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COMING HOME: E.F. Schumacher and the Reinvention of the Local Economy

February 12, 2013 by jdaviescoates 1 Comment

This is one of the best documentaries about Community Supported Agriculture, Community Land Trusts and Community Currencies. COMING HOME: E.F. Schumacher and the Reinvention of the Local Economy, is a new 37 minute film that tells the story of a series of revolutionary innovations by the community of Great Barrington, MA to address, at the local level, some of the economic challenges of our nation’s current hard times. In 1973, British economist E.F. Schumacher wrote “Small is Beautiful – … [Read more...]

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Inside Job (with Spanish subtitles, again)

November 22, 2012 by jdaviescoates 1 Comment

This is a must see film. We've posted it a couple of times before, but those videos have since been removed. Here is is again, again with Spanish subtitles:   … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorised Tagged With: Banking, Banks, Documentary, Economics, Film, Money, Money, Video, Video

Inside Job

November 22, 2011 by jdaviescoates 1 Comment

The last version of this film we posted has since been removed so here it is again (this time with Greek subtitles). It is an important film well worth watching. You can also watch (and download) it on vimeo, or download it via bittorrent. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorised Tagged With: 1%, All stories, All stories, Banking, Banks, Documentary, Economics, Film, Goldman Sachs, Inside Job, Lobbying, Money, Money, Politics, Video, Video

RIP Richard Douthwaite

November 15, 2011 by jdaviescoates 1 Comment

Saddened to hear the news that Richard Douthwaite just passed away after a period of illness. Richard was a tremendous pioneer and thought leader who championed economies that functioned in balance with and of the ecology. Please, if you do nothing else, read at least these two of his books (both utterly important and timely despite being written years ago) Short Circuit: Strengthening Local Economics for Security in an Unstable World (1996) Read it … [Read more...]

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The Money Fix

September 7, 2011 by jdaviescoates Leave a Comment

The Money Fix, another must see documentary about money and the banking system. "Money is at the intersection of nearly every aspect of modern life. Most of us take the monetary system for granted, but it has a profound and largely misunderstood influence on our lives.  THE MONEY FIX is a feature-length documentary exploring our society’s relationship with the almighty dollar. THE MONEY FIX examines economic patterning in both the human and the natural worlds, and through this lens we learn how … [Read more...]

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Must See Film: Inside Job (with Spanish Subtitles)

September 7, 2011 by jdaviescoates 1 Comment

Inside Job is a really good film that deserves your attention. I just stumbled across an online copy and thought I should post it so as many people get to see it as possible. If this copy disappears you can download it using bittorrent here. Also, if you've not watched them before be sure to check out Money as Debt and The Money Fix too, both essential viewing. … [Read more...]

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GOOD Magazine: Oil Addiction Presentation

June 4, 2011 by jdaviescoates Leave a Comment

This is a nice presentation from Good Magazine. "If we're addicted to oil, our twelve-step program should begin with admitting that we have a problem. As the price of oil creeps higher, finding new energy sources is more important than ever. But the search for alternatives, combined with environmental disruptions, is putting new pressures on other essentials like food. There are some things that are going well in the world. Right now, the economy is not one of them." Animation & Design by … [Read more...]

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Peak Oil – Visually Explained

June 3, 2011 by jdaviescoates Leave a Comment

"A Quick 3 minute video visually explaining Peak Oil, what oil is used for, and what the future may hold with regards to Peak Oil. "This is the culmination of my year-long thesis project looking at how Graphic Design can help communicate a complex topic such as Peak Oil." https://www.youtube.com/user/decyphersmc … [Read more...]

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Email to Toby Hemenway re: Piracy

January 27, 2011 by jdaviescoates 95 Comments

NOTE: I've had a series of increasingly great responses from Toby - please see the comments Toby Hemenway, a leading permaculture author sent me a message with very very thinly veiled threat to sue me for including his great book Gaia's Garden here https://files.uniteddiversity.com/Permaculture/ (someone else has also put it up on Scribd) Here is the text of his message: at https://files.uniteddiversity.com/Permaculture/ you have a pirated copy of my book, Gaia's Garden. My publisher, Chelsea … [Read more...]

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Local Currency Council’s First Interactive Online Conference.

June 29, 2010 by jdaviescoates Leave a Comment

https://localcurrencycouncil.org/ Participants will be joining us through web cam feeds & phone/Skype access. You can call in and speak with our presenters, join the discussion, and contribute using the live chat. If you’d like to present or have topics you’d like to see covered please contact us. We are scheduling guests who will be presenting on a variety of topics, and joining in various group discussions. Our first participants come from the UK, Toronto Canada, and Washington DC, … [Read more...]

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