by Deirdre Kent, Co-leader New Economics Party of New Zealand at Timebank network Poverty is caused because we don’t believe the earth belongs to all so fail to collect the rent from land and its resources. It also exists because we allow the privatisation of money creation. Together these …
Rewarding the Work of Democracy: The Case for TimeBanking
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Solar Sisters Unite! SEI Offers Women’s Only PV101 Online – August 18th According to the 2013 National Solar Jobs Census the future is bright for the solar industry indeed: “With the expected addition of over 22,200 new solar workers over the next year, employment in the solar industry is expected …
SHAREABLE: You Did This! Birth of the Sharing Cities Network
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The Looming Foreclosure Crisis: As the Fed Runs Out of Bullets, Local Governments Are Stepping In
Mortgage debt overhang from the housing bust has meant lack of middle-class spending power and consumer demand, preventing the economy from growing. The problem might be fixed by a new approach from the Fed. But if the Fed won’t act, counties will, as seen in the latest developments on eminent …
SHAREABLE -11 Affordable Housing Alternatives for City Dwellers
Alternative Affordable Housing & Eat Well on $4/Day Has Your City Joined the International Sharing Cities Network? Find out more by clicking: HERE 11 Affordable Housing Alternatives for City Dwellers We’ve rounded up 11 affordable housing alternatives for city dwellers because if we want cities to continue to thrive, we …
Seed Grant Superstars: 200+ Projects Sprout in All Different Shapes and Places
Received this from a friend? Subscribe to Shareable’s newsletter. Seed Grant Superstars: 200+ Projects Sprout in All Different Shapes and Places An introduction to the 33 projects and events that received funding from Shareable’s 2nd annual Seed Grant. The quality of applicants was incredible and we were hard pressed to choose …
Cutting Edge Capital is Open for Investment!
June 2014 IN THIS ISSUE CEC News Blog Roll Client News Upcoming Events CEC News Cutting Edge Capital is Open for Investment! We are pleased to announce that our DPO is now LIVE on our website! On June 11th, we officially launched our …
GEN International Newsletter June 2014 – Editorial: Ecovillages and Food Sovereignty
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Opportunity Finance Network (OFN) invites you and your staff to join us for an upcoming technical assistance webinar
Opportunity Finance Network (OFN) invites you and your staff to join us for an upcoming technical assistance webinar. This webinar is part of The CDFI Fund’s Strengthening Small and Emerging CDFIs Capacity Building Initiative to expand the capacity of CDFIs with a strong ambition to increase their impact and improve …