Diigo Update 03/30/2020

• Home - The MetaCurrency Project

  We are building the technological tools and social patterns and practices to enable the next economy — one that is distributed, equitable, and regenerative.

  Tags: economy, social equity, patterns, regenerative, economics, technology, currency

  • - By Brian G. Dowling

• The way to modern direct democracy in Switzerland | Swiss History

  "When it comes to political co-determination by citizens, Switzerland is the undisputed world champion. More than one third of all referendums ever held at national level worldwide have taken place in Switzerland. The historical origins of direct democracy in Switzerland are just as interesting as the continuing topical nature of citizens' rights themselves. We provide below an overview. "

  Tags: article, democracy, co-determination, direct democracy, participatory democracy, deliberative democracy, citizen governance, governance, community empowerment, collaboration

  • - By Brian G. Dowling

• Bioregionalism (a definition)

  "A bioregion is defined in terms of the unique overall pattern of natural characteristics that are found in a specific place. The main features are generally found throughout a continuous geographic terrain and include a particular climate, local aspects of seasons, landforms, watersheds, soils, and native plants and animals."

  Tags: article, bioregion, geography, climate, patterns, regenerative, sustainability, governance

  • - By Brian G. Dowling

• Sacred Headwaters

  Welcome to Sacred Headwaters, a bi-weekly newsletter that aims to guide a co-learning process about the existential issues and planetary limitations facing humanity and about how we can reorient civilization in a way that will enable us to thrive for centuries to come.

  Tags: article, co-learning, regeneration, climate change, climate action, sustainability, collaboration, community empowerment

  • - By Brian G. Dowling

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