EPISODE · Oct 10, 2014 · 50 MIN
The Real Truth - Talk with Jim Channon
from Raven Row · host Raven Row
Saturday 11 August 4pm, Recital from Memory of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights by Monica Ross 5pm, Jim Channon Go Planet! A Strategic Visionary Story and Art for the next Military Century! Jim Channon, a former Lieutenant Colonel in the United States Army, is a futurologist and military theorist. As a professional soldier, he commanded five combat units, with two years in Vietnam, and in 1978 created the First Earth Battalion Field Manual for non-lethal warfare. In his work as social architect, philosopher, and futurist he remains a key adviser to military think tanks and specialises in ‘Natural Security’ and ‘Global Reconstruction’. He has created designs for a global village, a district, several bioregions and the planet connected with a webocracy, ‘imagining the Army's full potential as an instrument for the future.’ Jim Channon’s history was explored in Jon Ronson’s book, The Men Who Stare at Goats (2004). This event was part of the exhibition: The Real Truth. A World’s Fair 28 July to 19 August 2012 For more information go to: http://www.ravenrow.org/exhibition/the_real_truth/
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Saturday 11 August 4pm, Recital from Memory of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights by Monica Ross 5pm, Jim Channon Go Planet! A Strategic Visionary Story and Art for the next Military Century! Jim Channon, a former Lieutenant Colonel in the United States Army, is a futurologist and military theorist. As a professional soldier, he commanded five combat units, with two years in Vietnam, and in 1978 created the First Earth Battalion Field Manual for non-lethal warfare. In his work as social architect, philosopher, and futurist he remains a key adviser to military think tanks and specialises in ‘Natural Security’ and ‘Global Reconstruction’. He has created designs for a global village, a district, several bioregions and the planet connected with a webocracy, ‘imagining the Army's full potential as an instrument for the future.’ Jim Channon’s history was explored in Jon Ronson’s book, The Men Who Stare at Goats (2004). This event was part of the exhibition: The Real Truth. A World’s Fair 28 July to 19 August 2012 For more information go to: http://www.ravenrow.org/exhibition/the_real_truth/
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The Real Truth - Talk with Jim Channon
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