London Global Table NEXT MEETING 19th Mar. 2014 12.00-14.00 at the SES
Attended: Steve M., Mary, Ellena, Peter, Steve B., Paul, Janos
‘MATTERS IN THE AIR’
We seek ways to communicate the significance of
· LAND: The economic rent of all nature provided resources to be the source of public revenue
· MONEY: The currency of society is to be issued on behalf of the people of that society interest free [given agreed costs].
· A BASIC MEANS OF LIVELIHOOD for all. A welfare security provision in the form of a living income is to be sourced for every citizen as of right—unconditionally.This replaces the current means-testing bureaucratic arm of the state.
1. IMMEDIATE SUPPORT FOR ACTIVISTS
a] CCMJ – A new statement in preparation.
b] COLLABORATION – REPORTING – around the issues above – as this develops along-side the next item……………..
c] #9 THESIS NOW ON – #9: Induced Ignorance & Social Change #1-8 on www,sharetherents.org/theses
2. EVIDENCE OF MOUNTING DANGERS and OPPORTUNITIES
a] European Parliament Gives Overwhelming ‘Yes’ Vote to End Secret Corporate Ownership
b] A Power Point file Tarek El Diwany – Business ethics http: //www.islamic-finance.com/aboutus_lectures_past_f.htm. see ALSO www.islamic-finance.com
3. AREAS FOR DEEPER INVESTIGATION – REPORTS FROM COLLABORATIVE
AGENCIES
a] James Robertson Newsletter No. 45 – February 2014
b] POSITIVE MONEY <info@positivemoney.org.uk> Current events. Huge milestone The Bank of England Tweets money is mostly created by banks making loans ow.ly/uuTiF And NOTE birth of http://www.ideaeconomics.org/
c] CEJ: An Ode to LVT https://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3D9hGycyMvuok&h=mAQHHaZ0V
d] RUNNYMEDE GAZETTE Latest Runnymede Gazette is packed with interesting articles covering the ruling elites, corporate lobbying, state surveillance and economics.
e] CRITICAL THINKING – If you want to Comment on today’s Daily Pickings go to:http://freecriticalthinking.org/daily-pickings/818-inequality-at-davos
f] TAXPAYERS AGAINST POVERTY- Paul Nicolson www.facebook.com/pages/Taxpayers-Against-Poverty/299911526728884
g] SIMPOL this Huffington Post article, John Bunzl, offers Brand an answer. Looking back through my posts in this group and on the Simpol page, the powerful influence of destructive international competition is only too clear to see. What a shame then, that so few people are able or willing to see it… yet. Perhaps 2014 will be the year that starts to change…Mark Horler
h] ECCR REPORTS AVAILABLE – CCMJ is a member
i] Mario Molinari’s seminal work ‘START WITH FOOD’. startfood.
j] MOTHER PELICAN– The latest 2014 issue of Mother Pelican has been posted:
k] BASIC INCOME – the debate is widening. Please report any evidence.
l] REIMAGINE: A group of folks developing an alternative political platform for the UK. See attached http://reimagine.org.uk Claudius van Wyk
m] SOCIAL CREDIT SECRETARIAT: The Social Artist Spring 2014 www.douglassocialcredit.com
n] Richard Nelson http://arcosanti.wordpress.com/author/edenspaceproject/
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THERE ARE BASIC PAPERS ON GLOBAL TABLE LINKS
– Initiatives with which we engage http://globaltable.org.uk/wp/?page_id=373
– Fundamentals of a sane economy http://globaltable.org.uk/wp/?page_id=376
……..Up-dates for entries are always welcome from the Table’s associates.
ASSOCIATES’ REPORTS AND LETTERS TO PRESS – ETC.
a] Calender 2014 – reporting some events with aspects of common concern
Mar 28 Inter-faith dialogue by Pax Global Capital
Mar. 29th 11 am – 1000 MOTHERS MARCH FOR JUSTICE with families, carers & supporters.
April 3rd Contradictions of Capitalism www.bbk.ac.uk/news/contradictions-of-capitalism–and-the-new-urban-question-david-harvey-and-andy-merrifield-in-convers April 4th WORLD WIDE WAVE; MLK anniversary – evolution not revolution
April 24 Economics for Transition Speaker Jonathan Dawson -Co-Head of Economics at the Schumacher College & former President of the Global Ecovillage Network -Thursday 24th April, 6:30pm – 8:30pm The Hub, 4th Floor, 5 Torrens Street, London, EC1V 1NQ ‘Never has there been a more important time for a new approach to economics’ In the first of a series of TRAID TALKS, we open up debate on the urgent need for a radical rethink of our economic system to tackle the challenges of global poverty and environmental destruction. Join Jonathan Dawson as he explores what alternative economic models built on ecological sustainability and human flourishing could look like. Attendance is FREE. Suggested donation of £5. Book your place by contacting Andrea Speranza at andrea@traid.org.uk/ 020 8733 2591
May 5th Beaking the Frame www.breakingtheframe.org.uk. – Luddites
June 2015 800 yrs after Magna Carta – watch this space.
August 100 yrs after the Bradbury £ www.ukcolumn.org/bring-back-the-bradbury
Sept 21 WORLD BEYOND WAR – An international pledge to work for peace http://worldbeyondwar.org Here are graphics you should feel free to use: http://worldbeyondwar.org/graphics
Sept 21 WORLD BEYOND WAR – An international pledge to work for peace http://worldbeyondwar.org Here are graphics you should feel free to use:http://worldbeyondwar.org/graphics
Autumn? NATIONAL INITIATIVE around convergence on 3 key factors,supported by the 10 THESES
GATHERING MOMENTUM FOR CHANGE
a] KOSMOS – encouraging Global Citizenship
b] MOOS – encouraging open uni options
c] The article is entitled “Democratise companies to rein in excessive banker bonuses” https://theconversation.com/democratise-companies-to-rein-in-excessive-banker-bonuses-24436
