You’re invited to a workshop cohosted by Shareable featuring Wolfgang Hoeschele Ph.D, a geographer and author soon to be released book, The Economics of Abundance: A Political Economy of Freedom, Equity, and Sustainability.
In this workshop, Wolfgang will first introduce participants to his ideas about an economics of abundance; then, participants will break out into groups to discuss how they can realize greater abundance in various different aspects of their lives; finally, these groups will report their ideas back to all participants. The goal is to generate ideas, energy, and momentum that participants can take back to their own life projects.
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The “economics of abundance” is based on a critique of our present economic system, which finds value only in scarce commodities – i.e., things which can be sold at a high price because demand exceeds supply. Because this economy depends on demand always outstripping supplies, it also depends on “scarcity-generating institutions” – institutions that either manipulate supply or demand in order to keep us in a constant state of need.
An economy of abundance seeks to dismantle or reform these scarcity-generating institutions in such a way as to affirm our freedom to live life as art (self-expression to others), social equity (so that everyone can live life as art), and sustainability (so that all life can thrive into the future). Among other things, this implies a much greater role for various forms of shared property, individual and community-level self-reliance, and participatory decision-making.
This event is cohosted by Shareable.net, Independent Arts & Media, and Abundance League.
MEETING:
When: Thursday, June 24th, 2010, 6:30-9:30pm
Where: Citizen Space , 425 Second St., #100, San Francisco
AGENDA:
6:30 – 7:00 Arrive – mingle, nosh
7:00 – 7:30 Member announcements, one minute each
7:30 – 8:00 Break – make connections based on announcements, nosh
8:00 – 9:15 Presentation and discussion
9:15 – 9:30 Clean up, take the discussion to the 21st Amendment
BRING
-Willingness to give help and receive help
-Healthy finger food and drink for the potluck
-Yourself, friends
Teaser image courtesy of Gwen Meharg.
