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Wendell Berry's 17 Rules For A Sustainable Economy

published by Tim Anderson on 26 April, 2012 - 12:07

1. Always ask of any proposed change or innovation: What will this do to our community? How will this affect our common wealth.
2. Always include local nature – the land, the water, the air, the native creatures – within the membership of the community.
3. Always ask how local needs might be supplied from local sources, including the mutual help of neighbors.
4. Always supply local needs first (and only then think of exporting products – first to nearby cities, then to others).

CommunityForge's work recognised by the Global Transition to a New Economy

published by Tim Anderson on 31 May, 2012 - 22:30

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http://www.gtne.org/?q=node/445

Transition Geneva Region website soon to launch

published by communityforge.net on 25 May, 2012 - 20:14

One of our key partners for implementing complementary currencies is the Transition Network. CommunityForge built the Transition Geneva Region website, which will launch in june.
A collaborative portal which will :
-increase the visibility of actors of the transition movement
-give them the means to collaborate effectively
-give them the tools to build momentum, and a sense of community and a common goal
-make a local currency central to this mouvement.
http://transitiongeneveregion.net/

Community Forge board member Jem Bendell on Al Jazeera

published by communityforge.net on 4 August, 2012 - 16:16

Jem Bendell, Board member of CommunityForge, helped produce an episode of 'Counting the cost' called 'Money for Nothing' this weekend. It features a discussion on mutual credit, banking and money creation, with a view on Shariah money creation from Tarek El Diwany, followed by an interview with Dave Fishwick, a UK millionaire celebrated for founding local savings and loan company, but prohibited from banking per se.

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