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http://occupydenver.org/119-explore-the-alternative-economy/

When: Saturday, January 19th @ 9am
Where: Kirk of Bonnie Brae, 1201 S. Steele Street, Denver, CO 80210

The purpose of Social Forum is to organize, educate and empower people
on critical issues; sharing knowledge; and teaching skills to build
alternative and sustainable systems that better meet our human needs.
Through the Social Forum model, individuals reflect on their own
purpose and how to make a difference, and hopefully we can create the
consciousness that we have the knowledge and skills and the power to
create the change we desire.

Workshops: 9am to 12:30pm
Worker Cooperatives – This workshop will discuss the Worker
Cooperatives (employee-ownership model) which are business entities
that are owned and operated by their employees. It creates a
sustainable economy, stable, and non-competitive jobs that can’t be
sold out, and that build community. Bill Kirton & Dick Peterson
http://www.rmeoc.org/

Alternative Currency – In this workshop, we will explore Denver’s
brand new local currency.  This becomes a self-financing revolution to
create a bottom-up economy with self-sufficiency, and self-government.
No waiting, voting, or asking permission from the corrupt.  You can
learn how you can benefit from Hours as an individual, or business. We
have set up 5 local, currency systems in 8 months. Each can trade with
one another, and none support big-box stores. “The People are the
gold, and can create a more abundant future immediately!” Wayne
Walton  http://www.milehighhours.com/

Money, Public Banking, and Global Transformation –
In this workshop, we will examine the following: Money is ubiquitous,
but few people understand what it really is and how control over its
creation and availability affects global, local, and individual
conditions. Clarity, regarding what money is, enables us to transform
the monetary system so that it serves people, rather than the other
way around, which is currently the case. The transformation process
requires, at a minimum, three initiatives: public banking; verifiable
voting and public-only campaign financing; and decentralized media
ownership. Robert Bows  http://publicbankinginstitute.org/

Open Forum: 12:30pm
Time to brainstorm and choose the next step for our community.

Please bring a healthy dish to share, if unable, please come anyway