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Building a Local Economy
Date: November 20 - 21, 2008
Time: Nov. 20 & Nov. 21st
8:30am - 5:00 pm Thursday
9:00am - 5:00pm
Location: Hadley, MA
First Congregational Church, Hadley, MA
Price: sliding scale $25-$150, includes lunch and materials
Contact: www.faireconomy.org or (617) 423-2148
Building a Local Economy that Works for All in the Pioneer Valley and Beyond
Led by Felice Yeskel (Director, Class Action),
Rhonda Soto (Race/Class Intersections Program Coordinator, Class Action)and Steve Schnapp (Senior Education Coordinator, UFE)
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This Training is right for you if you are:
• a civic and/or community leader, nonprofit staff or board member, educator, entrepreneur, or active citizen, engaged in strengthening the economic well-being of your community;
• concerned about growing economic inequality in our community, country, and world;
• concerned about the impact of the Federal bailout, Presidential election and the state income tax repeal ballot initiative on local economies.
This Training will give you the opportunity to:
• review national trends in income and wealth and the impact of extreme economic inequality on our communities;
• compare perspectives, from meritocracy (the distribution of resources—especially wealth and income—according to the merit of individuals) to plutocracy (disproportionate influence of the wealthy on the political process), that help shape economic life;
• explore the connections between local sustainable development & social and economic policy in Massachusetts (the state income tax repeal ballot initiative, for example) and at the national level (the 700 billion bailout, the military budget);
• develop an understanding of power and class that will allow us to build bridges across divides and to work more effectively together;
• develop meaningful connections with others from Hampden, Hampshire, and Franklin Counties;
• name economic policies that would move us toward a more equitable and stable economy, at all levels.
This training conference will be followed by a second 2-day training in January (date TBA) that will focus on skill building (meeting facilitation, collaboration, communication, popular education, etc.) to make you a more effective leader and participant in your organization or community.
For more information:
www.classism.org or Felice at 413-585-9709
www.faireconomy.org or Steve at 617-423-2148 x110
Co-sponsors: Alliance for Developing Power • The Brick House Community Resource Center • Community Action • Co-op Power • Equity Trust • First Congregational Church of Hadley • Neighbor to Neighbor • Pioneer Valley Local First/BALLE • Sea Change • Trusteeship Institute • Western MA AFSC • Western MA Jobs with Justice • Common Good Finance • Human Service Forum
View pdf for Building a Local Economy
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