From the event page:
A key technology of modernity is money. In the globalized economy, money is the shaper of outcomes, including what projects get completed, how the natural world gets used (and abused), who gets paid, and even who gets into political office – in short, money is power. And today, the flows of money are controlled mainly by a mob of global corporations and financial institutions that make exploitative decisions based on profit maximization.
Unfortunately, most of us, even those who care deeply about the fate of communities and the biosphere, are entangled in this unsustainable economic system through our spending and investing patterns. Surely there’s a better way to run economic affairs.
If bioregioning is critical to achieving a prosocial, environmentally sound, and durable society, then the economy needs to go bioregional by establishing infrastructure, institutions, investment opportunities, and markets that favor:
How can we (and others in our communities) use our purchasing power and investment dollars to build up the economy where we live our lives? What institutions can form the foundation of a healthy bioregional economy? How do we resist the dominant economic structures, while supporting new institutions? How can we combine economic activity and nonmonetary transactions to establish an economy that repairs ecosystems and meets the needs of human communities?
Donna Morton (cofounder of Salmon Returns) and Michael Shuman (community economist) share their knowledge of investing locally, supporting the local economy, and building bioregional institutions, including ideas for moving your money from Wall Street to Main Street.
