The Global Table meets Wednesdays 12noon-2pm at the School of Economic Science, 11-13 Mandeville Place, W1U 3AJ. From Bond Street tube, turn left/west into Oxford Street, when you see GAP, go right/north along James Street straight into Mandeville Place – No. 11 is the building with pillars last on the left.
COMMENT ALWAYS WELCOME from all our friends in the Table’s wide network
MATTERS IN THE AIR …. WELCOMING NEW COMERS – Reminding each other of opportunities before us. Reporting on current surge in action
– Draft Paper on our Resources for the Finance Lab – http://tinyurl.com/5unnsul –
The Innovation Lab we are adding to the Finance Lab as a draft ‘Briefing’ – http://tinyurl.com/25k56ts
– Reference to EAARTH – http://www.billmckibben.com/eaarth/eaarthbook.html
– KLCMJ – Rodney reports Jakarta conference a huge success. Next one in this series is in Iran – Important institutions in three countries are now involved, they are co-operating and there is no serious way of opposing interest-free loans for extension of all forms of productive capacity.
– Keep up with the Forum for Stable Currencies – http://www.forumforstablecurrencies.org.uk
– Simon Mouatt’s edited book is now out – ref herewith – including a ref to the chapter that Simon, Rodney and I put together: http://tinyurl.com/39ueww7
-‘Independent Commission on Banking – Submissions acknowledged and will be published in Jan.
– Update on GlobalVision 2000 see: http://www.globalvision2000.com/forums/showthread.php?tid=391&pid=2771#pid2771
– Liberal Theology spreads in Europe
http://commonwealthnetwork2010.blogspot.com/2011/01/european-revival-of-liberation-theology.html
– READ LATEST CITIZEN’S INCOME NEWSLETTER at – http://www.citizensincome.org
PERTINENT PICKINGS from the week
– more people to become responsible and get involved.
– Wild Law UK January Gathering – 6.30 – 9pm, Sir Richard Steele pub (upstairs), 97 Haverstock Hill, NW3 4RL Wild Law UK are holding a meeting on Tuesday 18th January to discuss the formation of a new group campaigning on rights of Nature in law, policy and education. Anyone can join the discussion, please email Carine carine@gaianet.org to confirm your attendance. The nearest tube is Chalk Farm or Belsize Park (Northern Line)
– the ‘holistic science’ journal that friends at Schumacher College have recently set up: http://www.earthlinksall.com/journal
– Richard Smith, “If Herman Daly has a better plan, let’s hear it”, real-world economics review, issue no. 55, 17 December 2010, pp 120-123 – http://www.paecon.net/PAEReview/issue55/Smith55.pdf
– Ellen Brown “Central Banking 101: What the Fed Can Do as Lender of Last Resort” http://globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=va&aid=22445 – AUSTERITY FAILS IN EUROLAND: TIME FOR SOME “DEFICIT EASING”? – http://globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=va&aid=22488 – Ellen Brown: http://www.webofdebt.com/articles
– *Can* *Spirituality**, Social Justice, and Economic and Political ** Democracy* find ‘synergy’ and ‘synthesis’ in a fair and equitable manner? * – http://EconomicDemocracy.Shows.it/
– Western Civilization and Classical Economics: The Immorality of Austerity
By Prof. John Kozy URL – http://www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=va&aid=22379
– A version of the Common Wealth statement has appeared as a guest editorial by Gaston and Steven Shakespeare in the latest ‘Political Theology’ – http://www.politicaltheology.com/PT/issue/view/835/showToc
