http://brixtonpound.org Money that sticks to Brixton Thu, 15 Jul 2010 14:00:27 +0100 hourly 1 http://brixtonpound.org/about/other/comment-page-1/#comment-76 IdeasAndTrends » The Brixton Pound Mon, 15 Mar 2010 19:59:58 +0000 http://69.93.144.21/~brixtonp/?page_id=469#comment-76 [...] Brixton is  a diverse community South London, known for its street markets and community of small and local businesses.  Because of this heavy local, small business atmosphere, the global recession significantly pressed the businesses for survival.  In the face of this economic hardship Transition Town Brixton (the local faction of the Transition Network of community groups combating climate change and energy issues) started the Brixton Pound [B£] project in an effort to “relocalize,” and keep money in Brixton by launching its own complementary currency. [...] [...] Brixton is  a diverse community South London, known for its street markets and community of small and local businesses.  Because of this heavy local, small business atmosphere, the global recession significantly pressed the businesses for survival.  In the face of this economic hardship Transition Town Brixton (the local faction of the Transition Network of community groups combating climate change and energy issues) started the Brixton Pound [B£] project in an effort to “relocalize,” and keep money in Brixton by launching its own complementary currency. [...]

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