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Dawn Pilatowicz commented on Alana's event 'Transition Town Trade Exchange Meeting'
Why not join the CES - you can have your own currency - either in time or any other currency - it's all user definable. See our website
September 22
Alana added an event
October 12, 2009 from 5:30pm to 7:30pm
Currently a group in Kaitaia is meeting to discuss and co-create a timebanking system. There is also some talk about eventually exploring creating a complimentary currency. Individuals interested in participating in a trade/exchange system are in...
September 15
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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 fai...
September 15
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September 14
John Kenderdine and Alana are now friends
August 30
Alana is now a member of Community Exchange Network
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August 27

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I am currently involved with a group of people involved in the project of starting up a timebank and alternative currency exchange in the far north of NZ, Kaitaia. Kerikeri is also starting up a group.

I recently spoke with Margaret Jeffries from the Lyttelton group and Deidre Kent in Wellington - author of Healthy Money, Healthy Planet, to find out more about software options and to investigate how many groups are getting ready to start up and how many are now established in NZ.

Seems to me that having a site listing the groups and contact information of representatives is imperative if we want to establish some sense of coherence together.

Also there are many of us out there who do not wish to reinvent the wheel and who wish to make the best use of the abundant knowledge, experience, resources which are currently available.

Also would be great if we had a software thats hosted in NZ, and perhaps rather than individual groups investing separately in the license, we can explore sharing these costs?
Tell us about yourself, your background, interests, skills.
Group just starting - initiated thru individuals involved in the Transition Towns Initiative.

More soon.
Your personal website, if you have one:
http://www.heartstory.co.nz/
My Website (1)
http://www.heartstory.co.nz/
My Website (2)
http://www.digitalcatz.com

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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 on September 15, 2009 at 3:18am —

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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 — 3 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

Tim Jenkin

US National Debt Clock: Real Time

Have a look at this. Quite incredible: http://www.usdebtclock.org/

Posted by Tim Jenkin on July 31, 2009 at 3:45pm — 1 Comment

Richard

The Method by which the Federal Reserve creates money out of nothing;

The Method by which the Federal Reserve creates money out of nothing; the concept of usury as the payment of interest on pretended loans; the true cause of the hidden tax called inflation; the way in which the Fed creates boom-bust cycles.

Interested? Read more here.. http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/888963/posts

Posted by Richard on July 30, 2009 at 7:30pm

Tim Jenkin

Credit and Debit Limits

Credit and Debit Limits

What are credit and debit limits and why do we need them in a community of givers and receivers promoting the notion of abundance? Surely limits create a shortage of the currency, taking us back to debt-based conventional money where those of us who are short of the stuff have to borrow it from those who have a surplus?

Credit and debit limits are absolutely essential for the health of an exchange. In the CES we do not impose 'hard' limits where the system stops… Continue

Posted by Tim Jenkin on July 28, 2009 at 11:35am — 2 Comments

 

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