I've been reading the blog of a friend, Dream of the Week,
http://thedreamoftheweek.blogspot.com/. It talks about the dreams we dream, some of them find the support of synchronicity and others turn out less well. I recommend the blog; it makes me feel good about dreaming big!
So my dream, my big audacious hairy dream, is that we change the whole way the economy works. And WE do it! Not the pundits, the politicians and the policy wonks but WE the people change the whole economy. Because we can! In fact, we're already doing it.
With Occupy Wall Street:
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And through "We are the 99%"
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By moving our money
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And we're spending what we have in support of a new economy-- one that makes our communities stronger and our earth healthier.
By shopping at Farmer's Markets:
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By shopping in local businesses
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By investing in what we believe in
According to John Gerzema, author of
Spend Shift and chief insights officer of Young & Rubicam (a marketing company), over 55% of consumers are favoring companies they believe have strong social values.
It is OUR MONEY! Our spending is our power. Pay attention and use your dollars well. Spend them in your community with people and organizations you care about. Lots of us are doing this already-- Join me and the other Spend Shifters! We are changing the world.
powerful pics Rachel. Thanks for sharing all your insight and knowledge about this important topic!
ReplyDeleteThis post connects so well to what the CAIRs said about voting with our dollars. Politics have become so passive, especially because we are a representative democracy that only votes once a year at most.
ReplyDeleteBeing able to vote actively and everyday with how we spend our dollars is active. And more than likely has a larger impact than voting for politicians who are under the power of corporate lobbyists.
I agree 100%. Thanks for putting these messages out here. Facing up to the problems our economic system can seem overwhelming sometimes. Keeping each other inspired and motivated is so important.
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