[act-ma] Thurs 12/12 John Cavanagh, IPS Exec Dir coming to Boston, plus Charles Eisenstein in January

Fri Dec 6 14:04:36 PST 2013

Hey ACT-MA,

One great event with our IPS Executive Director *John Cavanagh up from DC
this Thursday 12/12*. He is wise, insightful, and has a *really* good
picture of the multi-faceted progressive, radical, and leftist movements in
the country right now.

Secondly, save the date: *Sunday January 26th we'll have Charles Eisenstein*.
You may remember him from "The Revolution Is Love"/"Occupy Love" from the
Occupy times.

Details below. Check http://jamaicaplainforum.org/ for more info. Hope to
see some of you there!

Peace,

* Greg Buckland*
Coordinator for the Jamaica Plain Forum

Institute for Policy Studies
30 Germania St., Bldg. L
Boston, MA 02130

office: 617-477-8630 x301

http://www.jamaicaplainforum.org/

"Institute for Policy Studies — celebrating 50 years of turning ideas into
action!"

 JOHN CAVANAGH: VISIONS FOR A NEW ECONOMY
Thursday 12 December 2013 – 7:00pm to 8:30pm
*A Conversation with John Cavanagh
<http://jamaicaplainforum.org/2013/07/01/john-cavanagh/www.ips-dc.org/staff/johnc>:
Co-chair
of the *New Economy Working Group  <http://www.ips-dc.org/NEWG>*and
Executive Director, Institute for Policy Studies*

*Thursday, December 12th, 7:00pmFirst Baptist Church, 633 Centre St (map
<https://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&q=First+Baptist+Church,+633+Centre+Street,+Jamaica+Plain,+MA+02130-2526&ie=UTF8&hq=First+Baptist+Church,&hnear=633+Centre+St,+Jamaica+Plain,+Massachusetts+02130&t=m&vpsrc=0&z=14&iwloc=A&cid=10782416041821394968&ll=42.31347,-71.114123&source=embed>)
**Please note location!*
*RSVP on Facebook <https://www.facebook.com/events/715601185119116/> or by
email
<info at jamaicaplainforum.org?subject=RSVP%20for%2012%2F12%20John%20Cavanagh%20forum>*

The current economic debate pits austerity against prime-the-pump economic
growth. Neither approach addresses the extreme inequalities of wealth and
the ecological limits to growth that our economy is facing.*What is the
alternative vision of a new economy?  What are the stages of how we get
there?  What is possible at the local level and where can we engage
meaningfully at the national and global level?*

John Cavanagh<http://jamaicaplainforum.org/2013/07/01/john-cavanagh/www.ips-dc.org/staff/johnc>
is
co-chair of the New Economy Working Group that has been articulating a
framework for a transition to a new economy. John has a BA from Dartmouth
College and a MA from Princeton University. He worked as an international
economist for the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
(1978-1981) and the World Health Organization (1981-1982). He directed
IPS’s Global Economy Project from 1983-1997. He is the co-author of 10
books and numerous articles on the global economy, including Development
Redefined: How the Market Met Its
Match<http://www.paradigmpublishers.com/Books/BookDetail.aspx?productID=187007>
(2008,
Paradigm Publishers), written with Robin Broad.

Come join us for this informal conversation with John on his visit to
Boston.

TAGGED AS: CAPITALISM <http://jamaicaplainforum.org/tag/capitalism/>,
DEMOCRACY <http://jamaicaplainforum.org/tag/democracy/>,
DEVELOPMENT<http://jamaicaplainforum.org/tag/development/>
, ECONOMICS <http://jamaicaplainforum.org/tag/economics/>,
ECONOMY<http://jamaicaplainforum.org/tag/economy/>
, GLOBALIZATION
<http://jamaicaplainforum.org/tag/globalization/>,GOVERNMENT<http://jamaicaplainforum.org/tag/government/>
, GRASSROOTS <http://jamaicaplainforum.org/tag/grassroots/>, NEW
ECONOMY<http://jamaicaplainforum.org/tag/new-economy/>
, POLITICS <http://jamaicaplainforum.org/tag/politics/>, SOCIAL
MOVEMENTS<http://jamaicaplainforum.org/tag/social-movements/>

