‘Community Development Solutions’
News on local, regional efforts by communities, NGOs, local businesses, banks, governments, to become more self-reliant and less dependent on global financial casinos, big banks and Wall Street. Covers local currencies, farmers markets, co-housing, Transition Towns movements, new bioregional urban re-developments and small communities.
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How Occupy Wall Street Really Got Started
With our thanks to Ben Bingham and in recognition of our TRANSFORMING FINANCE 2.0 meeting here November 18-20th, Editor: Hazel HendersonHow Occupy Wall Street Really Got StartedMeet the international activists who lit the fuse for the populist protest movement that's sweeping the world.By Andy Kroll | Mon Oct. 17, 2011 2:00 AM [...]
Can an Equity Agenda Spark Economic Growth?
Can an Equity Agenda Spark Economic Growth?By Neal PeirceFor Release Sunday, November 20, 2011 (c) 2011 Washington Post Writers GroupDETROIT -- "We stand with Occupy Wall Street. We're inspired by the organizing we've seen… It catches the moment."But the group PolicyLink, meeting here last week with 2,300 community organizers, [...]
MEDIA ALERT: Entrepreneurs to Rally in Washington, DC, Nov 17, 8am-10am, Across from Union Station
Media Advisory Entrepreneurs to Rally in Washington, DC Thursday, November 17th 8:00 a.m.-10:00 a.m. Capitol Grounds: Across from Union Station A "Rally for Capital" Urging the Senate to Pass House-Backed Legislation to Provide Community Capital to Fund Small Businesses and Create Jobs What: The Story Behind the "Rally for Capital"What [...]
Occupy Wall Street Live Video: Where is the LIBRARY?
Provided by Adbusters, live video from Occupy Wall Street Live Video As protesters were required to leave the park to remove camping equipment and debris, concerns were voiced and continue about the LIBRARY and EQUIPMENT generously provided by OWS supporters.Ethical Markets Media sent multiple copies of: video: Ethical Markets: Growing [...]
Flavor of a Small Town Occupy: The US’s Oldest City Joins Its Newest Movement
Flavor of a Small Town Occupy: The US's Oldest City Joins Its Newest Movement By Rosalinda Sanquiche, Executive Director, Ethical Markets Media (USA and Brazil)On a recent trip to Washington, DC, I had the remarkable experience of participating in Occupy DC, in the misty rain, under the awning of the National Theatre. Three weeks later, I've [...]
3 New Loans, Moving Your Money, and America’s Best Brownies!
Inspiration from Bank Transfer DayNovember 5 was Bank Transfer Day, an initiative asking motivated individuals to move their funds from large commercial banks to community banks and credit unions.We’re excited to see a grassroots movement like this, reaching tens of thousands of people (over 70,000 people posted on Facebook that they are [...]
Community Development Credit Unions Take Center Stage in New York City – For Immediate Release
Community Development Credit Unions Take Center Stage in New York CityLaunch International Year of Coops, NYC Coop Year & Teach-in at The New School(October 8, 2011 - New York, NY) New York City was the site of a series of local and international events that highlighted the growing importance of cooperatives in finance, social [...]
Capacity Building Grants for Microenterprise Development Organizations
Capacity Building Grants for Microenterprise Development OrganizationsFunded by the U.S. SBA PRIME ProgramCapacity building is often defined as "actions that improve nonprofit effectiveness. "Thanks to the SBA PRIME Program, nonprofits that help low-income individuals start and expand small businesses can apply for assistance to increase [...]
GRACEnotes November: State of Clean Energy, Questionable Salmon and the Value of Water
GE Salmon: Swimming Away with Subsidies: Despite the potential environmental threat posed by genetically engineered fish, biotech corporation AquaBounty has received more than $2.4 million in federal research grants since 2003 to support its GE salmon project. waterThrough Art, the Value of Water Expressed: As the most common chemical [...]
CFED Announces Launch of the New JoinBankOn.org
CFED, National Partners Announce New Bank On Website First-Ever Local Unbanked Population Data Tool ReleasedJoinBankOn.orgCFED, with support from the U.S. Department of the Treasury and in partnership with the San Francisco Office of Financial Empowerment, the National League of Cities and the New America Foundation, has launched a [...]
