Beyond Money Spore

Theme: "Beyond Money"

The current financial meltdown has revealed deep structural flaws in the Capitalist system that have yet to be addressed by governments or institutions. What alternatives do we as individuals and communities have when faced with money issued by a centralized authority that props up military expansion, maintains artificial scarcity, and feeds the insatiable greed of a tiny financial elite?

Event Description

7:00pm -
Doors open for mixing and light snacks. Please bring a small edible or drinkable contribution, fruit, cheese, etc. Juice elixers will be for sale. Ananda-Ji will set the tone with some ambient sounds.

7:30pm -
We'll get in sync with an opening meditation, then hear short presentations on Alternative Economic Paradigms by Matthew Edwards of The Village Network, and How The Web Is Changing Money by Guillaume Lebleu from Open Money.

8:30pm-
We'll break up into small discussion groups for a World Cafe where we explore the most interesting questions that arise on the theme of Beyond Money.

If you are unfamiliar with World Cafe format, please check out this link, which explains the process. http://theworldcafe.com/hosting.htm

9:15pm-
Ritual Object Offering. Please bring a small object that represents something you are ready to let go of in your life for use in the ritual.

**PLEASE NOTE **

We will be meeting at a different space, not Jellyfish Gallery. We'll meet at:

Sera Phi Center
1117 Howard St.
San Francisco, CA
http://www.seraphi.org/sera-phi-center.html

A $5 donation is requested to cover space rental and some refreshments.