The London Global Table on July 25th – 12-2 at SES * press ‘Here’ below for directions. rather a lot of ‘MATTERS IN THE AIR’ to be viewed in addition to these immediate references……. See Here
As well as items on that general list on the site above, we will ensure we attend this Wednesday to these items at least:
Last week we concentrated on active resistance to the overbearing financial and economic condition, details of which are now unravelling. A situation that would be illegal under Common Law. We weighed the impact of Frank Taylor’s [frankinshropshire@hotmail.co.uk] drive in the Runnymede Project – see the first attachment; and Mario Molinari’s [mario@newliteracy.co.uk] project for Food as the entry point – see the two Food attachments.
Note the Runnymede Project and the Oct 26-28 conference at Bromsgrove – [nb. only 40 places]
This follows hard on the Quilligan Seminars series 2 in London Oct 22-26 – watch this space.
ANYONE ABLE TO REPORT ON THE CHARLES EISENSTEIN EVENING?
1. The Future of Occupy, http://www.thefutureofoccupy.org
2. New Wilberforce Alliance – http://www.thetablet.co.uk/article/162939 – Paul Moore
3. Powerful reflection on natural systems http://www.comeweb.org/blog.php?s=natural-systems-principles-for-multi-issue-coalitions-creating-critical-mass-for-a-sustainable-future
4. Quilligan Seminars – Support is still needed as we plan QS2 in October 22-26th. see the DONATE BUTTON on http://www.schoolofcommoning.com/content/what-role-commons-economy.
The latest newsletter is here: http://www.schoolofcommoning.com/content/investing-our-commons-future – we invite you to take a look at all the very latest top news stories and upcoming events.
The commons is exploding from everywhere. Below are 3 recent articles that I think would be of interest.
Non-Profit Quarterly July 20, 2012 The Commons: Our Mission If We Choose to Accept It
5. The current RESURGENCE focuses strongly on EMERGING NETWORKS – ‘Cosmic Consciousness can now mean consciousness that holds in awareness the scientific universe-as-a-whole and lives by its principles’
6. George Monbiot on Rio+20: The Earth Cannot Be Saved by Hope and Billionaires: http://www.commondreams.org/view/2012/06/19
7. James Robertson Newsletter No.37-July 2012: http://www.jamesrobertson.com/news-jul12.htm.
8. ALL IN THE NEWS…………………..So many articles appearing now:
An article appeared in The Economist noting negligence of the authorities in allowing a massive explosion in money supply, which feed into house prices but not consumer prices, allowing the Bank of England and other central banks to claim that they had successfully managed the economy: http://www.positivemoney.org/2012/07/the-economist-discusses-money-creation/.
The Financial Times published Martin Wolf, the Chief Economics editor, and a former member of the UK government’s Independent Commission on Banking, on the money creation process and even suggest a solution similar to that of Positive Money: “the job of managing money needs to be delegated to an independent institution.” – http://www.positivemoney.org/2012/07/financial-times-gets-it/.
And an article in The Independent discusses the history of money creation by banks, and suggest taking the power of money creation out of the hands of private banks: http://www.positivemoney.org/2012/07/the-independent-take-the-power-of-money-creation-out-of-the-hands-of-private-banks/.
Finally, an article in the Guardian Deborah Orr explains how “The big international banks manufactured money, using very simple raw materials” mentioning how “The pressure group, Positive Money, explains it well.” – http://www.positivemoney.org/2012/07/guardian-about-positive-money/
More Articles
Paul Moore on BBC: http://www.positivemoney.org/2012/07/paul-moore-on-bbc/
Banks Behaving Better Shrinks the Money Supply: http://www.positivemoney.org/2012/07/banks-behaving-better-shrinks-the-money-supply/
Key to Challenging the Power of the Banks – Michael Meacher MP: http://www.positivemoney.org/2012/07/key-to-challenging-power-of-banks/
Max Keiser on How Is Money Created: http://www.positivemoney.org/2012/07/max-keiser-simon-dixon-on-how-is-money-created-in-presstv/
PoliticsUK Interview with Ben Dyson: http://www.positivemoney.org/2012/07/politicsuk-interview-with-ben-dyson/
Why Money Disappears When Loans Are Repaid: http://www.positivemoney.org/2012/07/why-money-disappears-when-loans-are-repaid/
£93 MILLION: How much the Banks Spent on Lobbying Last Year: http://www.positivemoney.org/2012/07/93-million-how-much-the-banks-spent-on-lobbying-last-year/
Michael Meacher MP: Key Reform is Regaining Public Control of Money Creation: http://www.positivemoney.org/2012/07/michael-meacher-mp-key-reform-is-regaining-public-control-of-money-creation/
Paul Moore on the Ethics of Banking: http://www.positivemoney.org/2012/07/paul-moore-on-the-ethics-of-banking/
The Planet-Sized Financial Casino That Rules Our Lives: http://www.positivemoney.org/2012/07/the-planet-sized-financial-casino-that-rules-our-lives/
Chris Cook July 18th 2012: my latest blog post at University College London: essentially I’m saying that the Markets are Dead: Long live the Markets!
http://blogs.ucl.ac.uk/resilience/2012/07/18/rage-against-the-dying-of-the-light/
Earth Charter UK Workshops: Six workshops in central London to explore how the Earth Charter can support you, your community – link to Facebook.
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;
change we despair of may yet come.
Yours along the pilgrims’ way, Peter
