reel momb|e~nm me heedom N do norhrnp or lo
dowhar we hkellomgllawuw—Ml rhe ireedorneo
choose among ortnpalloniiflle porllolro ol
sellexpressrun, work or du or lhar we in lael do
eyolvern mnrhmnrchlral sooeries, vibgfl, and bibs

Thus, rnore lormal eooperarryes need lo lmlude
mnxnin; eduear n, and worlr moolllry lor lherr
membership, or lrusrrarion and boredom wllh
work, The worlr laclor risell ean rnelude some
proporoon ol ome m ouapul deroled lo axial semees
senzrally, so llrar everyone leels rhar rhey are
comnbllllng lo inerr soeiery as a whale, lhe yery
eoneepls ol employmeni/unemploymenl deny lhrs
polenoal and damn lnlslnle penplu so lhal rebellion as
strihs or non lollow. Guilds and unions in lhe sense
0! trades) mly aerually rernloree rhrs sense ol
irrevocable law (no ehoree), as do easre sysrems ru
lndra,

Thus, ln ororegronal nuworks, cormnonworlrs. and
inlenlronal villages, on lndrvrdual ean choose a id ol
dunes and oscupaaaonr lhar or slrrlls, ehoree and age A
low also develop speoal slrrlls and beeome reaehas m
rrades or drserplmer

 

1413

AN ETHICAL INVESTMENT
MOVEMENT

Prior “1 wall, yory lew innoyaelye or eonserously erhreal
(ll-yfly seruerured ro be so) lrnaneral sysrems exrsred;
loday lhere are hundreds ol sueh orgsnrsalrnos.
holdlng rherr own summrls and handllng. \lfi lherr
sloelroroloers, rn mm or loo ballmll dollars nnually
(m lhe USA alone) Many orher sueh urginlsahnns earsl
in Europe, Australia, New Zealand. lndra and soulheasi
Asia

in ma, me Permacullur: lnslrrule, lollowrng
aemurae. with me a r. 5ehumaeher gmp in me usn,
slarled kicking in loeal eommunrly lnndin; and
elhreal lnvesllnrllL ‘hnkmg on lhe ear-h" Any loeal
group rs aole ro ser up a resouree hst ol dara lrorn
exrsrrne models. lu mono lund managus to Van rherr
raglan lo we semrnars, and in adopl or dearse loeal
lrnaneral reeyclrny syslems, echreal brokerigrs, or
llnnrrllmwlary eommun y exehanae

A loeal "earlhbank" group rs al lrrsr a researeh,
reaohing. or semrnar convenrnp ulgamsdllon, bul as
loeal money sysraors are esraolrshed, some members
olnarn employ-am by runnrnr hnane l, exchange, or
name. sysrems ln lhe UK, USA, Ausrralia, and Canada,
annual sernrnarr lrn me me ealled ~-nre orher
Emmmlc 5ummrr A1055: are now eonvened ro near
[mm idvlsurs and lund managers, and lo supply
eduearron or rrralerrals [0 new groups ll no sueh
sumnuls (ml rrr your area, eonyone am", we slaned
wnh only in people rn Auaunlra, our alum lullmlrd
people and organrsanons now anend lhnse seminars,
and banks, inauranre eompanres, cooperarryes, and

aedrr unrons send represenurlyes ro assrsr nnn gmups.

The use ol a Inge, popular. ellierenr ser 0! sewing lo
dryers poolre money lo sand ends (and gel l| luck) is a
moron lo ror royulsron wuhl lhe current mrsuse 0!
money by suvzmmrms, large ard aeoneus, and "pars
rous myeslors whose sole more rs prom, power, or
greed. Thrs nlovmzm is one ol rho Inlly new piwn-
omena ol rho eenluey, and us mm rs eaponenoal

The Inge amnum ol rnyesrmenl eapual rodrreoed
rhrouprr elhreal brokerages rs rhe rip ol an lceberg
whlch rnyolyes many lhousands ol ordrnary people
who are members or gnamnlee erreles, ell-real eredil
unrnns,eommumey loans nuns, eornrnon hllld Igulnts
[or lrroregrons, or nonlor-mul syarems ol labour ond
workday exchangrs, barter syslerna, direrl marm
sysreros, or no.rnleresl, pmyukhascr "gm" dullal’
sysrems.

Moreover, existing bunks, eredlr unrons, couperir
dyes. ousureases, and allied glvupi are dxkusslng rho
rewnliug ol iherr donors lo mclude the v-lurs olearrh
eare, people care nd me produeuon or socially uselul
(or soerally seruirivei pro-suns, Some eredil uruons and
barrios already have such a ehamer, and keep (“Ivonne
wikhdny on the sail wnoae sole pb ll is m monuor
companres ror unerhreal hehayrour. Nol only
eorporarrons hm yolunreer smups and eonsumer
groups produre monlmnng poohealrons on rnulro
narronals on a glabal scale, and publish 'nollbuyrls“
guvdts or rrre produers ol unerlual orpanrsaoons

rhe neganye l-nooraauynemphasrs ol lire early mans
lnvnlved d rnnesonenl rn rompanres wrneh,

DO NOT CARE FOR THE EARTH, pmduclng'

~ rrrlluranls and dangerous wasles, oaslo pmducl as
cxctss Plikagmg, and nonmlumalrle or no reeyelanle
eoniarners.

- shoddy nrrd ouiekly superseded produris,
unreparraole reems, or rhose lacking good seryrong and
spares.

~ rorsons. hroerdes armamsnls, and dangerous
oralerials lradroaeove waste. menury. ”ransom, leaded
perrol, ehloelnared nuororarlsoro rn rnsularrorr or spray
rans. radroamye pamrsand soon,

Do NOT CARE FOR reams asagessed oy

- Dangenrus Ioodsornwdwlms.

. Have unsale or pollured wnlkphws', lhis "Kinda
norse pollunon

. Deal m addreoye suoalanres or prnurde addrehye
serviees (ulmhol, lobama oaorolrngl

- Du nol permn organised hboul, do nol deal wrrh
employees on a larroasrs, nor pay lair wages.

- Explun people drreerly via slavery, oonded laoour,
eaaesaiye prom rrrargms, by rorms ol prosnmlion, racial
and sexual disenorinarion, or harassmenl

- Suppon oreoopeme wllh regimes “slug lumlmlx
lmpnsmlmnu wrlhoui charge, dmatmshlps. eorrupl
"sinus trimmng yoonp dlmlJthlsmg people or
gerrymander. or by alklwlllg voles only or eerrarn
lamps

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