Sacramento Permaculture Guild

Problem: O programa de Dinheiro Equal Dollars foi iniciado em outubro de 1996. O programa foi criado por Bob Fishman, Diretor Executivo da ONG Resources for Human Development, Inc. (RHD) com sede em Filadélfia, que continua dando apoio a iniciativa.   RHD continua a apoiar a iniciativa de hoje. Os objetivos originais incluem:   - Permitir que as comunidades, empresas e indivíduos usem a criatividade para partilhar recursos valiosos que não podem ser avaliados na economia de mercado oficial;   - Forne...

Action: Maria, que presta serviços cuidando de crianças, torna-se membro de Equal Dollars. Ela liga para Carlos, que também é membro, mas que presta serviços como encanador. O serviço que ele presta custa normalmente US$50 (R$100) mas, de Maria, ele cobra US$30 (R$60) mais ED$20. Maria pode pagar pelo serviço prestado em moeda ou cheque de Equal Dollars. Carlos não tem filho, então ele no pode aproveitar-se dos serviços prestados por Maria. Porém, ele gostaria de comprar um bolo para comemorar o aniv...

Problem: La comunidad de Igualdad de dólares basada en la moneda y el sistema comercial comenzó a funcionar en octubre de 1996, cuando el Director Ejecutivo de Recursos para el Desarrollo Humano, Inc. (RHD) se encargó de la organización para iniciar un programa moneda comunitaria en Filadelfia. RHD sigue apoyando la iniciativa de hoy.   Original objetivos son:   - Permitir que las comunidades, empresas y personas a compartir de manera creativa los recursos valiosos que no pueden ser valoradas en la ...

Action: María, que ofrece servicios de baby-sentarse, se convierte en un miembro igual de dólares. Ella lo llama Carlos, que es también un miembro igual de dólares para los servicios de fontanería. Él proporciona estos servicios, que suele costar 50 dólares EE.UU., a María de EE.UU. $ 30 más ED $ 20. María puede pagarle en igualdad de Dólares o por la Igualdad de verificación de dólares.   Carlos no tiene hijos y así doesnt utilizar los servicios de cuidado de niños ofrecidos por María. Sin embargo,...

Problem: Until recently, small wind technologies and devices were not available for small rural and homestead electricity-generating applications.

Action: SWEEP --- Small Wind Environmental Energy Project We are gathering founding members and crew for this small wind renewable energy development project on five rural acres of the Mendocino coast. This project is in early-stage development of visioning, prototyping and organizing those wishing to explore small wind renewable energy, rural wind farming techniques and flying wind turbines.

Problem: In the expansion of infrastructure and development to sustain the coal industry, local interests and concerns with the effects of this expansion tend to be seen as being less important than corporate, state and economic interests. The expansion of the coal industry will have significant environmental, social and economic impacts on these regions, particularly those in which the mining industry is in an exploratory phase and is yet to be developed. Increasingly, however, such expansion occurs ...

Action: The Coal Communities Listening Tour is an engagement and consultation project with members of coal dependant and affected communities to ground future campaigning on coal expansion in a thorough and robust knowledge of the concerns, issues and needs of the these communities.   Above all, this project starts with listening.   A team of researchers and students from Six Degrees, Review Group: Conservation Review

Problem: The Problem Arizona’s juvenile corrections system, behavioral health services, and educational environments are lacking successful programs to meet the needs for at-risk or challenged youth across all ethnic groups. It is likely that this situation can be applied nationally. Patterns of abuse continue to plague our society in growing numbers. Emotionally and physically jailed juveniles are simply not available to learn coping skills that help them survive and thrive as community member...

Action: The Solution The analogy of taking a fish out of a dirty fish tank, cleaning it off, and throwing it back in with expectations of survival and success applies here. We need more than a clean fish tank, we need a new aquarium. Spectrum Academy is that new aquarium, equipped to meet the needs of habilitating at-hope youth with skill and precision for the 21st Century, by harvesting historical values and restoring cultural and traditional foundations. 21st Century youth need 21st Century ...