Tag: Timebanks

Local Money Creates Wealth Outside the Bubble

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How local currencies encourage democracy, sustainability, and social justice by enabling local economic control. Read more »

Living Without Money is an Act of Community

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Money and the economy are functions of community, and it is only in partnership with their communities that the politically disenfranchised can reclaim their lives from the permanent shortage of employment. Read more »

Healthcare for People, Not Profit

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If you think you’re covered by health insurance, think again. According to a 2007 study in the American Journal of Medicine, illness and medical bills caused 62% of all bankruptcies and most of those people were insured and middle class. Read more »

How to Barter, Give, and Get Stuff

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There are things we do for money and things we do for free. And then there is everything in between. Read more »

Gathering Stories, Sharing Time

Last Saturday in East Oakland, California, a bustling number of families and youth attended the Third Annual Sobrante Park Time Bank Health Fair to learn about health and wellbeing through a number of health and community vendors. Read more »

How to Share Time Through Timebanking

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Time exchanges have been around for over a 100 years, presumably much longer in various forms, many undocumented. Read more »
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