November 23rd, 2011 | Currency, D.I.Y., alternative, currency, Jem Bendell, LETS, open-money, talk, TED, timebank, video
Jem Bendell is a professor and the owner-director of Lifeworth Consulting, providing solutions for systemic change towards sustainable development. For 16 years he has consulted with business, United Nations (UN) and civil society, while writing over 100 publications on the social responsibility of organizations.
November 1st, 2011
This guest blog is from Vancouver's own open-money champion, Jordan Bober, who just recently did a detailed and thoughtful presentation: Community Money For Community Food last week, which I sadly missed, fortunately we have the internet so this presentation is available. For anyone who is intereste ...
October 26th, 2011
I've been spending all the time I can lately down Village #Occupy Vancouver. It is so lovely to have a new-old village in the middle of the downtown! I have mostly been listening to people, I have heard complaints about the system from all kinds and I have heard complements about the movement from a ...
October 19th, 2011
This article is reposted with permission from Jordan Bober who is spearheading getting Vancouver's own community currency going! The Dunbar Dollar is the first step in this project. Another fun idea for a way to show your support for the #Occupy Vancouver movement is to posted here. The Dunbar Do ...
March 3rd, 2011
Did you know that the well-loved American fairytale The Wonderful Wizard of Oz is more than just a tale of a girl with ruby slippers tripping down a yellow brick road? I loved that book when I was a kid--I remember watching my older sisters playing munchkins in school musical when I was still in kin ...
November 14th, 2010
I have been following Ellen Brown's articles ever since reading her book Web of Debt about a year ago. I highly recommend it as it is enjoyable--following the story of the Wizard of Oz--as well as a very eye-opening read. In the meantime, she has just posted this revolutionary article about money as ...
January 16th, 2010
I have had quite the exciting, travel-filled, and busy month which I will regal you all with presently. However, I have been thinking for the past few months that I need to talk about the generosity of the culture here. It really is quite remarkable the extent to which this generosity is a part of t ...
