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DESCRIPTION:The “big boys” use currency trading not only to hedge against inflation 
 and trade fluctuations but also to amass assets; a local currency would 
 make some of those options available to the City of Oakland and the 
 “little guy.” An additional important benefit is to keep more resources 
 within the micro-economy of the City. \n\nWilson Riles on a Radical 
 Alternative Currency System for Oakland\nfor Green Sunday (Alameda County 
 Green Party)\nSunday, May 10th\n5:00 to 6:30 pm\n\nAfter almost a year of 
 community work, the Oakland Coalition for a City Identification Card 
 (OCCIC), of which the Green Party has been an integral part, has proposed a 
 complex, radical, alternative currency system for Oakland that has an 
 excellent chance of being passed by the Oakland City Council. \n\nBorrowing 
 from the experience of hundreds of other US cities and international 
 communities, once passed by the Council, this system could be 
 transformative for Oakland and spark the creation of similar systems all 
 over the Bay Area and nationally. The philosophical elements that under 
 gird the proposal have Biblical, indigenous, and modern roots most 
 intensively articulated in the writings of E. F. Schumacher (Small is 
 Beautiful). \n\nThomas Jefferson lost his conflict with Alexander Hamilton 
 over the economy’s structural issues this system raises up. All of this, 
 and the proposal, is a mechanism that will promote ecological correction 
 significantly.\n\nLOCATION: Niebyl-Proctor Library\n6501 Telegraph Ave. at 
 65th in North Oakland.\n\nDIRECTIONS: One block north of Alcatraz on the 
 West\nside of Telegraph, wheelchair accessible. Served directly\nby AC 
 Transit routes 40, 64 & 17 with 6, 51 & 43 nearby.\nAshby BART is 
 approximately 7 blocks away.\n\nSPONSOR: Green Sundays are a series of free 
 programs &\ndiscussions sponsored by the Outreach Working Group of\nthe 
 Green Party of Alameda County. They are usually held on\nthe 2nd Sunday of 
 each month.\n\n------------\n\nSee also:\n\nACORNs\nAlternative Currency 
 for Oakland Residents and Neighbors\n…An Oakland Merchant Credit 
 System/ID as Local Currency…\nBY WILSON RILES, JR\n"My suggestion is that 
 we combine the ID concept with the concept of a local currency. You could 
 title this either a “merchant credit system” or a local, virtual, 
 Alternative Currency for Oakland Residents and Neighbors (ACORN). In other 
 words, we would call that local currency the “ACORN.” This captures a 
 local prosperity/growth concept for the currency. The United States has a 
 rich history of local currencies. [If you are not aware of this, check out 
 - for example - the following web site: 
 http://www.schumachersociety.org/local_currencies/currency_groups.html. 
 There are local currencies in Ithaca (N.Y.), Berkshire (Mass.), Humboldt 
 (CA.), Lawrence (Kansas), Floyd (Virginia), Calgary (Canada), and many more 
 places in this country and around the world. There are more references at 
 the end of this piece.]"\nhttp://oaklandcityidcard.org/acorns/\n\nCoalition 
 Seeks Oakland ID Card\nBackers say municipal identification would help 
 undocumented immigrants \nreport crimes and open bank accounts.\nBy Jocelyn 
 Wiener\nSeptember 17, 
 2008\nhttp://www.eastbayexpress.com/news/coalition_seeks_oakland_id_card/Content?oid=830851\n\nSweat 
 Equity\nIn this East Oakland community, time really is money\nRob Baedeker, 
 Special to SF Gate\nMonday, February 16, 
 2009\nhttp://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/g/a/2009/02/16/moneytales021609.DTL&type=printable\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2009/05/06/18593121.php
SUMMARY:Wilson Riles Speaks on a Radical Alternative Currency System for Oakland
LOCATION:Niebyl-Proctor Library\n6501 Telegraph Ave. at 65th in North Oakland.
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2009/05/06/18593121.php
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