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Global Teach-In: April 25, 2012
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Jonathan Feldman
Feb 12, 2012, 2:48:44 PM2/12/12
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The Global Teach-In: April 25, 2012
www.globalteachin.com
SPEAKERS INCLUDE:
Gar Alperovitz, founding Principal of The Democracy Collaborative (US)
Ellen Hodgson Brown, Chairman and President, Public Banking Institute
(US)
Colin Hines, Convenor, Green New Deal (UK)
Joel Rogers, Diretor, COWS (US)
Alice Slater, New York Director, Nuclear Age Peace Foundation (US)
Jigme Thinley, Prime Minister of Bhutan (Bhutan)
Anders Wijkman, Tällberg Foundation (Sweden)
Among others.
Teach-In Locations: http://www.globalteachin.com/global-teach-in-locations-and-contacts.html
The Global Teach-In will take place simultaneously in a number of
cities, starting on April 25th, 2012 at 12:00 Noon Eastern Standard
Time. This interactive and participatory event will include
discussions by experts, grassroots activists and citizens at large
concerned about developing solutions to policy problems and creating
alternative institutions. The Teach-In will involve face-to-face
deliberation, teleconferencing and an internet-based broadcasting
network. Local teach-in groups already exist or are in formation.
Participate by organizing a teach-in, joining a local group or
listening to the broadcast.
I. Democracy Networks: The Arab Spring, the Occupy Wall Street
movement, the UK Uncut and the Spanish Indignants’ movement are each
examples for thinking about how a global movement might emerge.
Alliances among diverse political forces can strengthen the hand of
various communities facing common problems. Democratic networks must
defend the right to collective bargaining, housing and meaningful
employment as well as the provision of public services answerable to
democratically elected governments. Democracy is not just a
political question; it is also an economic problem in terms of the
distribution of income, wealth and decision-making power. The media
is a key tool for creating a permanent space for accountability,
protecting labor rights, and expanding democratic choices.
II. Green Jobs and Planning: We are facing a “triple crisis” defined
by economic, environmental and energy supply problems. The solution to
these crises requires a “Green New Deal” that expands investments,
research, jobs and infrastructure related to alternative energy and
mass transportation. We need planning that promotes sustainability
goals in work, housing and transportation.
III. An Alternative Financial System: We need a new way to organize
our banking capacities and financial system. The people have the
immediate power to influence direction of financial investment,
limiting the financial volatility that is the basis for a high
frequency trading system expropriating the majority’s savings every
nanosecond. Tax, budget and investment policies must change to promote
income equality. We must move our money out of investments that don’t
create sustainable growth. A bloated military economy and Pentagon
mega-budgets are too costly to sustain.
Find us on Twitter: @globalteachin
and facebook: Occupy Global Teach-In
www.globalteachin.com
SPEAKERS INCLUDE:
Gar Alperovitz, founding Principal of The Democracy Collaborative (US)
Ellen Hodgson Brown, Chairman and President, Public Banking Institute
(US)
Colin Hines, Convenor, Green New Deal (UK)
Joel Rogers, Diretor, COWS (US)
Alice Slater, New York Director, Nuclear Age Peace Foundation (US)
Jigme Thinley, Prime Minister of Bhutan (Bhutan)
Anders Wijkman, Tällberg Foundation (Sweden)
Among others.
Teach-In Locations: http://www.globalteachin.com/global-teach-in-locations-and-contacts.html
The Global Teach-In will take place simultaneously in a number of
cities, starting on April 25th, 2012 at 12:00 Noon Eastern Standard
Time. This interactive and participatory event will include
discussions by experts, grassroots activists and citizens at large
concerned about developing solutions to policy problems and creating
alternative institutions. The Teach-In will involve face-to-face
deliberation, teleconferencing and an internet-based broadcasting
network. Local teach-in groups already exist or are in formation.
Participate by organizing a teach-in, joining a local group or
listening to the broadcast.
I. Democracy Networks: The Arab Spring, the Occupy Wall Street
movement, the UK Uncut and the Spanish Indignants’ movement are each
examples for thinking about how a global movement might emerge.
Alliances among diverse political forces can strengthen the hand of
various communities facing common problems. Democratic networks must
defend the right to collective bargaining, housing and meaningful
employment as well as the provision of public services answerable to
democratically elected governments. Democracy is not just a
political question; it is also an economic problem in terms of the
distribution of income, wealth and decision-making power. The media
is a key tool for creating a permanent space for accountability,
protecting labor rights, and expanding democratic choices.
II. Green Jobs and Planning: We are facing a “triple crisis” defined
by economic, environmental and energy supply problems. The solution to
these crises requires a “Green New Deal” that expands investments,
research, jobs and infrastructure related to alternative energy and
mass transportation. We need planning that promotes sustainability
goals in work, housing and transportation.
III. An Alternative Financial System: We need a new way to organize
our banking capacities and financial system. The people have the
immediate power to influence direction of financial investment,
limiting the financial volatility that is the basis for a high
frequency trading system expropriating the majority’s savings every
nanosecond. Tax, budget and investment policies must change to promote
income equality. We must move our money out of investments that don’t
create sustainable growth. A bloated military economy and Pentagon
mega-budgets are too costly to sustain.
Find us on Twitter: @globalteachin
and facebook: Occupy Global Teach-In
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