1. Charles Eisenstein: http://charleseisenstein.net, author of Sacred Economics: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Sacred-Economics-Money-Society-Transition/dp/1583943978/, and James Quilligan; http://www.kosmosjournal.org/contributor/james-bernard-quilligan/, who recently led the seminar series in London on The Emergence of Commons-based Economy: http://www.schoolofcommoning.com/content/what-role-commons-economy, are two leading lights of “new economy”.
They have engaged in a passionate and candid conversation on June 26, 2012, which was captured on video in 6 segments. You can watch the series here: Eisenstein and Quilligan about commons, markets, gift economy, and the new economic model (video clip 1, 2, 4, and 6): http://commonsrising.ning.com/forum/topics/charles-eisenstein-in-conversation-with-james-quilligan – The Ecology of Money (video clip 5): http://commonsrising.ning.com/forum/topics/rio-20http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/video/2012/jul/30/charles-eisenstein-gift-economy. See also RIO + 20 (video clip 3):
Below each video you will find a set of questions. At the end of each post, you can share your reflections and questions about the part of their conversation that you’ve just watched. It would valuable to read your thoughts about what are the core principles and opportunities for action that you can distill from these conversations.
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Charles Eisenstein: ‘In a gift economy the more you give, the richer you are’ – video
Comment is free interviews: Charles Eisenstein talks about the need for a ‘gift-based’ economy and the ideals behind de-growth theory
2. Challenges set us by Frank Taylor [Runnymede Project], Mario Molinari [Food as common basis and netry point for a new economy] and Jasper Tomlinson [ future thrust of CCMJ] lie before us; and again your responses would be valued.
3. Latest on the Quilligan Seminars series 2 in London Oct 22-26 .
4. The Future of Occupy continues to concern us , http://www.thefutureofoccupy.org
5. New Wilberforce Alliance – http://www.thetablet.co.uk/article/162939 – Paul Moore
6. Paul Grignon’s 9 minute video http://paulgrignon.netfirms.com/MoneyasDebt/Analysis_of_Banking.html
VOICES OF THE WEEK THAT MIGHT SUIT YOUR INTERESTS OR OPPORTUNITIES
The primary benchmark for auditing any human behaviour needs to be based in the same intrinsic values; ‘the sacredness of life, the interconnectedness of life and the unshakeable belief that love is all.’ In that ‘context’ only can specific ‘texts’ be true to people and planet.
Rodney Shakespeare on ‘America is rolling into Fascism’ http://whatreallyhappened.com/content/usa-rolling-fascism-rodney-shakespeare
Interest Free Money ~ Rodney Shakespeare – its relationship to Islamic Finance 16 mins
http://uncensored.co.nz/2012/07/28/interest-free-money-rodney-shakespeare/
Godfrey Bloom MEP at the European Parliament ! – only 3 mins http://beyondmoney.net/2012/07/24/why-all-governments-are-in-debt/
Greco on the Butterfly Economy http://vimeo.com/29840047 Meta morphasis
https://mail.google.com/mail/?tab=wm#inbox/138c1c40ec2182d1
Pippa Bartolli recommends Polly Higgins https://mail.google.com/mail/?tab=wm#inbox/138bfa0d7b5c03c4
Threshold Mathematics – http://www.aetheraware.org/thresholdmaths.php
Bank of International Settlement – Annual Report http://www.bis.org/publ/arpdf/ar2012e.pdf
Kay Review final report published On 23 July, Professor John Kay published the Final Report of his independent Review: http://www.bis.gov.uk/assets/biscore/business-law/docs/k/12-917-kay-review-of-equity-markets-final-report.pdf
Paul Moore _ if I was Chairman of Barclays for BBC World Service
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p00vj1xm/Business_Daily_Should_bankers_run_banks/
Diggers Autumn conference Sunrise: Off-Grid August 23rd-27th https://mail.google.com/mail/#inbox/138c5b5d4ef7da20
‘The Sky Belongs to everyone’ – a Texan judge declares http://www.commondreams.org/view/2012/07/26-2
Lester Brown: The World is Closer to a Food Crisis Than Most People Realize
http://www.commondreams.org/view/2012/07/26-5
Lietaer on Complementary Currencies- July 2012
http://www.lietaer.com/2012/07/the-potential-of-complementary-currencies-by-bernard-lietaer/
The Power of Training for Direct Action: GEORGE LAKEY – 1st JUL 26, 2012
Training for acts of civil disobedience can delve deeper than the actions themselves: http://www.yesmagazine.org/people-power/training-as-activism?utm_source=wkly20120727&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=titleLakey
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FROM SINGLE ACT TO CRITICAL MASS
What’s been done today
and what awaits the morrow
if of 187 on this list each acts
the mass moves towards critical;
and change we despair of may yet come.
Yours along the pilgrims’ costly way, Peter
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PS 10th July, message from Michael Meacher on the key to challenging the power of banks: http://www.michaelmeacher.info/weblog/2012/07/key-to-challenging-power-of-banks-is-regaining-control-of-money-supply/
