In response to the present global economic downturn, the Waukesha Plowshare Center and Carroll University are hosting a forum on Saturday, February 6, 2010. The event will be held at the Carroll University Campus Center from 9:00 am-noon, with six panelists addressing various aspects of our economy today. The purpose of the forum is to explore ways to transform global and local economic systems so they will provide access to opportunities and resources for all to meet their basic needs, while respecting our natural environment. Discussion will also include projects which are restoring the social fabric by allocating resources in ways that serve the needs of all.
Dr. David Korten, president and founder of the People Centered Development Forum, will discuss via the Internet, “Agenda for a New Economy: from Phantom Wealth to Real Wealth”. Dr. Korten serves on the boards of Yes! Magazine, as well as on the Business Alliance for Local Living Economies. He is also an associate of the International Forum on Globalization, a member of the Club of Rome, and co-chair of the New Economy Working Group. Dr. Korten has worked extensively with Asian leaders building civil society organizations to function as a strategic catalyst for positive national and global change.
Will Allen from Milwaukee’s Growing Power, Inc., will speak on a new agricultural model to access high quality, healthy and affordable food for all people, especially for people who live in the inner city. Growing Power is a nationwide non-profit organization which teaches innovative methods of agriculture to people from around the world at their greenhouse and training center in Milwaukee. Will Allen received the MacArthur Foundation Genius Award in 2008, and was honored by President Bill Clinton at the 2009 Clinton Global Initiative Conference.
Several other speakers will participate in this forum. They include Alice Foley, co founder of the Plowshare Center; Bernie Juno, Executive Director of the Waukesha Hebron House of Hospitality; Dr. David Block, Carroll University Environmental Scientist; and Dr. Rich Coon, Sociologist from Carroll University. Issues addressed will include the fair trade model and how it is promoting economic justice; local poverty and the impact of the economic downturn; a positive example from East Africa; growth-based capitalism and its affect on the environment; and projects which are transforming lives by offering jobs and opportunities.
On Friday, February 5, there will also be three related films shown at the Carroll University Campus Center, at 4 P.M. to be repeated at 7 P.M.
Both events are free of charge and open to the public. For more details, please e-mail This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .
SPEAKERS
Keynote: Dr. David Korten....................... From Washington State by Internet Connection - "Agenda for a New Economy: from Phantom Wealth to Real Wealth"
Dr. Rich Coon............................................Sociology, Carroll University
“Insatiable is Not Sustainable: the Conundrum of Growth-based Capitalism”
Mr. Will Allen.............................................Milwaukee, "Growing Power”
“Growing Food and Community in the City”
Ms. Bernie Juno……………………………Exec. Dir., Hebron House of Hospitality
“’YIMBY’: Yes, In My Backyard”
Dr. David Block........................................Environmental Science, Carroll University
“The Human Face of Need and Hope: An East African Perspective”
Ms. Alice Foley........................................Co-Founder of the Plowshare Center
“Fair Trade: Coming from the Heart”
