EVENT: Voices of Hope in a Time of Crisis, Nov. 8 in NYC

Climate chaos, world conflict, species extinction, income inequality, financial insecurity… All our most pressing crises are connected. And they have their roots in an economy dominated by global corporations. We need structural change.

Rebuilding local economies is a solution-multiplier ‒ reducing our ecological footprint while simultaneously increasing our social and economic well-being. Want to help build the movement? Join in on November 8 for a day of cutting-edge discussion, debate and cultural exchange with inspirational speakers from around the world. The all-day event takes place in the Great Hall at Cooper Union in New York City.

Speakers include Charles Eisenstein, Chris Hedges, Helena Norberg-Hodge, Judy Wicks and Laura Flanders.

To purchase tickets: http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/759434

For more information: http://bit.ly/vohIAL

Be part of the launch of the International Alliance for Localization (IAL), a new forum for global collaboration to support place-based solutions on a planetary scale. 

“We began laying the groundwork for this project in 2006 at our conference in Ladakh, India called “Beyond the Monoculture: Strengthening Local Culture, Economy, and Knowledge.” Further steps have been taken at our international Economics of Happiness conferences in 2012, 2013 and 2014. At the moment, we have a growing network of individuals and organizations dedicated to exploring new approaches to today’s ecological, social, and economic crises – approaches that respect and protect cultural and ecological diversity while expanding international dialogue and exchange. The IAL will formalize the social networks Local Futures has developed over three decades of work across the globe.”

The broad objectives of the IAL include:

  • to identify common threats to cultural and biological diversity, as well as economic security, and seek common strategies to resist these pressures;
  • to explore community as well as institutional supports (at all levels – local, national and international) needed to sustain diversity and security;
  • to enhance the capacity of members to make reasoned, well-informed choices on issues related to economic development, resource use, and cultural and environmental integrity;
  • to expand the existing knowledge base about strategies being implemented to localize economies, rebuild resilience and adaptive capacity, strengthen food security, and maintain cultural integrity in different parts of the world;
  • to forge global partnerships in support of such renewal and resilience-building initiatives;
  • to discuss alternative strategies in the production of basic needs, especially food

The IAL will be launched on November 8th, 2014 at “Voices of Hope in a Time of Crisis” in New York City. Register here to participate in this ground-breaking event.