Austin Time Exchange Network
www.austintimeexchange.org
Austin, TX
About
The Austin Time Exchange Network (ATEN) is a local program that enables individuals to provide and receive skills and services within a network of people and organizations in Greater Austin. Similar to concepts expressed in bartering and alternative currency systems, this grassroots initiative lets members exchange labor and assistance without using the U.S. Dollar. We currently have over 50 members and invite new participants to join by attending any of our upcoming introduction meetings.
http://www.austintimeexchange.org
ATEN values equality and rewards the service of each person equally in that each member's hour is given equal value. For each hour of service that is performed by a member, s/he will receive one "Exchange Share," the unit of currency used within the network, regardless of the type of skill offered. The Exchange Share earned can be spent on receiving an hour of service from another member.
The Austin Time Exchange was created to provide individuals with the means to reintroduce a reliance upon the resources found locally from neighbors, acquaintances, and community members while aiming to provide an alternative approach to community development and economic opportunity.
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Apr 24, 2007
The Future of Ideas and Money
Kellan suggested that some books are read better together and asks "Do you have favorite pairings?" Following Rich's post on the Creative Commons, I've been thinking about Lessig's The Future of Ideas and ever since the Naropa Workshop on Intentional Economics, I have …
Gagosian Liga, Jun 24, 2007:
"We all admire the spangled acrobat with classical grace meticulously walking his tight rope in the talcum light; but how much rarer art there is in the sagging rope expert wearing scarecrow clothes and impersonating a grotesque drunk! I should know."
Thank you for your friendship! Musical greetings from Munich/Germany!
Luis H. Valadez, Jun 21, 2007:
hey, if you're into the Beatsor Naropa, you might dig Getting Punch in the Arm Over the Summer, an article i wrote about some time i got to spend with Amiri Baraka, Sonia Sanchez, Miguel Algarin. and Anne Waldman. It is also featured in the latest issue of Illiterate Magazine. feel free to let me know what you think. ~lhv