Edinburgh Local Economy Day - Programme

When: Saturday 9th April 10.00 – 16.30

Where: Riddles Court, 322 Lawnmarket, Edinburgh, EH1 2PG


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Lunch: Indoor picnic, bring food to share

Cost: Free!
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Booking

Please book your place via this link

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/R5JLK7Q.
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Programme

0930 – 1000 Arrival and tea and coffee
1000 – 1015 Welcomes and formalities
Chair - Justin Kenrick (PEDAL)
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1015 – 1130 What does money mean to you?
Group workshop with Roland Playle (Transition Edinburgh South)
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BREAK
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1140 – 1230 Localisation and Local Economies
Jonathan Dawson (Findhorn Foundation)
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LUNCH
- indoor picnic, bring food to share -
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1330 – 1400 Local currencies and the Hawick Pound
Andy Maybury (Greener Hawick)

1400 – 1430 Alternative Currency Models in Edinburgh
1 - Greener Leith bag to go city-wide
Alastair Tibbit (Greener Leith)
2 - TimeBanking in Edinburgh
Milind Kolhatkar (EVOC)
3 - Edinburgh Local Exchange Trading Scheme (LETS)
Benny Freiling (LETS)

1430 – 1435 Freeconomy film
1435 – 1450 Q&A
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1450 – 1505 Open Space explanation and set up
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BREAK
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1515 – 1600 Open Space Session
1600 – 1630 Open Space feedback and summary of next steps
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Background Reading/Info

Here are the websites of the organisations involved:

Transition Edinburgh http://transitionedinburgh.org.uk/

PEDAL http://pedal-porty.org.uk/

SEED http://www.transitionedinburghsouth.org.uk/node/363

Bridgend Inspiring Growth http://bridgendfarmhse.blogspot.com/2010/10/bridgend-inspiring-growth.html

Local currencies http://edinburgh-pound.blogspot.com/

Greener Leith Bag http://www.greenerleith.org/greener-leith-news/2010/12/23/bonus-bag-to-go-city-wide.html

TimeBanking http://www.edinburghtimebank.org.uk/

LETS http://www.edinburghlets.org.uk/

Freeconomy http://www.justfortheloveofit.org/

Urban Environmental Management - Localizing Agenda 21

Local Agenda 21 is a local-government-led, community-wide, and participatory effort to establish a comprehensive action strategy for environmental protection, economic prosperity and community well-being in the local jurisdiction or area.

Six Key Elements of a Local Agenda 21

Tools and strategies for preparing a LA21 Plan
Data Collection
Planning and Development
Plan Management
Monitoring and Evaluation

- Involve the widest community: police, business, citizens groups, housing associations.
- Meet local needs: ask people what they want, what are their expectations of LA21.
- Work within the resources of the community.
- Use existing networks.
- Make LA21 a priority for all departments at the municipal offices.
- Allow time - its a long process.
- Make sure there is trust among the stakeholders in the LA21 process before going public.
- MAKE IT FUN!

by Chris Church.


LINKS
Urban Environmental Management
Introduction: Urban Environmental Management
Localizing Agenda 21
THE GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH CENTER

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Moffat CAN is a community-owned company and charity. Our aims are environmental protection, relief of poverty and, especially, carbon reduction. CAN stands for Carbon approaching Neutral.

CAN's project is GROW ALLOT. Greatly Reduce/Re-use/Recycle Our Waste and Lead Local Organic Trade, Grow Allot, is a holistic project which sees us launch an organic community garden, allotments, and establish a recycling service, while restoring a church in the process. From 2011 onwards we will be continuing to develop as a social enterprise creating green jobs, work experience and training.

And it has a very nice website: LINK

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