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  • From: "Tradingpost" <tradingpost@gilanet.com>
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  • Subject: [Livingontheland] Rebuild Local Economies
  • Date: Thu, 21 Oct 2004 13:35:44 -0600

Rebuild Local Economies

"We have to change our concept about how we measure value in things, and
get
people to be willing to pay more for something that's well made, made
locally, and that they would have for a long time. . . . This is a new way
to operate. It's about stepping outside your business and working
collectively and cooperatively with others to rebuild local economies."

Judy Wicks in her interview with Josh Harkinson for his essay "Profits of
Place" in the January/February 2004 issue of Orion magazine.

Judy Wicks, owner of Philadelphia's famous White Dog Café and co-founder
of
the nation-wide Business Alliance for Local Living Economies (BALLE) will
be
one of the speakers at the Twenty-Fourth Annual E. F. Schumacher Lectures,
October 23rd at the First Congregational Church in Stockbridge,
Massachusetts.

Judy Wicks started the White Dog Café out of the backdoor of her
Philadelphia home and grew it into an enterprise known for its advocacy of
local organically raised food and for the farmers who grow such food. The
adjoining Black Cat retail shop specializes in locally made products and
fair trade goods.

A leading national spokesperson for the importance of creating healthy
local
economies, Judy¹s experience with her own business led her to co-found
the
Business Alliance for Local Living Economies (BALLE), a two-and-a-half
year-old national organization with chapters in over fifteen cities, the
first national network of small, sustainable companies dedicated to buying
and selling products locally.

Her awards include the prestigious Business Enterprise Trust Award, founded
by Norman Lear, for creative leadership in combining sound business
management with social vision, and Business Ethics magazine¹s first
"Living
Economy Award." With Chef Kevin von Klause, she co-authored White Dog Cafe
Cookbook: Multicultural Recipes and Tales of Adventure from
Philadelphia¹s
Revolutionary Restaurant. Judy Wicks is a fine example of someone who has
understood how to "reinhabit place" by working with the resources both
human
and natural of the region to shape a vibrant local economy.

Judy Wicks' ethics of running The White Dog Café reflects a Small Is
Beautiful philosophy put in practice. We are pleased she can join us.

The two other speakers at the day's event are: Chief Oren Lyons, revered
leader of the Onondaga Nation; and environmental author and elegant
wordsmith, Stephanie Mills.

The lectures are the twenty-fourth in an annual series sponsored by the E.
F. Schumacher Society of Great Barrington, Massachusetts. Past speakers
have included Wendell Berry, Wes Jackson, Hazel Henderson, Winona LaDuke,
Jane Jacobs, David Korten, Jerry Mander, Ivan Illich and other notable
contemporary visionaries. The E. F. Schumacher Society is a national
educational organization formed in 1980 and named for the British economist
and author of Small Is Beautiful: Economics as if People Mattered.

Additional details about these and previous speakers are at
www.smallisbeautiful.org. Pre-registration material for the October 23rd
Lectures follow.

Warmly,
Susan Witt
Executive Director
E. F. Schumacher Society
140 Jug End Road
Great Barrington, MA 01230 USA
www.smallisbeautiful.org

* * * * * * * *
THE TWENTY-FOURTH ANNUAL
E. F. SCHUMACHER LECTURES

Saturday, October 23, 2004, 10:00 - 5:00
First Congregational Church, Main Street, Stockbridge, Massachusetts

FEATURED SPEAKERS:
OREN LYONS, JUDY WICKS, and STEPHANIE MILLS

LECTURE SCHEDULE

9:30 Registration and coffee
10:00 Welcome
10:15 Talk by Oren Lyons
11:15 Audience response and questions
12:00 Lunch (see details below)
1:00 Talk by Judy Wicks
2:00 Audience response and questions
2:30 Coffee Break
2:45 Talk by Stephanie Mills
4:00 Audience response and questions
4:30 Closing remarks by the speakers
4:50 Tea and book-signing by the speakers

DETAILS

Time: Saturday, October 23, 2004; 10:00 - 5:00. There will be a lunch break
from 12:00 - 1:00.

Cost: $20 per person, $15 per member of the E. F. Schumacher Society, and
$15 for students and seniors. Tickets are available at the door and from
the
E. F. Schumacher Society, 140 Jug End Road, Great Barrington, MA 01230
(413)
528-1737, efssociety@smallisbeautiful.org.

Registration: Pre-registration recommended. Checks payable to the E. F.
Schumacher Society, Visa and MasterCard accepted.

Lunch: A vegetarian brown bag lunch may be ordered in advance for an
additional $12. Call for menu details. Alternatively there are several
nearby restaurants or bring your own bag lunch.

Directions: The First Congregational Church of Stockbridge is located on
West Main Street (next to Town Hall) in Stockbridge. From Boston, take the
Lee Exit on the Massachusetts Turnpike and follow signs south (Route 102)
to
Stockbridge. From New York City take the Taconic Parkway to Route 23 in
Claverack. Follow Route 23 east to Great Barrington, where Route 23 joins
Route 7. Take Route 7 north to Stockbridge, turn left on Main Street at the
Red Lion Inn. The church will be on your left approximate 1/3 mile. The
historic red brick church is easy to identify behind the prominent clock
tower. A map can be viewed and downloaded from the "events" page of our
website at smallisbeautiful.org.

Accommodations: Call the Southern Berkshire Chamber of Commerce
413-528-1510
for listings of the many overnight options in the region or visit
www.greatbarrington.org.

Membership: Contributions to the E. F. Schumacher Society are
tax-deductible.


* * * * * * * *
ANNUAL LECTURES REGISTRATION/MEMBERSHIP FORM

_____Enclosed are registration fees for _______person(s) for the Annual
E. F. Schumacher Lectures ($20 non-member, $15 member/student/senior).

_____Please reserve _____lunch(es). Enclosed is $12 per lunch.

_____Included is my/our tax-deductible donation to support the
E. F. Schumacher Society's work for:______$50 ______$100
_____$250 ______$500 ______$1000 ______Other
Please enter/renew my/our membership.

Name_______________________________________

Address_____________________________________

____________________________________________

Email_______________________________________

Return with check or credit card information to:
E. F. Schumacher Society
140 Jug End Road, Great Barrington, MA 01230
www.smallisbeautiful.org
(413) 528-1737









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