The Public Banking Institute honors revolutionary civil rights leader Grace Lee Boggs 1915-2015 “. . . change takes place in living systems, not from above but from within, from many local actions occurring simultaneously.” Today, we honor Grace Lee Boggs’ emphasis on local change by reporting on the mighty local …
Localism Works: How One State Is Bucking Energy Monopoly & Another is Escaping Wall Street
We Now Have a Private Judicial System Just for Corporations Our courts were established to allow both the powerful and the weak to make their case before an impartial judge or jury under rules that enable a fair process. But recent Supreme Court decisions require workers, customers, and small …
We’ll Make a Morning Person Out of YOU
— Are you an open-minded caffeine addict who wound up on our mailing list? — Perhaps you’re curious about how Ithaca Dollars and Ithacash operate? — Are you already using Ithaca Dollars and you would like to learn more, get more involved, and/or make the most of this new-found padding in your wallet? …
WALL STREET JITTERS DRIVING SMALL INVESTORS TOWARD HOMEGROWN PROSPERITY
By Hazel Henderson © 2015, originally published at Justmeans in Finance and SRI, Wednesday, September 9, 2015 – 9:30am – See more at:Wall St. jitters driving small investors toward homegrown prosperity The wild swings on Wall Street and other now interconnected bourses in today’s global casino have seen billions withdrawn …
WALL ST JITTERS DRIVING SMALL INVESTORS TOWARD HOMEGROWN PROSPERITY
The wild swings on wall street and other now interconnected bourses in today’s global casino have seen billions withdrawn by small investors. Their instincts are correct. Today’s markets are becoming too erratic and volatile for investors – driven by frantic speed trading and speculators. The usual bromides from market pundits …
WEBINAR JUST ADDED: What Fairtrade certification means for producers and consumers
JUST ADDED! Webinar: What Fairtrade certification means for producers and consumers Thursday, August 27, 2015 2 – 3 pm EDT Join NCBA CLUSA and representatives from Fairtrade America, Equal Exchange and FECCEG Coffee Cooperative for a discussion on how Fairtrade certification and premiums benefit smallholder farmers and cooperatives. During …
T-MINUS 24 HOURS TO LAUNCH – A SPECIAL INVITATION
Tomorrow! 3pm @ Rev 1.1 We’re unveiling the all new 5 Ithaca Dollar bill and hope you’ll join us! It’s not every day that a new currency is born into the world. Please come join us, Mayor Myrick, and some other very special guests for the long-awaited launch of Ithaca’s new local …
[CDB-L] Eunice Rogers, CEO of NRS Community Development FCU, is Honored
[CDB-L] Eunice Rogers, ceo of NRS Community Development FCU, is Honored The National Federation of Community Development Credit Unions is pleased to announce the recipient of the 2015 Annie Vamper Helping Hands Award, the highest honor given by the Federation to community development credit union staff and volunteers. This year’s …
The Democracy Collaborative Releases New Report “Educate and Empower”
Dear Colleague, Welcome to our August 2015 www.Community-Wealth.org newsletter: We are pleased to announce the release of our latest report Educate and Empower: Tools for Building Community Wealth. Written by Senior Associate for Policy and Strategy Keane Bhatt and Director of Special Projects Steve Dubb, the report documents how community-based organizations …
Coops Inject Democracy into Market Relations
Coops Inject Democracy into Market Relations Interview with Best-Selling Author Raj Patel “If the idea of a cooperative movement is to mean anything, then surely it is to make the world better than it was before,” says Raj Patel, best-selling author and speaker at Towards 2020, the International Co-operative Alliance’s …