Understanding the money system is key to understanding how the world works, where power really lies, what the implications of that are and what we can do about it.

• Why does money need to change?

• Why is money undemocratic?

• What other kinds of money are there?

• How is money driving climate change?

• Who is trying to change money?

• Will the money system implode and what will happen then?

• Are cryptocurrencies the change we need?

• Why is Trump’s cabinet full of bankers and not doctors, teachers, scientists or academics?

Are you interested in these kinds of questions? If so, you’re not alone. Here’s a way to learn more about money, to find answers to specific questions and to meet like-minded people.

On Saturday morning, Jan 6th, at 11am GMT, Lowimpact present a webinar in collaboration with Matthew Slater, a software developer for complementary currencies. He co-founded Community Forge, which free hosts software for collaborative credit schemes; he co-drafted the Credit Commons white paper, a proposal for a global solidarity economy money system, based on mutual credit principles.

Here’s Matthew in action, talking about the differences between cryptocurrencies and community currencies / mutual credit:

The webinar will be open to the first 15 people – first come, first served. It will last for one hour – a couple of minutes for people to introduce themselves, then Matthew will talk for 15 minutes, then the rest of the session will be questions & answers and discussion.

To register

• Donate here to secure your place. We’ll use all donations to reach more people / provide information / attempt to change the money system. We’ll leave the amount up to you (maybe an hour’s wages? But if you don’t have any money, then don’t worry – you can join for free).
• Also, email me – dave at lowimpact dot org – to register. More details will be emailed after registration.
• The webinar will take place in a Zoom room.

Please share this amongst friends who you think might be interested.

Also if you want to go deeper, watch out for the next run of the free “Money & Society” MOOC in February.