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We are pleased to announce the 38th Annual E. F. Schumacher Lectures with speakers Leah Penniman and Ed Whitfield. The theme of this year’s event is “Towards a New Reconstruction: Land, Racism, and Economic Emancipation.” The talks will take place on Saturday, October 27th from 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm at Saint James Place in Great Barrington, Massachusetts. … Continued
Last month David Bollier delivered a talk at the conference “Searching for a New Luxury” in Arnhem, Netherlands. The conference focused on the dark underside of the fashion and garment industries: underpaid and abused labor, prodigious amounts of waste, hyper-commercialism at the expense of craft and design, odious marketing strategies. But it also explored the … Continued
The following article by Aaron Fernando was originally published in STIR, Issue 21, Spring 2018, a quarterly magazine of new economics in the UK. It is reprinted with STIR’s generous permission. You can order a copy here. Aaron, a former colleague, identifies the thread that weaves through the multiple programs of the Schumacher Center. We are pleased … Continued
"We need a revolution in values so that we will value life more than money and so that we can make decisions as consumers and business owners and government leaders in our enlightened self-interest, at the same time benefiting all of life."
-Judy Wicks, Good Morning, Beautiful Business