[GJM] Fw: London-wide LETS Launch: And, the need for worl-wide.

[mary rose]

While this notice is prepared for those in London, I do hope
that communities worldwide are preparing to start up LETS
and other similar local currency programs in order to not go
down with the national and international ships of state as their
economic bubble bursts. .

If communities are to prosper, then the money needs 
to stay in the local community and not get siphoned 
off by international corporations.whose only interest 
is in employing people temporarily.  This is particularly
true as technology fast replaces the need for human 
labor, and coprporations only need "temporary labor" 
pools to fill in on an intermittent basis.  

Corporations are able to write off equipment as capital expenditures
and equipment doesn't give the problems that human labor does, e.g.
equipment can do 24-hour shifts, doesn't require lunch breaks, rest breaks,
vacations or sick leaves, only short scheduled maintenance programs.  There 
are no costs associated with payrolls, insurance plans, or pension plans. Neither 
does equipment require parking lots, lunch rooms, large administrative office facilities, 
and other unproductive under roof areas. Nor does it require a personnel department
to take care of the personnel problems associated with human hires.       

When the equipment wears out or becomes obsolete, the company just writes it off, 
replaces it and begins a new capital write-off program with new state of the art equipment
that doesn't have to be educated or undergo training programs. If maintained properly, it 
always runs at peak performance.  

As I have mentioned earlier, but many have forgotten or are new to the list, the labor force 
became delinked from the markets back in the mid to late '90's as passive money investments
began to make more money than the human labor force.  And, again repeated, it only takes
30% of the worldwide human labor force to produce all the goods and services necessary for
all of the people on the planet. So, there is no way to increase production and expect more 
jobs to be produced  It ain't gonna happen. Once the genie is out of the bottle, that is, once 
human labor has been replaced more effectively, it is difficult, if not impossible to things put 
back in the bottle once again.  

with love and in gratitude for all that you do, Nick, and all that we do together. 

mary rose .   .    .             

mary rose 


----- Original Message ----- 
From: Nick St Clare 
To: undisclosed-recipients
Sent: Tuesday, June 10, 2008 7:10 AM
Subject: [GJM] London-wide LETS Launch: Sat 14th June 2008






Are you already a member of London-wide LETS?
Are you looking to join, or just find out more?
This day is for you !

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Invitation!
Saturday 14th June 2008
London-wide LETS Launch

With LETSlink London (LLL) at the Money Club, University of London Union (ULU)
Malet Street, London WC1E 7HY - nearest tubes Euston, Warren Street,
Goodge Street.

This is a networking event for LETS organisers in London, and anyone
wanting to find out about LETS and become involved. LETS are Local
Exchange Trading Schemes enabling members to obtain goods and
services without money, and to make a contribution to their
community. Most LETS use manual record-keeping systems, but this
limits their effectiveness, and those wishing to join are now asking:
"Where do we log on?"  To meet this need, we have developed two new
have two web-based systems, one suitable for locally managed schemes,
and another which has been specially programmed to support
London-wide trading.

You are welcome to attend this meeting if you wish to:
(a) meet LETS organisers of schemes all over London
(b) view the operation of the online systems for LETS
(c) discuss various management structures for LETS
(d) become a local contact for London-wide LETS
(e) simply meet others who are already members or who may wish to
join: you can do so at this meeting.

Programme:
10am Coffee and Registration:
11am Meeting for LETS Organisers
1pm Lunch - please bring food to share,
2pm Meeting for new New Members
4pm Afternoon Tea and Presentations
5pm Networking and Social

Please bring information  about your local LETS or other network,
details or products of your small business, a LAPTOP if you have one,
FOOD TO SHARE and most importantly - yourself.  If you want to
contribute to the agenda, eg give a presentation or performance, or
ask a question, please email us.

Attendees can register on arrival but it will speed things up if you would
please register in advance by following the web-link below.


Contact Mary Fee, Secretary LLL: 020-7607-7852 in emergency: 07966-216891
Contact email: london at letslink.org
Website address:  http://london.letslink.org or
http://www.letslink.org - go to TRADING then JOIN

Many thanks to our sponsors for this event:
http://www.lovelondon.org.uk and http://www.bashcreations.com

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LLL at copsewood.net
http://copsewood.net/mailman/listinfo/lll






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