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Part 1: Money at a Crossroads - Why Change is Needed

We will outline the basics of today’s money system while taking a look at its historical roots.

Topics include:

• How the U.S. money supply originates and grows

• Where money goes when the supply shrinks

• How the money supply is regulated

• Monetary processes vs. fiscal processes

• Effects of the current system on:

  • The wealth gap

  • Sustainability

  • Democratic governance

• How our present system developed

Time will be allotted for Q&A, comments, and discussion.

Registration is required. A donation is requested but not required when registering.

This event is sponsored by Conscious Revolution, with presenters representing the Alliance For Just Money.

Money Matters Series

What will it take to achieve a conscious revolution for a just and sustainable society and global village?
An often taken-for-granted part of our market economy is money itself. But what is money? Where does it come from? Who creates it today, how, and to whose benefit? How does our current money system direct the allocation of resources? How does it affect our relationships with each other—locally and globally—and with the rest of nature? Does it support or undermine democratic practices, sustainability, and just exchange? Are there alternatives?

These questions and more will be explored in this engaging three-part series taking place online on March 8, March 11, and March 18. Attend 1, 2, or all 3 sessions. 

Presenters

John Howell, Ph.D. – Associate Professor Emeritus of Physiology, Ohio University (B.A., Kalamazoo College; Ph.D., UCLA). A longtime advocate for monetary reform, he serves on the Boards of the Alliance For Just Money (AFJM) and the League of Women Voters of Athens County (Ohio), helped develop the American Monetary Reform Act, and has presented nationally on the need for reform of the U.S. money system. He is currently co-authoring a book on money matters.

Lucille Eckrich, Ph.D. – Associate Professor Emeritus, Illinois State University (Ph.D., SUNY Buffalo; B.A. in African Studies & Economics, College of Wooster). A co-founder and officer of the Alliance For Just Money, she has researched and presented for over 20 years on how the monetary system affects public education funding, economic justice, ecological sustainability, and democracy. She is an active member of the League of Women Voters of McLean County in Bloomington, IL.