 THE MORE BEAUTIFUL WORLD OUR HEARTS KNOW IS POSSIBLE: AN EVENING WITH
CHARLES EISENSTEIN
Sunday 26 January 2014 – 4:00pm to 6:00pm

*Sunday January 26th, 4:00pmFirst Church JP, 6 Eliot St (map
<https://maps.google.com/maps?q=First+Church+In+Jamaica+Plain&fb=1&gl=us&hq=First+Church+JP,+6+Eliot+St&cid=0,0,8430554826992862331&t=m&z=16&iwloc=A>)
RSVP on Facebook <https://www.facebook.com/events/1390291651218107/> or by
email
<info at jamaicaplainforum.org?subject=RSVP%20for%201%2F26%20Charles%20Eisenstein%20forum>*

As our social and ecological crisis deepens, what is our next step as
agents of healing and change?  *Charles Eisenstein’s
<http://jamaicaplainforum.org/http://charleseisenstein.net/>work is an
empowering antidote to the cynicism, frustration, and paralysis so many of
us feel*, replacing it with a grounding reminder of what’s true: we are all
connected, and our personal choices bear unsuspected transformational power.

Using real-life stories, Charles unites systems-level change with small,
individual acts of courage, kindness, and self-trust. These, he says, can
change our culture’s guiding narrative of separation that has generated the
present planetary crisis.  Charles is the author of several books,
including *Sacred Economics <http://sacred-economics.com/>* and *Ascent of
Humanity <http://jamaicaplainforum.org/http://www.ascentofhumanity.com/>*.
 His new book is *The More Beautiful World Our Hearts Know Is Possible
<http://www.amazon.com/Beautiful-Hearts-Possible-Sacred-Activism/dp/1583947248>*
.

TAGGED AS: AUTHOR'S READING<http://jamaicaplainforum.org/tag/authors-reading/>
, BOOK FOR SALE <http://jamaicaplainforum.org/tag/book-for-sale/>, BUBBLE
ECONOMY <http://jamaicaplainforum.org/tag/bubble-economy/>,
CAPITALISM<http://jamaicaplainforum.org/tag/capitalism/>
, CLIMATE <http://jamaicaplainforum.org/tag/climate/>, CLIMATE
CHANGE<http://jamaicaplainforum.org/tag/climate-change/>
, COLONIALISM <http://jamaicaplainforum.org/tag/colonialism/>,
COMMUNITY<http://jamaicaplainforum.org/tag/community/>
, DEMOCRACY <http://jamaicaplainforum.org/tag/democracy/>,
ECONOMICS<http://jamaicaplainforum.org/tag/economics/>
, ECONOMY <http://jamaicaplainforum.org/tag/economy/>,
ENVIRONMENT<http://jamaicaplainforum.org/tag/environment/>
, GIFT ECONOMY <http://jamaicaplainforum.org/tag/gift-economy/>,GRASSROOTS<http://jamaicaplainforum.org/tag/grassroots/>
, GREENING <http://jamaicaplainforum.org/tag/greening/>,
HISTORY<http://jamaicaplainforum.org/tag/history/>
, NEW ECONOMY <http://jamaicaplainforum.org/tag/new-economy/>,
PEACE<http://jamaicaplainforum.org/tag/peace/>
, PHILOSOPHY <http://jamaicaplainforum.org/tag/philosophy/>, SOCIAL
MOVEMENTS <http://jamaicaplainforum.org/tag/social-movements/>,
SUSTAINABILITY <http://jamaicaplainforum.org/tag/sustainability/>