The West L.A. Time Bank is Launched!

The West L.A. Time Bank will be having their first potluck on Wed, August 5th at a private home in the Pico/Robertson area of West LA. If you would like to attend please RSVP by emailing info@padma-media-marketing.com
Applications are available on their website http://www.westlatimebank.org

Film Screening July 26th - Coming Home

Join us for a screening of, Coming Home: E.F. Schumacher & The Reinvention of the Local Economy, A Film by Chris Bedford. Sunday, July 26th, 7PM dessert potluck, 8PM screening. This will be an outdoor screening presented by the Echo Park Film Center Filmmobile. Location: Silverlake Dog Park on the corner of W. Silver Lake Drive and Westerly Terrace. Bring a chair or blanket to sit on and something tasty to share.

About the film:
Coming Home demonstrates how one community in The Berkshires has successfully reclaimed their ability to take care of their neighbors, public spaces, air, water and land. From the founding of our nation’s first Community Supported Agricultural farm by Robyn Van En to economic re-development based on Community Land Trusts and the local BerkShares currency.
According to the E.F. Schumacher Society: Bailing out multinational banking corporations, if successful, will just put us back on track for more growth on the Titanic “free market global economy” where the rich keep getting richer while the planet gets destroyed. BerkShares, on the other hand, and the local banks that provide them within the community, offer the ability for citizens to completely reinvent how commerce is done and reclaim control over how we earn and spend our money.

Evolver Los Angeles "Going Beyond Money" 7/22/09

Join the Echo Park Time Bank at Evolver Los Angeles - "Going Beyond Money" - Wed, July 22nd 8-10PM at Goldbear Academy 2000 Hyperion Ave 90027

Time Bank Press

Here are two great articles about Time Banking!

My Midwest Magazine
TIME IS ON YOUR SIDE
By Leah Dobkin
A simple idea is helping businesses and individuals across the U.S survive the recession - and creating stronger communities in the process.


The Miami Herald
New system lets members invest their time
BY BRENDA IASEVOLI
July 4th, 2009
Julia Reyes' son struggles in math, but she can't afford a tutor. Luckily, her bank is there to help. She'll have to pay the bank back, but since it accepts good deeds as payment, Reyes doesn't mind at all.

July Sunset Magazine

The Echo Park Time Bank is mentioned in July's Sunset Magazine Page 14.
There is also an article in the same issue about Echo Park that mentions Stories, Echo Curio and The Echo Park Film Center.

Report from the TBUSA Conference in Madison WI

The Time Banks USA Conference in Madison Wisconsin was informative and inspiring. Lisa and Autumn spent the weekend meeting time bankers from all over the world. The Dane County Time Bank of Madison did an amazing job hosting the conference. Founded by Stephanie Rearick four years ago, The Dane County Time Bank has a youth court, a Time Dollar store and 1300 members!

We met Sheryl Walton of the Sobrante Park Time Bank in Oakland CA. They formed their Time Bank as a method to help reduce violence in their neighborhood. Sheryl is on the board of Time Banks USA and a very knowledgeable and inspiring woman in our own great state!

We also met the very creative Linda Hogan and Lesley Jones of Hour Exchange Portland in Portland, Maine. They created a home weatherization co-op, a time gallery and a time garden.

We are working on writing a complete report to share with you all. Time Banking can be a solution to so many social problems. We have just scratched the surface!

Photos:
1.Madison City Hall Photo by Autumn Rooney
2.Lisa Gerstein, Jen Moore (of TBUSA) and Autumn Rooney
3.Sheryl Walton (Sobrante Park TB) Photo by Donald Worth
4.Stephanie Rearick and Art Paul (of Dane County TB) photo by Donald Worth
5.The UK and Ohio crew Photo by Donald Worth
6.A tiny portion of the massive Farmer's Market in Madison Photo by Donald Worth
Donald Worth is an Ambassador for the Mahoning Valley Watershed TimeBank