An Economy for the 99%

On 19th May 2012 there was a half day gathering at the Quaker Meeting House in Sheffield made up of presentations and workshops around the theme of "An Economy for the 99%", it was organised by the World Development Movement in support of Occupy Sheffield and the Climate Caravan.

Introduction from Jenny Patient - mp3 771K

Oliver on the Ecological Footprint of Humanity - mp3 6.9M

John Stewart on the Climate Caravan - mp3 8.7M

Rory Ridley-Duff on Local Co-operatives - mp3 29M

Peter Verity, Positive Money - mp3 23M

Jean, Heather and Gareth on Sheffield Renewables, Hazelhurst CSA and Regather - mp3 15M

Co-operatives Workshop - mp3 32M

Oliver

Ecological Footprint

John Stewart, Climate Caravan

Rory Ridley-Duff

Political changes follows social and economic change

Peter Verity, Positive Money

Links to some of the organisations, campaigns and people mentioned in the talks:

World Development Movement Sheffield

http://groups.wdm.org.uk/sheffield/

Occupy Sheffield

https://occupysheffield.org/

Sheffield Renewables

http://sheffieldrenewables.org.uk/

Hazelhurst CSA

http://hazelhurst.coop/

Regather Trading Co-operative

http://regather.net/

Beanies Wholefoods

http://beanieswholefoods.co.uk/

Sheffield Co-operatives

http://sheffield.coop/

Co-operatives Yorkshire and Humber

http://www.cooperatives-yh.coop/

Climate Jobs Caravan

http://www.climate-change-jobs.org/caravan

Dr Rory Ridley-Duff

http://www.roryridleyduff.com/

Positive Money

http://positivemoney.org.uk/

Positive Money Sheffield

http://positivemoneysheffield.pbworks.com/

Chris
Homepage: https://occupysheffield.org/

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21.05.2012 09:05

Well I'm one of the 99% and your policies are simply not going to work, in fact for a bunch which on the surface seem to be well qualified they are borderline David Ike.

Time for a rethink before the next event of this kind.

One of the 99%

serious question

21.05.2012 16:58

Why don't you set up a political party to vote for?

Then if 99% of us vote for you, you can get this stuff off the drawing board and implemented?

Another 99%er

UK Indymedia

An Economy for the 99%

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for me

serious question