The League of Extraordinary Women

From Kim Tso comes this link to an article profiling some high-powered women who are working to improve the lives of women and girls...

(You might also check out the comment string at the bottom of the article for some interesting critique of the way in which the corporate cultures in which many of these leaders work is simultaneously part of the problem...see what you think!)

http://www.fastcompany.com/magazine/167/the-league-of-extraordinary-women

Fixing the Future - Screening in a City Near You

Thanks to Maura Conlon-McIvor for sending in this link to what looks like a fascinating documentary which may interest many of you, called Fixing the Future.  It will be screening on July 18th and 19th in cities across the country (an interesting model for the release of a documentary!)

Here's a little blurb for you:


"In Fixing the Future, host David Brancaccio, of public radio’s Marketplace and NOW on PBS, visits people and organizations across America that are attempting a revolution: the reinvention of the American economy. By featuring communities using sustainable and innovative approaches to create jobs and build prosperity, Fixing the Future inspires hope and renewal in a people overwhelmed by economic collapse.

The film highlights effective, local practices such as: local business alliances, community banking, time banking/hour exchange, worker cooperatives and local currencies."

I hope you'll check out Fixing the Future if you can, and then leave a comment here on the CLIC, and let us know whether you see the Caring Economics perspective present in the film, or whether the CE mind-shift would add something important to the focus of the film?

- Sara

Inviting Young People Into the Caring Economy Movement

Hi everyone,

Here at the CELP global headquarters ;), we've been talking about what it could look like to get more young people involved in the Caring Economy Movement - a topic I know is close to the hearts of some of you Conversation Leaders as well.  (Miranda Keenan of Cohort M, for example, did her practicum work this Spring with a group of teens...)

Here are a couple links that fit into this conversation:

The first was sent in by Ann Manning:
http://www.alternet.org/newsandviews/article/1019014/eighth_grader_stops_seventeen_from_photoshopping_girls_in_its_magazine/#paragraph3

And the second was brought to my attention by our new Program Administrator, the marvelous Ann Amberg (from whom you'll be hearing more in the near future...)
http://generationwakingup.org/

There are exciting and wonderful things afoot in this next generation!  Leave a comment if you'd like to share an idea or two about how to engage young people in the CE conversation...

Cheers,
Sara

Riane and Susan Carter on the Radio

Hi Dear CELP-Folk,

Dr. Susan Carter

Friend of CELP Dr. Susan Carter (who collaborated with me on the design of the CELP program, co-facilitated cohorts A, B, and C, and continues to consult with the Center for Partnership studies on curriculum development) - sent this link to a BlogTalkRadio show which she and Riane did together called "What Has a Hold On You? Domination or Partnership?"

The show is facilitated by Cathy Bennett, who is a student at Marylhurst University in Portland OR, where Susan is the Interim Chair of the MA in Interdisciplinary Studies program.  (Check out their beautiful new website if you are thinking of pursuing an MA degree!)

If you have some time to listen to the show, it is a great opportunity to hear Riane speak about the domination/partnership continuum in a slightly different context.

Thanks Susan!

More from the Rio+20 Conference

Hi Everyone,

You might remember that a couple weeks ago, Ann Manning shared with us an article about the Rio+20 conference (see that post)

This week, Molly Freeman follows up on that post with another article "Whither Macroeconomics? Sustainable Development From A Feminist Human Rights Perspective" written by Savi Bisnath, the Associate Director of the Center for Women’s Global Leadership at Rutgers University.

Bisnath presents a very cogent perspective on the high level learnings and questions that emerged from this important international sustainability conference.

Here's a taste of  for you:

"Given economic policy and economic growth’s starring roles in the sustainable development narrative, we benefit from seeing macroeconomic policy as a means of either facilitating unsustainable development and inequality, or facilitating sustainable development and human rights. For the latter we will also need institutions and processes at the national and international levels directed at the realization of economic, social, cultural, civil and political rights, and democratic governance. In other words we need to replace the notion of the “invisible hand” with “standing shoulder to shoulder,” for the achievement of sustainable development for all and the realization of gender equity."

You can also download a pdf of this article here.

Thanks Ann and Molly!

Riane's Reply to the "Having it All" Debate

If you've been following the "Having it All" debate, sparked by this article - which Conversation Leader Kimberly Berg shared with us last week, you'll be fascinated to see how Riane and Valerie Young used it as an opportunity to refocus attention on the deeper issues beneath the "mommy wars" - namely the absence of a caring economy.  

Here's their Huffington Post Piece that came out on June 28th:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/riane-eisler/mommy-wars_b_1630872.html

Caring for the Environment is Good Business!

Conversation Leader Molly Freeman wrote in to share this article "Captain Planet" which is an interview with Paul Polman, the CEO of the Unilever Corporation - a multinational corporation with brands including Dove, Ponds, Lipton, Knorr, and many others you would recognize.


The company is at the forefront of efforts to minimize environmental and social impact in the places where it operates and is, as Molly says,  "A great example of corporate adoption of a full spectrum economy, particularly with respect to the sustainability of the natural environment."


Here's another article with additional details on the company's sustainable agriculture plan.


Thanks for the great example, Molly - I know it will be useful to everyone wanting to have real-world examples of companies who are proving that caring for the environment is good business.