Connecting for a sustainable community
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How does money work in our current dominator paradigm and how can we learn to use it to create a sustainable partnership community paradigm? Get together with others to educate ourselves and take action!
Location: Lake City - Ravenna - Wedgewood
Members: 25
Latest Activity: Apr 25
Local Economy/Local Currency Links
Fourth Corner Exchange:
http://www.fourthcornerexchange.com/
"Money as Debt" video (47 minutes):
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-2550156453790090544#
"The Money Fix" video (80 minutes):
http://www.themoneyfix.org/content/video-money-fix
Joann Poyourow's blogpost "Economic Resilience #5. A multiplicity of Financial Vehicles":
http://transitionus.org/blog/economic-resilience-5-multiplicity-financial-vehicles
Charles Eisenstein's online book "Sacred Economy":
Discussion Forum
Local investment club? 4 Replies
So, who is super-interested in making something tangible and soon related to this? Easiest thing would be a group like in Bellingham to individually loan to businesses through a mailing list.Myself,…Continue
Started by Jesse Card. Last reply by Susan Gregory Apr 21.
RBE..have you heard of this?
Have you heard of rbe towns? Their Facebook page fills me with tears of joy for what they are doing.From their page: "The title of this group is BUILD A HYBRID RBE COMMUNITY NOW, the goal is to use…Continue
Tags: economy, sustainable
Started by Alana Mar 26.
Free screening of documentary "Thrive", Sat., April 21, 7 p.m.
All are invited to a free screening of the film Thrive, which dives deep into how and why economic, healthcare, political, and other systems function as they do, where they are going, and how we can…Continue
Started by Alana Mar 13.
Off the grid home mortgage loans?
I knew banks (local or not) taper mortgage payments so that mostly interest is paid for pretty much the first half of a loan term. I didn't realize this meant selling before the interest payments…Continue
Started by Alana Nov 12, 2011.
Comment Wall
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Comment by Alana on March 26, 2012 at 12:46pm
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Listened to a free webcast about "natural capitalism", how Wal-Mart and the US military are the two largest entities doing something about sustainability, what's happening at the U.N. related to the work in Bhutan with Vandana Shiva, the importance of takin' it to the streets when Wall Street behaves badly, a mention of the movie "Thrive", a recommendation to read the book "The Way Out" and a mention of how questioning capitalism is taboo. Resources:
Hunter Lovins' company to help cities and businesses get sustainable: http://natcapsolutions.org/solutions/solutions.pdf
Hunter Lovins' recent article: http://www.triplepundit.com/2012/03/hunter-lovins-counts-chinese-ar...
Environmental news (I found this useful from an investment standpoint): http://ecoanchornyc.com/2012/03/todays-environmental-news-march-23-...
Join the next free webcast here: http://springofsustainability.com/program
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Has anyone in our community signed-up to host a training for the 99% Spring in America? http://civic.moveon.org/event/events/create.html?rc=mo&id=37580...
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Joann, I'm very interested in alternative investing strategies. Also, if anyone has visited www.ThriveTheMovement.org or seen the film "Thrive", let's talk.
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Comment by Joann Kerr on October 10, 2011 at 3:14pm -
Has this group discussed alternative investment possibilities like L.I.O.N.s in Local 20/20? Is that of interest to anyone? or how about Co-ops? The S.L.I.C.E. conference is in town the weekend of the 22nd.
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Comment by Debra Morrison on August 17, 2011 at 10:20pm -
Hello Local Economy Members,
I just "found" these links: one to a Bellingham group, and one to a Port Townsend group, each of which is encouraging individual investment in local businesses as one alternative to investing in the stock market. I thought we could think about this for Seattle!
Hope to see you Wednesday, Aug 17, at the meeting at Debra's house.
Sarah
http://cheapions.blogspot.com/2011_06_01_archive.html
http://www.hopedance.org/home/money-news/1793-beyond-the-headlines-local-investing-opportunities
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Comment by John Samaras & Sue McGann on August 15, 2011 at 10:12pm -
Bill,
look at Debra's comment below (just prior to) yours..
you'll find your answer there..
John
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Comment by Bill Aston on August 15, 2011 at 1:49pm -
Debra
I know I wrote down the address of Wed.'s get together, but I forgot where
I put it. Could you post the place again!? I know it's at 7:00pm.
Bill Aston
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Comment by Debra Morrison on July 27, 2011 at 10:33pm
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HI Folks, I would love to get together again, and am proposing August 3, 7 PM at my house again at 2021 NE 75th St. I'd like to plan for expanding the 4th Corner Exchange trading group and seeing what ideas people have for spreading the word. We can have a table at Planet Home and I'm sure there are other ideas you all have about your interest in this group.
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Comment by John Samaras & Sue McGann on May 23, 2011 at 11:09am
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interesting new resource on concepts of global vs local economies here:
http://cluborlov.blogspot.com/2011/05/twilight-of-antipodes-and-cul...
John
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