on the money the money.pdfmargrit kennedy & bernard lietaer by teleconference plus other local...
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FindhornCollegepresentsafive‐dayworkshopondesigningsustainablecommunitycurrencies
OnTheMoneyAVisionQuesttotheHeartofLocalMoney
DesignToolsforCrea;ngCommunityCurrencies
withJohnRogers&JonathanDawsonfeaturingeminentguestspeakersRichardDouthwaite,MargritKennedy&BernardLietaerbyteleconference
plusotherlocalmoneyprac??oners
14thto18thAugust,2010,ThePark,Findhorn,Scotland
Ourmoneysystemisincrisis.Wecantryto reformabrokensystemorwecandesignnewonestosupportthetransi?ontoasustainableandresilientsociety.
Localmoney gives us a proven tool to dealwith the effects offinancialcrises,communitybreakdown,climatechangeandpeakoil.Itsupportscommuni?estousetheirownassetstosolvelocalproblems, meet local needs and achieve local goals: everythingfromcommunitygardenstorenewableenergyandlocaleconomicregenera?on.
Thiscourseisabouthowtodesignmoreresilientcommunitycurrencysystemsthatwillstandthetestof?me.Togetherwe’lldiscoverthewealththatliesattheheartofourcommuni?esandlearnhowtomobilisethatwealthforthebenefitofall.
Comeandlearntheessen;aldesignskillstocreatelocalmoneysystemsthatlast,inthecompanyofeminentinterna;onaldesignerswhohavedoneit.
Learnmoreaboutthepresentersoverleaf
ContactInforma;on‐FindhornCollege‐www.findhorncollege.orgTel:01309690806,E‐mail:[email protected]
Findhorn Foundation College: A company limited by guarantee, registered in Scotland, Company No. 215385 Scottish Charity No. SC 031792
PresentersJohnRogershasworkedwith communitycurrencies since1993,bothasvolunteerorganiserandprofessionaldevelopmentspecialist.Heco‐founded the Wales Ins?tute for Community Currencies at theUniversity of Newport and now directs the consul?ng and trainingprac?ce Value for People, suppor?ng emergent community currency
systems. Herunstheinternetcourse'Let'sMakeMoney' forlocal currencydesigners:www.valueforpeople.co.uk/letsmakemoney
Jonathan Dawson was un?l recently the President of the GlobalEcovillage Network. He is an educator and writer on sustainablecommunity economyand is part of thedesign team for Findhorn’scommunitycurrency,theEko.HecurrentlyworksasanadvisortotheUnited Na?ons IndustrialDevelopment Organisa?onon communityeconomicdevelopmentprojectsinEastAfrica.
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RichardDouthwaiteishelpingtodeveloptheLiquidityNetwork,adebt‐freeelectroniccurrencysystem,inIreland.HeistheauthoroftheSchumacherBriefingTheEcologyofMoney(GreenBooks).
MargritKennedyistheauthorofInterestandInflaBonFreeMoneyandhasbeen instrumental in the crea?onofmorethan 70 regionaland sectoralcomplementarycurrencyini?a?vesinEurope.
BernardLietaerisauthorofthewidelyacclaimedTheFutureofMoney.Heis Chairman of the ACCESS Founda?on, an educa?onal non‐profitorganiza?on rela?ng to monetary innova?ons aiming at re‐aligningsustainabilityandglobalfinancialinterests(www.terratrc.org).
Price:Residen?al£450/525/650(low/medium/highincome)Non‐residen?al£360(includeslunchanddinner)
ContactInforma;on‐FindhornCollege‐www.findhorncollege.orgTel:01309690806,E‐mail:[email protected]
Findhorn Foundation College: A company limited by guarantee, registered in Scotland, Company No. 215385 Scottish Charity No. SC 031792