Project Fresco worked on the ''Project Americana'' from 1955 to 1959. That project was mainly about environmental, traffic, and floodgate concerns.<ref name=":1">{{cite news|title=Floating Cities and Resource-Based Economies |url=https://news.co.cr/floating-cities-and-resource-based-economies/2954/ |newspaper=] |date=27 February 2012 |last=Lopez |first=Jaime |access-date=September 19, 2023}}</ref><ref name=":0" />
The Venus Project was founded on the idea that ] is caused by the stifling of progress in ], which itself is caused by the present world's ] ]. The progression of technology, if it were carried on independent of its ], Fresco theorizes, would make more ] available to more people. This new-found abundance of resources would reduce the human tendency toward independence, ], and ], and instead make people more likely to help each other.<ref name= "ZeitgeistAddMovie" /><ref>http://thezeitgeistmovement.com/faq-home.htm</ref>


In 1970, Fresco formed an organization, Sociocybereneering Inc, based on the idea of combining ] and ] strategies. Later, Fresco and his partner Roxanne Meadows purchased {{cvt|21|acre}} of farmland in ], an unincorporated community in southeastern ] in order to conduct different types of research about their futuristic architectural design and city models.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2">{{cite news|title=Eliminating Money, Taxes, and Ownership Will Bring Forth Technoutopia |url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/53dkez/eliminating-money-taxes-and-ownership-will-bring-forth-technoutopia |work=Vice |last=Istvan |first=Zoltan |date=October 13, 2016 |access-date=September 19, 2023}}</ref> Fresco and Meadows began creating buildings and other infrastructure to actualize their idea of ] cities. According to '']'', initially, they supported the project by selling books and lecture videos.
Fundamental to the project is the elimination of the current ]-based economy in favor of what Fresco calls a "resource-based economy".<ref name="whatistvp" />
In 1980, Fresco, established a research center to experiment on resource-based economy and later named it "The Venus Project" after the town of Venus, Florida.<ref>{{cite news |title=NBC2 explores The Venus Project: 'What the future could be like' |url=https://nbc-2.com/nbc-2-wbbh/2019/12/19/nbc2-explores-the-venus-project-what-the-future-could-be-like/ |work=NBC2 News |date=19 December 2019 |access-date=8 May 2022 |archive-date=4 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221004173945/https://nbc-2.com/nbc-2-wbbh/2019/12/19/nbc2-explores-the-venus-project-what-the-future-could-be-like/ |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="Resource Based Economy 2019 u936">{{cite web|title=The Venus Project |website=Resource Based Economy |date=1 Apr 2019 |url=https://www.resourcebasedeconomy.org/the-venus-project/ |access-date=7 Jul 2023}}</ref>


The project was prominently featured in ]'s 2009 film ]. Fresco and Joseph parted ways in 2011.<ref name=o3>{{cite news|last=Gore |first=Jeff|url=https://www.orlandoweekly.com/orlando/the-view-from-venus/Content?oid=2248863|title=The view from Venus {{!}} Jacque Fresco designed a society without politics, poverty and war. Will it ever leave the drawing board?|newspaper=Orlando Weekly|date=October 12, 2011|access-date=September 17, 2015}}</ref>
==Public response==
According to a 2008 interview with Fresco and Meadows,<ref name="2008FrescMead" /> Fresco's lack of credentials has made it difficult for him to gain influence in academic circles. He adds that when universities do invite him to speak, they often don't give him enough time to explain his views.


