Hazel Henderson on Re-Designing Money Systems – provided by Ethical Markets Media; Presented to the launch of the UNEP Green Economy Initiative, Geneva, Dec. 1, 2008, Hazel Henderson explains how re-designing money systems can reduce greenhouse gas emissions and accelerate the growing green economy. The full paper and editorials covering these topics in greater depth are available at www.EthicalMarkets.com. (35 min)
The Money Fix – Provided by The Money Fix, Hazel Henderson discusses the current ineffective methods of measuring true wealth and the inappropriate use of money, giving examples like the false Nobel Prize in Economics. (~ 9 minutes)
Coming Home: E.F. Schumacher and the Reinvention of the Local Economy” provided by Chris Bedford Films and the Schumacher Society; Sincere appreciation goes to Chris Bedford who made this film as a labor of love, telling the story of rebuilding a local economy using strategies from community land trusts to the nation’s most successful local currency – Berkshares. Copies of the film can be obtained at www.localharvest.org.
The Organic Opportunity provided by Chris Bedford Films; Chris Bedford tells the story of Woodbury County, Iowa, first in the US to promote local organic agriculture as economic development by offering tax rebates to farmers transitioning to organic agriculture, mandating purchase of locally grown organic food by county institutions and offering no-cost loans and free building lots to farmers relocating to the county to farm organically. Copies of the film can be obtained at www.localharvest.org.
Money Innovation provided by Living an Aligned Life and Dual Currency Systems; Joel Hodroff explains how the Dual Currency System works.
Re-Inventing Money provided by Zeitfilm.de; Dr. Margrit Kennedy makes the case for complementary currencies.
Money for the Future provided by Zeitfilm.de; Bernard Lietaer offers systemic solutions for the financial crises.
What is Money? —provided by the EF Schumacher Society; Susan Witt, executive director of the EF Schumacher Society and founder of BerkShares, talks about the nature of money.
The Money Fix — provided by Ethical Markets; on PBS stations and affiliates around the US for free download from www.epstv.com. Directed and produced by Alan Rosenblith (see full version at www.themoneyfix.org) and edited for TV by Hazel Henderson, this feature-length documentary explores our society’s relationship with the almighty dollar and examines economic patterning in both the human and the natural worlds. Most of us take the monetary system for granted, but it has a profound and largely misunderstood influence on our lives. The film documents alternative money systems which help solve economic problems for the communities in which they operate.
Berkshares — provided by WCBV TV Boston; BerkShares board member, Will Conklin, describes how when money is spent at local stores the multiplier effect on the local economy is much deeper and wider than money spent at chains or on the internet. The film visits Berkshire Bank and Tom’s Toys to explore the topic.
Money Innovation Explores varied money systems such as complementary currencies and local currencies
Green Transition Scoreboard(r) Explained – scripted and narrated by Hazel
Henderson, Ethical Markets Media (c) 2014