Subject: Invitation to visit the PROUT Website (Progressive Utilization Theo To: Recipients of conferenceMessage-ID: X-Gateway: conf2mail@igc.apc.org Errors-To: truman@igc.apc.org Precedence: bulk Lines: 60 Status: RO -------------> Please excuse any cross-posting or inadvertent duplication -------- --- Proutist Universal is pleased to invite you to visit its website at http://www.prout.org..ca/~jwalker/inews.htmm9980618/ >> What is PROUT? PROUT, the Progressive Utilization Theory, is a social and economic theory. The late Prabhat Rainjan Sarkar, a social and spiritual revolutionary, developed this comprehensive theory in 1959 in India. It is based on spiritual, social and economic values and is considered by many as a credible replacement to Marxism and Capitalism. PROUT aims to solve social and economic problems through maximum utilization, rational distribution of all resources -- physical, mental and spiritual. The theory advocates economic democracy based on cooperatives and local planning supported by a democratic world government as the cure for today's economic and political ills. In order to achieve complete global integration, PROUT aims to establish self-reliant economic zones based on common cultural, economic and other factors to develop indigenous strength of regions and their peoples. >> Networking: The Resources section of the PROUT site links to 500 allied and progressive groups, activities and sources of information. You may request to have your site listed in the Resources section. To do this please contact our webmaster at: mailto:proagency@prout.org. Please consider linking your website to ours. >> One PROUT program: The People's News Agency (PNA), one of the programs of the PROUT organization, provides articles that analyze and review current events and trends. These are available free of charge to subscribers. PNA has numerous subscription publications around the globe as well as an electronic news mailing list called PNA-News. Find out more about PNA at www.prout.org/pna. >> What some progressive thinkers have to say about PROUT: "PROUT is the alternative to Capitalism and Communism." -- Ravi Batra, Economist and Author "PROUT is very important for grass roots groups and for all who yearn for a liberation which starts from economics and opens to the totality of personal and social human existence." -- Leonardo Boff, Founder of Liberation Theology "Sarkar's theory is far superior to Adam Smith's or that of Karl Marx." -- Johan Galtung, Founder UN Institute of Peace Studies "P.R. Sarkar was one of the greatest modern philosophers of India" -- Giani Zail Singh, Former President of India >> Feel free to discover the PROUT Paradigm: http://www.prout.org..ca/~jwalker/inews.htmm9980618/ Best wishes to all of you, Clark Forden Proutist Universal, Global Headquarters, Copenhagen, Denmark