In 2010, Fresco and Meadows traveled to 20 countries to present the Venus Project.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Venus Project |url=http://www.thevenusproject.com/index.php |date=24 April 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100424073541/http://www.thevenusproject.com/index.php |archive-date=24 April 2010 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
==Founders==
{{main|Jacque Fresco}}
Jacque Fresco is a self-described "social designer,"<ref name="ZeitgeistAddMovie"> http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=7065205277695921912</ref> with no formal university education.<ref name="2008FrescMead">http://www.thevenusproject.com/media/audio/The_Venus_Project_08_Living-on-Purpose.mp3</ref> Roxanne Meadows is a former portrait artist.<ref name="2008FrescMead" /> The two live and work together on a 25-acre property in Venus, Florida, which is currently for sale.<ref>http://www.thevenusproject.com/</ref>As of late October 2008 this property is offered for sale for $550,000.00 <ref>http://www.flalandsale.com/</ref>; the reason, according to Roxanne Meadows, is that they are moving the research centre to another location in ].<br clear=all>


In June 2012, a Swedish documentary and fiction director, Maja Borg screened her film, ''Future My Love'', at the Edinburgh International Film Festival featuring the work of Fresco and Meadows.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Adams |first1=Mark |title=Future My Love |url=https://www.screendaily.com/future-my-love/5043649.article |work=Screen |date=June 22, 2012 |access-date=September 19, 2023}}</ref>
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American nonprofit organization For other uses, see Venus Project (disambiguation).
The Venus Project
Research centre of The Venus Project, Venus, Florida, United States
FoundedApril 6, 1985; 39 years ago (1985-04-06)
FounderJacque Fresco
TypeNot-for-profit
Location
Key peopleRoxanne Meadows
Websitehttps://www.thevenusproject.com/

The Venus Project is a 501(c) nonprofit organization founded by architect and social engineer Jacque Fresco. Fresco, along with his partner Roxanne Meadows, founded this project with a socioeconomic model to develop a resource-based economy for human beings utilizing technology.

History

Before the Venus Project Fresco worked on the Project Americana from 1955 to 1959. That project was mainly about environmental, traffic, and floodgate concerns.

In 1970, Fresco formed an organization, Sociocybereneering Inc, based on the idea of combining technology and energy conservation strategies. Later, Fresco and his partner Roxanne Meadows purchased 21 acres (8.5 ha) of farmland in Venus, Florida, an unincorporated community in southeastern Highlands County, Florida in order to conduct different types of research about their futuristic architectural design and city models. Fresco and Meadows began creating buildings and other infrastructure to actualize their idea of energy-efficient cities. According to The New York Times, initially, they supported the project by selling books and lecture videos. In 1980, Fresco, established a research center to experiment on resource-based economy and later named it "The Venus Project" after the town of Venus, Florida.

The project was prominently featured in Peter Joseph's 2009 film Zeitgeist: Addendum. Fresco and Joseph parted ways in 2011.

In 2010, Fresco and Meadows traveled to 20 countries to present the Venus Project.

In June 2012, a Swedish documentary and fiction director, Maja Borg screened her film, Future My Love, at the Edinburgh International Film Festival featuring the work of Fresco and Meadows.

References

  1. "Venus project - redesigning the future". BBC News. 25 August 2013.
  2. ^ Sandomir, Richard (25 May 2017). "Jacque Fresco, Futurist Who Envisioned a Society Without Money, Dies at 101". The New York Times.
  3. ^ Lopez, Jaime (27 February 2012). "Floating Cities and Resource-Based Economies". The Costa Rica Star. Retrieved September 19, 2023.
  4. Istvan, Zoltan (October 13, 2016). "Eliminating Money, Taxes, and Ownership Will Bring Forth Technoutopia". Vice. Retrieved September 19, 2023.
  5. "NBC2 explores The Venus Project: 'What the future could be like'". NBC2 News. 19 December 2019. Archived from the original on 4 October 2022. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
  6. "The Venus Project". Resource Based Economy. 1 Apr 2019. Retrieved 7 Jul 2023.
  7. Gore, Jeff (October 12, 2011). "The view from Venus | Jacque Fresco designed a society without politics, poverty and war. Will it ever leave the drawing board?". Orlando Weekly. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
  8. "The Venus Project". 24 April 2010. Archived from the original on 24 April 2010.
  9. Adams, Mark (June 22, 2012). "Future My Love". Screen. Retrieved September 19, 2023.

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