We would like to organize a workshop on economic alternatives. Topics could range from parecon to local currencies to local first (small-mart revolution). Here is what it could look like:
- one or two day event
- small introductory lectures on a few central topics
- focus on working groups
- summary at end and planning next steps
- goals: help people find groups in the area in which they can get involved, setup system where groups in the region can network
Possible topics:
- parecon and libertarian socialism (Charles)
- Bürgergeld (ZAK)
- Small-Mart: Penny?
- Military and capitalism, attac?? Globalisierungskritiker
- local currencies (Reinhold Klett)
- Global Marshall Plan
- Alternative Wohnformen (Axel Burkhart (Burgi) von der Schelling (burgi@schellingstrasse.de): he has a presentation prepared on Wohnprojekte, Networking)
Goals:
- creating a vision
- helping get more people involved
- encouraging dialogue
- encouraging long-lasting, substantive change through local action
- what can be done at the community level to further global goals of economic justice?
- how can more people get involved?
- how can we reach a wider sector of the population?
- common goals of attendees?
-- strengthen local economies
-- decrease dependence on corporations
-- increase control of individual over his/her life (consumption, work, political life)
-- increase economic justice
- networking
Guidelines:
- topics have to be focused on socio-economic issues
- in the workgroup segments it has to be a priority that as many people as possible take part in the discussions. It has to be avoided that we only have experts lecturing on their topics.
- By giving people the opportunity to speak themselves we radically increase the chances of them becoming empowered to get involved.


Questions:
We we like to adopt the principles of the World Social Forum (https://www.ussf2007.org/en/wsf_charter)
How could we get others involved in the preparation?