Casa Robino

See original: INTERSEL.BE • Page d'index

Virtually all civilizations, except the Incas, developed some form of money. Today our currencies and banking systems increasingly extend beyond national boundaries. However, co-existing with that movement there has been a revival of interest in alternative financial systems.

See original: Local and Interest-Free Currencies, Social Credit and Informal Credit Systems

The local currency is accepted throughout Christiania - in bars, restaurants, shops, companies and by "the common box". The project is managed by the Currency Group which initially issues them as payment for services provided for in the approved annual budget. Coins return again to the Currency Group from the firms, which accepted them and now wish to exchange them for the national currency. For every coin put into circulation 50 d.Kr. is put into a special reserve fund in order to guarantee the value of the coins.

See original: The Complementary Currency of Christiania

Our collective liberation awaits our collective literacy of economics and newfound perception of currency. This is all possible without violence or force, but through knowledge and the right understanding of the nature and function of economies. I feel that the best way to attain this knowledge is to engage women, citizens, activists, social entrepreneurs and humanitarians everywhere is to simply begin discussions on the topics that shape our financial world.

See original: COMMUNITY VOICE: Breaking Free of the Industrial Economic Paradigm - International Museum of Women