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COMMUNITY CURRENCIES CONFERENCE APRIL 17TH - 19TH
The Quaker Settlement, 76 Virginia Rd, Whanganui Ph 06 3455 048 or 027 2588807
Out of all the conversations about relocalization and
community resilience, the conversations about local currencies and alternative
‘people centred economics’ may well be the most important of all and have the
biggest bearing on how communities survive or not as the world financial system
falters. In good times or bad the ability to create local money and commercial
models of cooperation are key tools to strengthen
communities and enable social and environmental development
Speakers List
Keynote: Thomas H
Greco Jnr
Author of Money – understanding and creating alternatives to
legal tender, and the soon to be released The End of Money and the Future of
Civilisation, Greco is a sought-after advisor and conference speaker. He also
offers unprecedented wealth of information on the interplay of economics and
democracy through his website http://www.reinventingmoney.com/ and associated
blogs and books. He brings to the conference his 30 years study and working
experience of community currency systems from around the world. Greco will also be presenting public lectures at Waiheke Tues April 7, Auckland Uni Wed Apr 8th & Wgtn Tues 14th
Greco will be joined at the conference by New Zealanders
experienced in the field of local currencies and related promising initiatives
capable of rejuvenating local economies. Inc:
Christoph Hensch
– LETS & CES in NZ – the ins and outs of our most prevalent community
currency system
Bryan Innes –
Interest Free Money, creating a hybrid of the J.A.K model
Margaret Jefferies - NZ's first Time Bank, a pilot project in
Lyttleton that has attracted significant funding from a philanthropic Trust.
Ramsey Margolis -
New Zealand
Cooperatives Association
Peter Russell - OOOBY – Out Of Our Own Backyards – a trading system based on sharing home
production.
Karen Russell -
sharing her experience setting up the successful Australian Barter Directory at
the beginning of the last recession.
Hellen Swale - Upper Hutt XCard – A local loyalty Swipe
Card with 5000 users
Helen Dew &
Haydyn McGrail - Wairarapa‘s printed paper currency - WISE Vouchers
Deirdre Kent –
Healthy Money Healthy Planet
Atutur, Noe Vincent
Sharing from his work with reviving Traditional Banking Systems in Vanuatu
Laurence Boomert
– reporting on experiments in building Whanganui CES ‘REBS’ through the local Environment Centre
THE CONFERENCE BEGINS with dinner Friday evening (registration desk opens at 4pm) and runs through to Lunchtime Sunday. The LETS AGM will be held just before lunch
Registration Fee is $45 which can be paid in LETS plus $45 for catering for the full event. Accommodation costs range from $10 camping through to $20 a night dorm or $50 for a unit (all pending availability) Email
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for a registration form or Ph 06 3455 048
The programme for this event will be posted here shortly
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