Local Currency Conference, San Francisco, Calif., February 1998. Has your community printed its own money?
Are you personally curious about the worldwide movement to create local barter systems?
Here are highlights of the first-ever conference on the topic.
Printing Community Money
code: C405 >To order a copy click here: $8.00
This documentary takes you to Ithaca, N.Y., where a successful community money system was launched in 1991. Six years later, over $60,000 dollars worth of Ithaca Hours had been put into circulation, triggering an estimated $2 million dollars worth of exchanges. Over 40 towns in the US and Canada have begun their own community money systems modeled on Ithaca Hours, initiated by Paul Glover, an urban historian and planner and long-term Ithaca resident.
Community Money vs the Global Financial Casino
code: C406 >To order a copy click here: $8.00
The maverick author Ivan Illich said that “money helps transform live American communities into a dead social system.” Community currencies – whose worth rests on trust – can rebuild society and act as a safety net. Participants in Time Dollars can convert their personal time into earning power. The founder of this system, Edgar Kahn, explains how it works.
Local Currency Conference
code: C401 >To order a copy click here: $8.00
Bernard Lietaer, once on the staff of the National Bank of Belgium and a successful currency trader, now lends his vast inside expertise to a critique of the money and stock market systems. Who wins, who loses, and how long is it going to last? This is his opening address to the Local Currency Conference.
Local Currencies, Theory and Practice
code: C402/404 >To order a copy click here: $8.00
Never before had the founders of the most successful local currencies met face to face in one place. Hear from the E.F. Schumacher Society, the world-famous founder of LETS (Canada), the founder of Time Dollars, Ithaca Hours, and more. The major founders of barter systems speak from the heart. They explain how local currencies and barter can act as a social safety net and re-tie the social bonds within communities.
Is It Legal to Print Your Own Money?
code: C403 >To order a copy click here: $8.00
Lewis Solomon, Professor of Law at George Washington University, answers with a resounding “YES.” His talk includes historic research and an excellent presentation of current law.
