Dear Miguel Yasuyuki,
today
Margrit would
celebrate her
birthday and because
of that - and
considering that she
has already been
dead for nearly 5
years - we wanted to
give you a quick
update about how we
continued Margrit's
work on
complementary
currency solutions.
Because today as
then, the kind of
money we use is a
central issue on the
way to a more just
and equitable
economy. If we
succeed in creating
more awareness about
and alternatives to
our current
financial system, a
lot can be improved.
The
charitable
association MONNETA,
which Margrit
founded before her
death together with
Kathrin Latsch, has
developed over the
years. To reflect
that also in its
name, we added the
line "Network for
Monetary Diversity"
to it in recent
month.
In 2015,
the
MONNETA
Website had
been relaunched and
now provides an
excellent overview
of all monetary
reform proposals and
explains
particularly
complementary
currencies in an
accessible way.
MONNETA collaborates
with other
organisations like
Finance Watch,
or the citizens'
movement
Bürgerbewegung
Finanzwende
and the German
network for
Pluralistic
Economics. We
organise public
lectures, panel
discussions and
workshops, regularly
in cooperation with
universities.
MONNETA also
produced several new
films and video
interviews, which
can be found in our
media
library. The
latest one, released
this summer,
provides a short and
concise introduction
to
why
we and our experts
are so concerned
about money -
not the lack of it,
but as a topic of
education and
innovation (German
only, English
translation coming
soon).
The continuation of
MONNETA is
financially secured
- but to do more
towards Margrit's
hopes and ambitions
MONNETA would like
to develop
additional
activities, like a
major documentary on
the subject of
"alternatives to the
perpetual financial
crises and the money
of the future". For
those we rely on
your support! Antja,
Margrit's daughter,
has followed her
wish and joined the
MONNETA board and
provides an
"out-side eye" on
our topics and
activities. Declan
supports her and
Kathrin with his
experience and
advise - as much in
regards to the long
history of Margrit's
work as to the
future.
You can also support
our work through a
donation
or by pointing
others to our work,
our website or this
newsletter. Every
donation helps and
delights us! And we
provide tax
receipts, also to
companies, if
applicable in your
country.
If you would like to
meet us at one of
our events and
meetings: the next
will be on Friday
the 22nd of February
at the University of
Siegen (more
information on that
will be published
soon on our
website).
We are always looking
forward to hear from
you and would be happy
if you would forward
this message to
interested people
around you!
Antja & Declan
Kennedy