Solutions Archive

The event is hybrid, with the IRL option in St Anne’s House, Bristol. We’re also going to make sure that people who can’t take part live can both deliver recorded ‘provocations’ and see the other provocations online after the event. If you want to participate, whether IRL, online or via video recordings, you need to register […]

Alternative Economic and Monetary Systems is an interdisciplinary summer school focusing on alternatives to the economic status quo: International participants deal with limits of growth, as well as the instabilities of our financial system. They learn why a drastic system change is necessary to reach the target of stabilizing the world climate at 1.5°C – […]

This article was published on our German site in September 2020. Now, in January 2022, we mourn the passing of Edgar Cahn, father of timebanking across the US, distinguished professor of law in Washington D.C. and most-valued and tireless advocate for social justice globally. Since this article calls for the idea of timebanking in times […]

“The other day you said on the phone: Give me a problem and I’ll develop a complementary currency with which you can solve it. And I have to tell you this: Your imagination, your inexhaustible ideas on how to design, invent and transform money, simply amaze me every time. ” Margrit Kennedy in a letter […]

This summerschool, organised by AEMS and credited with 5 ECTS, is open to motivated applicants from all fields of study and focuses on alternatives to the economic status quo. International participants deal with limits of growth, as well as the instabilities of our financial system and learn why a drastic system change is necessary to […]

Since most events were cancelled in March 2020, very few have been scheduled, most online. We hope this situation will change soon. If you know of an event related to our topics that should appear here, let us know.

I gave this article that title on submitting it, on May 5, 2020 – 20 days before the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis, and the subsequent steps to both revolution and violent crackdown. I can no longer say something that light, but I can say that current circumstances make it all the more […]

Good news for all who remember our late founder Margrit Kennedy: Her biography, written by Peter Krause, is now available in English – and of course its a valuable read for all who were not familiar with her before, too! Based on interviews, and many autobiographic texts, the book covers all aspects of […]

Today, with a new financial crisis on the horizon, the need to understand and rethink money and banking seems more important than ever. In line with an increasing number of politicians and economists, we acknowledge the urgency of understanding the deficiencies of the current money system and the need to examine monetary reforms and alternative forms of money as means to create a more stable and sustainable future.

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Bristol Pay conference: Way Out Economics

Event archive: Summer School „Alternative Economic and Monetary Systems“

The wealth of time –
in memoriam Edgar Cahn

Biography Bernard Lietaer

Event archive: Summer School „Alternative Economic and Monetary Systems“

(Most) events cancelled due to pandemic

Event archive: Currently no (or very few) events due to pandemic

It’s the End of the World as We Know It, And I Feel Fine

New release: Biography of Margrit Kennedy

Event archive: Cancelled: The Future of Money – Private vs Sovereign Currencies

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