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hello! It’s been awhile since I’ve written here. Happy 2015! It’s going to be a great one. Despite a little lull/respite over winter holidays, there’s been a lot of action in MAN development. And now we’re full steam ahead. We’re gearing up to offer more regular and in-depth communications so here I’ll just start with…
Hello I’m very pleased to report that the news is all good in this neck of the woods. Onward and upward for 2015! Here at Dane County TimeBank (DCTB) we are a proud recipient of a Brighter Futures grant, which is state money coming through Dane County to several community partners (us, the YWCA, Briarpatch…
Hello all! This is a quick note to let you know that we’ll be hosting a 3-hour web meeting in order to launch some work groups to develop and implement Mutual Aid Networks. This is for people who want to know all about it and likely plug in to do some work. I’ll also make…
We left Manchester for a very brief visit with Leesa in Oxfordshire. Matthew introduced me to Leesa last time I was in the UK, when she offered her home to me never having met me in person. She’s wonderful! She met Matthew initially through a small business organizing and mutual credit effort she runs called…
…after a wonderful stay in Bristol, and on Matthew’s suggestion, we headed down toward Exeter to meet James Priest, a Sociocracy trainer. We were met at the bus station by Nuria and Yaciel, James’ partner and 3.5-year-old son respectively, plus surprise guest Peter – Matthew’s father. (argh! I somehow failed to get any photos of…
Or… We interrupt our trip reportage to bring you timely news from the Allied Community Coop I’ll get back to reporting on the rest of my UK (then Chicago!) trip very soon, but in the meantime… Right when I returned home I went to help facilitate another Allied Community Coop discussion about how we can…
After my very enjoyable stay in London I headed to Bristol, one of my favorite cities. I stayed with my friend Naomi who used to work at Mother Fool’s, the coffeehouse I co-own with Jon Hain in Madison. I was really pleased to find that she lives with some of the wonderful people I met…
Hello! If you’ve been reading you know I’m on a tour, presenting at the Timebanking UK conference (coming up in a couple days), visiting MAN potential partners and pilot sites, participating in related gatherings, and playing a little music. Lovely! Here’s the first segment of my report-back: — Mallorca My trip started off quite beautifully,…
Hello So much has happened/is happening with the Allied Community Coop that it’s hard to keep up with reports, but I’ll try… Shortly after our Allied Coop kickoff at Taste of Allied we learned that the neighborhood pharmacy and store Walgreen’s would be leaving the neighborhood soon. Unfortunately, Walgreen’s is the only place left there…
Hello again This is a quick one, just to share the link to the lovely conversation I had with Stella Strega-Scoz yesterday as part of New Economy Week. Here’s the video. Here’s a little more background on the session, and links to more context and more sessions. That’s all on this topic. Now I’ll be…