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It’s time to Move Your Money! Make your way down to Pioneer Courthouse Square for a big outdoor celebration of our local economy and the role local banking plays in it. Representatives of local banks and credit unions will be on hand to provide you with information about how you can move your money out of the big banks and into a financial institution that supports our local economy.

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COME JOIN US FOR “LORD, SAVE US FROM YOUR FOLLOWERS”

AT FOX TOWER THIS WEEKEND

Many of our dear friends have been working for 4 years on this great new film. It is finally in theaters. Please join us for this entertaining exploration of cultural discourse and religious exchange.

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Authors and Activists Noam Chomsky and Derek Jensen to present Keynotes at Econvergence Conference!

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Do you feel looted with the recent and ongoing bailouts? Are you skeptical of the scapegoating that has blamed the poor (subprime), or one party or another, or regulation or deregulation? Do you wonder why the circle of Wall Street advisors around our president continue to push to resurrect a cancerous financial system? Does you feel like you’ve witnessed a game of fantasy finance?

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If you have ever wanted to rip up that lawn and put it to productive use, if you have ever wanted to serve seniors in your neighborhood or make a difference in the lives of the working poor in our community, then this is for you. Come learn how you can make a difference in your community. (Read more…)

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Can energy be produced locally? Can our communities become energy independent? Can you envision neighborhood heat and hot water powered from its own resources? Would you invest in renewable energy technology if you were assured it would pay you quickly? If energy independence was truly in your hands, would you act on it? Join Equity Design and partners as we explore these and other energy questions.

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Today’s economic crisis, being the worst since the Great Depression, is giving us an incredible opportunity to change our Economic Story. David Korten presents a new Economic story showing that by changing our economic priorities, measures of success, marketplace rules, power structures, sources of financing, and even the very way we create money, we can build a healthy, humane and vibrant economy.a new economy that generates real wealth instead of phantom wealth. Join us as I co-teach this book study. (Read more…)

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While almost $2.5 trillion of our money was squandered on easy term loans to banks and investment houses, we lost 2.6 million jobs in 2008! One million jobs were lost just between Nov. 1st and Dec. 31st of 2008. With a good deal more suffering likely, we are in the most difficult economic times since the Great Depression.

* What are the root causes of the economic crisis?
* What should we fight for? What is a “recovery?”
* How do the millions of people who voted for change help make it happen?
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Have you ever wondered where money comes from? Are you curious what runs our monetary system? Do you ever have the sense that those digits the banks and wall street report may not represent real wealth? Have you wondered if our financial system is sustainable? If so, this is your film. (Read more…)

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Ok, so you’ve likely read more about economics these last few months than in all those college econ classes you took way back when. As if it weren’t enough, we decided to throw our own little spin on things and put together a forum to try to unpack some of the components that aren’t getting much air time (but should) AND give you some practical steps to help make our community better. (read more…)

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You frustrated with the injustices happening with the current financial bailout? You curious to know more? Do you remember those WTO days where you may have first heard that large corporations wield a bit of power and don’t always have others’ interests in mind (read: community, environment, laborers, etc). Here’s an event that promises to do similar type of education on the financial industry with the intent to do something about it. (read more…)

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An evening with author and economic activist Stacy Mitchell! She will discuss the growing movement around the country to rebuild and strengthen local economies, placing what’s happening in Portland into this larger, encouraging context as well as examining why local economies are so critical to meeting the challenge of global warming to ensure our economic and community well-being in the near future. She will also be offering key policies and strategies to help realize this vision. Be sure to come early at 6pm for a celebration of our local economy with information, refreshments and representatives from various local community businesses and organizations.

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Join us Monday the 17th for our November Community Commons as we partner with the Real Wealth of Portland and explore local food through an economic justice lens.

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Monday was the first of a series of Community Commons forums that we are a part of. October’s theme was Human Rights and there was a great array of community organizations that came and presented what they are up to and how people can get involved. We wanted to share that information with you! Check out these organizations

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Is human slavery more prevalent now than ever?
Are there ways to promote worker and human rights?

The Real Wealth of Portland encourages you to watch the film Call and Response this weekend, then come to our forum on October 20 to learn more and take action.
Feel free to download the event flier and distribute or post!

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Two great community events coming up! Check out the film Sick Around the World and/or attend a forum on the local effects of international trade agreements.

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Barbara Ehrenreich and Chuck Collins are visiting us Wed. July 16th to talk about economic inequality.

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After three years of work we recently competed our feature film, “Lord Save Us From Your Followers.”

We just completed a one week premier at the Hollywood theater here in our hometown and the response exceeded our expectations. Several of the showing sold out and thousands came out to watch.

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July 4-July 11 is Eat Local Week

How would our lives and community be different if we shifted our purchases to local businesses? Does that locally produced organic hopworks beer taste better?  How about buying from local growers through People’s Food Coop? Does it taste better? Does it cost less? How does shopping local build our […]

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