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Youth Court: Jury of Their Peers Youth Court: Jury of Their Peers
by Edgar S. Cahn
The Time Dollar Youth Court in Washington, D.C. for first time juvenile offenders aims to keep first offenders from becoming hardened criminals.
Cyber Consciousness Cyber Consciousness
by Jean Houston
Jean Houston, sees the internet as a place where a new species intelligence is being born.
Tree People
by Tracy Rysavy
A story about Tree People, a Los Angeles organization that is fighting global climate change by planting trees. by Tracy Rysavy
Curitiba: Story of a City
by Bill McKibben
Curitiba, Brazil, is drawing attention around the world not for its beauty or cultural amenities but for its solutions to ecological and human problems that have left other cities in despair.
Stopping the Big Boxes
by Doug Pibel
stopping Wal-Mart
Healing Into Action
by Cherie Brown, George Mazza
Simple ways to reach across ethnic, racial, and other divides.
City People: Women's Wealth
by Jane Wilson, Diana McCourt
Womanshare—a micro-economy of skill sharing, entrepreneurship, and mutual aid.
Sustaining Gifts
by Alisa Gravitz
Alisa Gravitz receives a basket of gifts that nurture her spirit and the planet.
37 Ways to Join the Gift Economy
by Beverly Feldman, Charles Gray
You don't have to participate in a local currency or service exchange to be part of the cooperative gift economy. Any time you do a favor for a family member, neighbor, colleague, or stranger you're part of it. Here are some ways you can spend time in the gift economy, where you'll find fun, freedom, and connection.
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