Voices of Hope in a Time of Crisis & the launch

Jay OwenSustainability News, Beyond GDP

Greetings from LOCAL FUTURES
In This Update

– Voices of Hope in a Time of Crisis & the launch

of the International Alliance for Localization

– Announcing Planet Local

– Planet Local Photo Contest: deadline August 8

 

From our Blog:

– Indigenous knowledge and global wellness

 

Events:

– Global to Local Workshops this August in Ladakh

– Degrowth Conference:  September 2014, Germany

– Slow Money Gathering, November 2014, Colorado, USA

– Economics of Happiness Conference: March 2015, Portland, USA

 

Policy Watch:

– Rising Global Movement Calls for #NoTTIP

 

Articles of Interest:

– Land Taken Over by Foreign Investors Could Feed 550 million…

– Why Are We Importing Our Own Fish?

– Insecticides Put World Food Supplies at Risk…

– Losing a World of Languages

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