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Lift Summaries
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"Blessed Unrest", by Paul Hawken
"Fleeing Vesuvius", by FEASTA and LE
"No More Throwaway People", by Edgar S. Cahn
"Sacred Economics", by Charles Eisenstein
"The End of Money and the Future of Civilization", by Thomas H. Greco
"The Future of Money", by Bernard Lietaer
"We the People", by John Buck and Sharon Villines
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Living Economies
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MONEY AS DEBT A film by Paul Grignon 2006 Available as a DVD and on www.moneyasdebt.net
This 37 minute film will appeal to all viewers interested in the topic of money, past and present - and may even bring some viewers to become interested though they never were before.
Some, like me, will need to watch it twice, as the first time they will be so amused and stimulated by the clever animation, the startling statements, and relevant, thought-provoking quotes from famous politicians, bankers and economists, that they will miss some of the ideas and their connections. Others, who already know many of the ideas, will just smile and chuckle and nod and say "Right!!", after trying to mentally argue with them. Much of the material is already found in important books, such as Bernard Lietaer's "The future of Money", and Thomas H. Greco's "The End of Money", both of which can be challenging to the uninitiated in the world of finance and economics. But this film will enlighten and convince the ordinary viewer, so that such books will then become more accessible. It traces the history of money and banking, revealing the reality behind appearances, and then offers four questions, and various answers currently in use and under discussion, such as barter, LETS, and interest-free money. The website is worth a look too. |
A few of LIFT's latest additions:
Fast food nation: what the all-American meal is doing to the world
Eric Schlosser
This book, by turns funny and terrifying, tells the story of fast food. The writer visits the lab that re-creates the smell of strawberries; examines the safety records of abattoirs; reveals why the fries taste so good and what really lurks between the sesame buns; portrays the alienation of millions of low-paid employees - and shows how fast food is transforming not only our diets and body sizes, but also our world.
Slow money: investing as if food, farms, and fertility mattered
Woody Tasch
"Woody Tasch has one of those fast minds that always seem to ask the right slow questions. He is on to something: a new vision of deploying capital in a way that might offer a true alternative to faster and faster, bigger and bigger, more and more global. I've been saying for years that we need to feed the soil, not the plant - slow money is about feeding the soil of the economy." Eliot Coleman
Small is possible: life in a local economy
Lyle Estill
Estill has framed an evolving community of strong interdependent local enterprises that are the foundation of a healthy environmental, social and economic system. The book is filled with newspaper columns, blog entries and essays, serving up sustainability with a hefty dose of wit and humour.
All Things Web Ltd