‘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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Tame the financial realm but let’s not forget to transform the real one
The crisis as a blessing Willem Hoogendijk (updated July 2009) “The time has come to break out of past patterns. Attempts to maintain social and ecological stability through old approaches to development and environmental protection will increase instability. Security must be sought through CHANGE.” (UN report Our Common Future, 1987) Mr [...]
RSF Celebrates 25 Years!
April 7, 2009 This April, RSF is excited to celebrate its 25th year of social enterprise lending! We continue to focus on innovation with new products like PRI Funds, as well as an upcoming summit on the Economics of Peace. Read more... The Jewel of the Nile movie City of Rott ipod Traffic Fahrenhype 9/11 movie download Sounder movie Sin [...]
SPIN-FARMING OFFERS FREE DO-IT-YOURSELF PRESENTATION FOR EARTH DAY
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Post Carbon Newsletter March 2009
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DEMOCRATIZING FINANCE
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Federation Announces "Serving the Underserved" Conference Speakers
(March 30, 2009 - New York, NY) The National Federation of Community Development Credit Unions (Federation) is pleased to announce the confirmed keynote presenters for its upcoming 35th Annual Conference on Serving the Underserved, which will be held June 11-13, 2009 in Phoenix, Arizona. (more...)
Global Community Reinvestment Coalition calls on G-20 leaders to create a financial system ‘worth saving’
March 31, 2009 Washington, DC -- The National Community Reinvestment Coalition (NCRC) – in alliance with the Global Community Reinvestment Coalition (GCRC), including partner organizations and citizen leaders in the UK, Europe, Asia, Latin America and Africa, today issued a call for the G-20 to commit itself to the creation of a financial [...]
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New Market Tax Credits
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Democratize the Fed
If Mr. Bernanke is serious about overhauling the Federal Reserve regulatory system ("Bernanke Says Regulatory Overhaul Needed," Associated Press, 03/10/09) he might want to start with the Federal Reserve itself, and start adhering to the spirit as well as the strict letter of the law of the Federal Reserve Act of 1913. Many people evidently don't [...]
