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Tabarnak Communication

Permaculture

Hola all. As a mean to reappropriate our productions, our food, our time and thus, our lives. I found that Permaculture was a very When t…

Started by Tabarnak Communication

0 Dec. 7, 2008
Christoph Hensch

The Importance of Understanding Zero, or why LETS is not for everyone

Green Dollars (LETS) have a long history in New Zealand. The idea arrived from its originator in British Columbia, Michael Linton, via Lond…

Started by Christoph Hensch

1 Dec. 2, 2008
Reply by Ken Meek
Hrvoje Butkovic

Determining value

Here is a loophole that was pointed out to me: "And how is "value" for a product determined. Can I, for instance, price a tooth brush at s…

Started by Hrvoje Butkovic

4 Nov. 14, 2008
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Hrvoje Butkovic

Accumulating debits

What is there to prevent people from selling goods or services to people who are abusing the system by amassing a large number of debits?

Started by Hrvoje Butkovic

0 Nov. 7, 2008
Hayden McGrail

Future of the Groups on CES?

I read most of the early email discussions (yes some got way out of hand). When the groups were established on CES I joined, I participated…

Started by Hayden McGrail

1 Oct. 16, 2008
Reply by Tim Jenkin
Magda Hansson

What is Ning?

Glad we are not on Facebook anymore as I had some issues with their ethics and privacy policy and those of the owners. But what is Ning? Wh…

Started by Magda Hansson

2 Oct. 13, 2008
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Les Squires

Inbox/Uncategorized Discussions

All new discussions are automatically sent to Inbox, to be recategorized and processed.

Started by Les Squires

2 Oct. 8, 2008
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Christoph Hensch

Understanding Money

I had one of those moments again, when I was wondering about the people of this world ....

Again and again I'm surprised about how little people care about the money system. Money is something so essential and central to our civilisation, yet almost nobody ever makes the effort to find out how it really works. When talking about the money system, I don't mean to talk about budgeting or investments or what we use money for. Of course money can be used for good, and often is. What I mean i… Continue

Posted by Christoph Hensch on January 4, 2010 at 10:44am — 1 Comment

sean liebel

Currently working with people who need to work but do not have work

I am working with the Americorps VISTA program and am looking at this for a way to facilitate trade and employment for my office that I currently reside in which is in Northport, Alabama. I think the CES model is good yet what is its effectiveness thus far? What are the numbers for success? Is there any place I can look or find this information?
Thanks,
Sean K. Liebel

Posted by sean liebel on December 14, 2009 at 6:35am

Tim Jenkin

Book review of "The End of Money and the Future of Civilization", by Thomas Greco

Book Review: The End of Money and the Future of Civilization

By Thomas H. Greco, Jr

Published by: Chelsea Green Publishing, White River Junction, Vermont, USA (www.chelseagreen.com), 2009. ISBN 978-1-60358-078-6

Thomas Greco is the most radical writer on money today. The very title of the book suggests that the future of civilization depends on abandoning money-as-we-know-it. What could be more radical and revolutionary than that? Yet on readin… Continue

Posted by Tim Jenkin on November 24, 2009 at 10:30pm — 1 Comment

Stephen Hinton

Introducing COGS

The Point of COGS

COGS stands for Circle of Gifts, and is a complementary currency specifically designed to help local communities re-localise activities. The aim of re-localisation is to provide inhabitants with the possibility of an acceptable quality of life when traditional economic development fails, or their circumstances are against them.

We believe complementary currencies will become more important as energy supplies dwindle and impact the economic growth so essential for inter… Continue

Posted by Stephen Hinton on October 5, 2009 at 9:00am — 4 Comments

Alana

Mobilising The Real Wealth of Community - An Article by Alana Tobin

People around the world are increasingly concerned and even fearful about the present state of our economy and the real possibility of a recession turning into a depression. Having grown dependent upon an economic system which has increasingly failed us now our economy is in a rapid state of decline. As a growing number of people are losing their jobs and homes, many are finding themselves in rather precarious and even dire circumstances. Should the economy significantly worsen none of us likes… Continue

Posted by Alana on September 15, 2009 at 3:18am

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