The New Economy Starts Here

For truly smart money see http://www.dailygood.org/more.php?n=3741 – a real life example extracted from Yes! magazine. The latest issue includes 35 pages titled 'The New Economy Starts Here - why this crisis may be our best chance'. It includes articles by David Korten, Vandana Shiva, Wendell Berry, James Robertson,..... covering local currency, co-ops, community banks, local investment .....
Read them at http://www.dailygood.org/more.php?n=3741

Closer to home, Maleny will launch the Baroon Dollar in August. Last week Radio NZ ‘Nights’ interviewed Dr Kate Crawford, spokesperson of the Australian Institute for Community Currencies Inc.
Listen to the podcast at http://www.radionz.co.nz/national/programmes/nights

Visit the Baroon website at http://www.baroondollar.org/

Read the ABC Online article
‘Money worries: town prints its own’ at http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/06/10/2594106.htm

Once one or two communities in NZ follow suit I expect it won’t be long before others join in. Early adopters are likely to be better prepared in the event of a deepening ‘downturn’ than those slower out of the blocks.

The next community currency workshop will be held in Wellington, 27th & 28th August.
Enquiries: Living Economies info@le.org.nz www.le.org.nz