In a time of Climate Crisis, world conflict, species extinction, income inequality, and financial insecurity, we need to look at the root problem, which is an economy dominated by global corporations. We need structural change. We need to rebuild our local economies while reducing our global footprint. We need people who want to help build the movement!

Join the organizers for a day of cutting edge discussion, debate and cultural exchange with inspirational speakers from around the world. Be part of the launch of the International Alliance for Localization!

Speakers and topics:

Adebayo Akomolafe: They Sang with a Thousand Tongues: The Poetry of Diversity

Scott Chaskey: Local Food, Local Economies

Charles Eisenstein: Connecting with People, Connecting with the Earth

Laura Flanders: Commonomics: Building Strong Local Economies (A project of YES Magazine and GRITtv)

Chris Hedges: Driving American Politics Underground

Catherine Ingram: Keeping your Cool in a World on Fire

Manish Jain: Reimagining Education for Life-based Economies

Helena Norberg-Hodge: The Economics of Happiness

Michael Shuman: The Coming Local Capital Revolution and the End of Wall Street

Judy Wicks: Localization and Business: Awakening the Heart of the Entrepreneur

Elizabeth Yeampierre: Climate Justice and Place-based Resilience

With an introduction by Peter Buffet

For more information: www.localfutures.org