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A Most Peculiar Celebration
This article ran in the July 2000 edition of Echo Newspaper |
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Bringing Economic Democracy to Charlottesville
Tradelocal started over a year ago with the mission of inspiring and empowering Charlottesville Albemarle Area residents to use their energy and buying power to promote local business, economy, and culture. After months of preparation and one battle |
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Commerce In Context
Commerce In Context:
Pedestrian Oriented Development And Local Business
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Co-op America
Our mission is to harness economic power—the strength of consumers, investors, businesses, and the marketplace—to create a socially just and environmentally sustainable society. |
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Copies for the Community
This article ran in the February issue of Echo newspaper.
Supporting locally owned businesses over national chain stores makes good economic sense on many levels. Long after a purchase, money spent at a Charlottesville based store continues to give |
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Economic Democracy? Tradelocal Charlottesville!
What would a sustainable economy look like? |
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Huge Corporations Were not Always so Strong
An interesting quote from a former Charlottesville resident and local businessman |
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Local Currency Script
Previously in this column, we looked at a particular kind of local currency based trading system called LETS. The variant described used an open tally sheet to keep track of everyone’s "money". No actual printed script is exchanged since all transact |
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Local Money Strengthens Communities
Groups stem the flight of capital from their towns
and help small businesses through local currencies. |
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Locamazon!
This article ran in the April issue of ECHO newspaper.
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More than a Bike
This article ran in Echo newspaper in December. |
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People Power
Power will push until it meets resistance. The source of resistance is almost always the people who are directly affected by the abuses of power. |
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Trade Local
Tradelocal is a grassroots organization committed to strengthening Charlottesville's economy and culture by promoting local businesses. |
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Wal-Mart And Beyond
This article ran in ECHO newspaper in November 1999. |
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What's Wrong with Wal-Mart
This report was prepared for the Albemarle Planning Commision in the fall of 1999. |
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