London Global Table 16th Oct. 2013 | The London Global Open Table

*London Global Table 16th Oct. 2013*

Important visit of our associate Richard Nelson from Canada to discuss his international drive to end hunger.

‘MATTERS IN THE AIR’ ………We seek ways to communicate the significance of

– Land: [location benefit returned to the community that produced the surplus value measured as rent]
– Money: returned to being a public utility, rather than merely a source of private banking acquisition; and
– A basic means of livelihood for all – [a universal basic income.]
……..some of which the day’s participants could choose to develop…..

THERE ARE NOW 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
Recommendations for up-dating these entries are always welcome.

1. IMMEDIATE SUPPORT FOR ACTIVISTS

a] THE NETWORK THIS WEEK.- FOLLOW………………..

– Tony Crawford’s work on *’IDENTITY THEFT*’ by banks. Tony with us on Oct 30th

– Can public faith help rebuild the link between morality and markets? – Public Spirit in partnership with FaithAction, the Secretariat to the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Faith and Society 23/10/13 4pm – 6pm, Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre, Westminster, London4pm – 6pm, Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre, Westminster, London Introduced by Stephen Timms MP, with Francis Davis, former advisor to government on faith and communities; Jon Cruddas, MP for Barking and Dagenham and head of Labours policy review; Liz Carnelley, Programme Director of Near Neighbours; Tarek El Diwany, senior partner at Zest Advisory LLP. Free to attend and preceded by a reception and refreshments. More details at http://publicspirit.org.uk/ or editors@publicspirit.org.uk

– *St Paul’s Cath*. 5 pt series- ‘How to Change The World’ on Oct 15, 22,
Nov. 29. Challenge sent to speakers from the Table…. and acknowledged

– Two fine videos on people’s money of 8 and 5 mins by Bill Still from Israel and the USA http://tinyurl.com/ndboktx Bill’ recipes for Israel, Turkey, Israel, etc, cannot be implemented in the EU – including the UK – without eliminating clause 101 from all our current treaty obligations? – *‘The City and the Common Good: What kind of City do we want?’*. Distilled key points of the discussion on the social purpose of our financial sector in the world today. Download a digital version of the report from our website here: http://www.stpaulsinstitute.org.uk/Reports AND – ‘Faith in Finance’ (Tuesday 5thNovember at 6.30pm) more details http://www.stpaulsinstitute.org.uk/Events/Faith-in-Finance

– OPPT -*The One People’s Public Trust * http://wakeup-world.com/oppt-in/ I’d value views on this.

– The concept of an unconditional citizens income is gaining momentum, the latest move being in Switzerland where 130,000 people signed a petition calling for a debate on the subject in Parliament, exceeding the minimum number of signatories required by 30,000. Swiss to Vote on Guaranteed $2800 Monthly Income for All Adults (3 minute video and transcript). Swiss may grant unconditional income for all.

– Miki Kashtan: Gandhi, Trusteeship, and the Commons Oct 10, 2013 03:22 pm | Miki Kashtan. It’s rare for me to cry while reading dense academic prose, and yet that happened to me when I started reading “The Wealth of the Commons.” Something else is possible, because it once existed.. Read more: http://www.tikkun.org/tikkundaily/2013/10/10/gandhi-trusteeship-and-the-commons/?utm_source=Tikkun+Daily+Daily+Digest&utm_campaign=4ed987777f-DAILY_DIGEST_EMAIL&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_19adec7513-4ed987777f-96204518

– How *Sacha Stone spoke to world leaders* http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T9PdbNz39iM from the Breakthrough Energy conference 2012. 9 mins of eloquent challenge and inspiration.

– *Time to Build a “New Economy” Gar Alperovitz *
http://www.commondreams.org/view/2013/10/03-6

-The City and the Common Good – Series Report.pdf
2112K View Download **

b] THINKING IN CONTEXT – do you know and promote the Earth Charter ?
* Consider endorsing it as the Global Table has done **www.earthcharteruk.org/ and *
http://www.earthcharterinaction.org/content/

*2. EVIDENCE OF MOUNTING DANGERS and OPPORTUNITIES*

a] any to submit?

*3. AREAS FOR DEEPER INVESTIGATION** *

*a]* Do view the Common Cause newsletter for significant work on
challenging our cognitive frames. [CAUSE – a word with double entendre – being both what one pursues with determination and the root of the evil we are trying too utwit. We must ensure we are following both causes]

*4. YOUR INPUT ON THE ‘MATTERS IN THE AIR’ YOU WISH TO SHARE**

a] *The Money Myth Exploded *- NZ comic rendering – *
http://tinyurl.com/pyhz6g5*

Name other interests we should share. Always glad, indeed eager, to
have responses from the Table’s extensive network

NEW-EARTH-PROJECT.org

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