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The role of the Credit Commons in the commons economy: Tom Woodroof of Mutual Credit Services

Dave Darby of Lowimpact.org and Stroud Commons talks with Tom Woodroof of Local Loop Merseyside and Mutual Credit Services about the Credit Commons – a way to federate different groups all over the world that are building the commons economy (because you can’t get everything you need from just your community) – but it does it without centralised control. Read more

Predicting financial collapse (and what to do about it)

How likely is financial collapse? Matthew Slater, blogger and co-author of the Credit Commons white paper, looks into it: Read more

A ‘Transcender Manifesto’ for a world beyond capitalism. A seed.

Dil Green is a founder member of Mutual Credit Services, who are working with Stroud Commons to design models for the commons economy for various sectors of the economy. This article first appeared on his blog 5 years ago, but it’s so relevant to the current commons movement, that we’re re-posting it here. Read more

Easy ways that you can help grow the commons movement

We’ve put out requests for help before – in blog articles, at public events and via word of mouth. And they worked. In Stroud, we now have a core group of 10 people and three sector groups – housing commons, land common and leisure commons, with 8-10 people each. Read more

I was interviewed about the commons by the ‘Voice of Islam’ radio station

Dave Darby of Lowimpact.org | 11-Mar-2024 | 0

I was invited to be interviewed about the commons and mutual credit for a show on the radio station ‘Voice of Islam’ called ‘Beyond Capitalism: Mutual Economics’. Read more

Is the corporate digital takeover of big cities ‘progress’?

Dave Darby of Lowimpact.org | 01-Jan-2024 | 0

In Brett Scott’s blog post, The War on Informality, he talks about his impressions of London after some time away, how it’s becoming more and more difficult to escape surveillance capitalism, and how it’s seeping into every area of Londoners’ lives. Read more

Free online: 2024 revised and expanded edition of ‘The End of Money’

Tom Greco of Beyond Money | 06-Nov-2023 | 1

I read the first edition of this book around 12 years ago. It changed my life and put me on the path to where I am now – trying to build the commons economy. New 2024 edition, free online. Read more

‘Bear ye one another’s burdens’: friendly societies for social welfare

Dave Darby of Lowimpact.org | 30-Oct-2023 | 1

Every neighbourhood had a friendly society. At their height, just before WW1 9 million people were members of friendly societies in the UK! Read more

Decentralising power: the why, what, how and who of growing the commons economy

Dave Darby of Lowimpact.org | 08-Oct-2023 | 11

Why we need to replace capitalism with a commons economy; who will do it and how. Read more

More on the money problem: it doesn’t have to be ‘scarce’

Following on from a recent post by Tom Greco, on the essential nature of money, Dil Green of Lowimpact.org and Mutual Credit Services here talks about its apparent scarcity, how that negatively affects our communities and our well-being, and how it could be different – based on mutual credit and the commons economy. Read more

How to solve the money problem in a nutshell

Tom Greco of Beyond Money | 30-Jul-2023 | 2

This article from Tom Greco contains the basics of what you need to know about money, currency, credit and exchange. Read more

Building back differently: peasant economics and heritage craft

Eloise Sentito of These Isles | 16-Jul-2023 | 5

If a fair share of the planet is a couple of ‘useful’ global hectares per individual, the planet could sustain about 10 billion people living primitively. Read more

Conversation with Jem Bendell, part 2: how should we respond to the collapse of capitalism?

Jem Bendell of JemBendell.com | 02-Jul-2023 | 0

This is the second part of a conversation between Dave Darby of Lowimpact.org and Jem Bendell, professor of sustainability leadership at the University of Cumbria, and author of the now famous 2018 Deep Adaptation paper that claimed that we’re on an inevitable path to civilisational collapse. Read more

Conversation with Jem Bendell, part 1: is industrial capitalism coming to an end?

Jem Bendell of JemBendell.com | 25-Jun-2023 | 6

This is the first part of a conversation between Dave Darby of Lowimpact.org and Jem Bendell, professor of sustainability leadership at the University of Cumbria, and author of the now famous 2018 Deep Adaptation paper that claimed that we’re on an inevitable path to civilisational collapse. Read more

Move over #DeFi & #ReFi; hello #CoFi – collaborative finance for the commons

Matthew Slater reports on the first Collaborative Finance Gathering at the Commons Hub, Austria, May 22-28, 2023, where the concept of ‘co-fi’ was born. Read more

Regenerative traditions in Africa: inspiration for the commons everywhere

Building the commons may be hard in wealthier countries, where traditions of mutual aid were lost many years ago. But they’re still alive and well in other parts of the world – as this article by Janet of Grassroots Economics / Sarafu Network shows. I interviewed the director of Grassroots Economics, Shaila Agha, who told me about ‘chamas’ in Kenya – mutual savings groups, built on trusted relationships in local communities. Read more

Stroud Commons 4: new website

Dave Darby of Lowimpact.org | 14-May-2023 | 0

Stroud Commons now has a website – stroudcommons.org. Please tell anyone you know in Stroud about us. We’re looking for people to get involved. Read more

Stroud Commons part 3: ‘Money Talks’ public event with Brett Scott, May 19

Dave Darby of Lowimpact.org | 23-Apr-2023 | 0

Stroud ‘commoners club’ is hosting a public event at the Trinity Rooms in Stroud on Friday, May 19 at 7pm. If you live in Stroud, please do come along, and if you know anyone in Stroud, please let them know. Read more

Matthew Slater’s review of recent money news

Matthew Slater, co-author of the Credit Commons white paper, produces a biannual (usually!) roundup of money news he finds interesting. Here’s the latest. Read more

How credit clearing can change the global monetary system: interview with Tomaž Fleischman of Informal Systems

Tom Woodroof of Lowimpact and Mutual Credit Services talks with Tomaž Fleischman of Informal Systems about credit clearing. We believe that credit clearing is one of the four crucial tools in building a new commons economy. Read more

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