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A general overview about degrowth in the multidimensional crisis, and the Social Reaction in the neighbour of Pumarejo (Sevilla) in the last 15 years. Also how the Social Currency PUMA is working in this context.
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THINK SPACE 2013

Alternativ konomi øsom f llesskabæ

20. september Byens Rum

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Source: www.impossiblehamster.org

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“Anyone who believes exponential growth can go on forever in a finite world is either a madman or an economist.“

Kenneth Boulding

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Just a financial crisis?

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What is happening?

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Multidimensional Crisis

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Economic Crisis

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Economic Crisis

The Concentric Circles

FINANCES

ECONOMY

SOCIETY

BIOSFERE

BIOSFERE

SOCIETY

ECONOMY

FINANCES

De-commercializing the liveDe-commercializing the live

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Ecological Crisis

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Ecological FootprintDenmark

Souce: www.footprintnetwork.org

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Ecological FootprintSpain

Souce: www.footprintnetwork.org

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Ecological Footprint

- Overhead

- Impossibility of spread the Occidental Way of Life

- Unsustainability

- Degrow

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Energetic Crisis

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Climate Crisis

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Social Crisis

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The growth's unhappiness

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De-what?

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What is degrowth?

- Trend of thought

- social movement

- Decrease of consuption

- Controlled and rational production

- Cultural revolution

- Together we can live better with less

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Degrowth basis

- Voluntary sobriety and simplicity

- Creative leisure time

- Reproductive work vs. productive work

- Reduction of working hours

- Triumph of the social life

- Reduction of structures

- Primacy of the local

- Resources distribution

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Some Questions

- Is it possible to continue growing

globally?

- Is it possible the sustainable growth?

- Why is better voluntarily degrowth?

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The praxis

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The praxis

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The praxis

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The praxis

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The praxis

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The praxis

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The praxis

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The praxis

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The praxis

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The praxis

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The praxisLas Corralas

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The praxis

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The praxis

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The praxis

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INITIATIVES

Permaculture

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INITIATIVES

Food Sovereignty

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INITIATIVES

Social Currency

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Further Information- Crash coursewww.peakprosperty.com/crashcourse

- Ecological footprintwww.footprintnetwork.org

- The oil drumwww.theoildrum.com

- Degrowthwww.degrowth.euwww.decrecimiento.info

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THINK SPACE 2013

community-based alternative economy

The experience from “Casa Palacio del Pumarejo (Sevilla)”

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Community?“What is and what should never be...” Led zeppelin

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What is Pumarejo?

Filmed and edited by Emek Filogullari http://vimeo.com/68080105 

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What defines Pumarejo?

Struggle & organization

Protest graffiti on the roofFor Google Maps!!!

SpeculationGentrification

Unique thinkingboicot from city council

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What defines Pumarejo?

Openness & Self-organization NeighboursLocal trades

AsociationsCitizenship

Working on the restoration of the social centre

Neighbour waterproofing the roof of the House

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What defines Pumarejo?

Celebration & senseOf Humor

Acomplished goalsLive in the square

PartyIrony

Protest meeting at the main door of the Town Hall

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Values of Pumarejo?

Community Vs Individual

Collective DecisionsColaboration

Mutual Support

Assembly in the courtyard of the House

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Values of Pumarejo?

Trust vs control

PeopleProcessesDiversity

Main Hall of the community Centre

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Values of Pumarejo?

Abundance Vs Scarcity ResourcesAbilities

Knowledge

Vs

Money

Pumarejo ParadiseWorkshops about the House and its future 2008.

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Values of Pumarejo?

Strength & determination

Workshop about Collective Self­building.First step for the restoration of Pumarejo 

House by the citizens. Oct 2012.

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Protest & Disobedience

What we have achieved:

Social and community centreCataloguing as BIC. 2003Use agreement. 2011 Beginning House Restoration(“Lo hacemos nosotras” LHN - Project)

...And there's still some left

Opening the Community Centre.15 sept 2003

10 years ago.

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Protest & Disobedience

"Is a democracy, such as we know it, the last improvement possible in government? Is it not possible 

to take a step further towards recognizing and organizing the 

rights of man?”

Henry David Thoreau

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14 years building Social Fabric & community

May's Cross Celebration

Resilience

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“AffectionIs

Revolutionary”

Unexpected Graffiti on the  front of the Pumarejo's House

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Alternative economy?

in this context...

“Rocking in a free world” Neil Young

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We need other models!!

NEOLIBERAL ??more market!!

Keynesian ??+ Public invest!!

+ Citizenship!ParticipationDecisionAction

Direct Democracy !!

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Creating Self-Sufficient Spaces

Basaed on: Ecology & EnvironmentDegrowth

Open modelsColaborationCooperation

Development&

EconomyHuman Scale

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"No matter how hostile the environment in which we are working is, we must never cease to insist that 

development is about people and not about objects. That the aim of development must be neither 

producerism not consumerism, but the satisfaction of fundamental human needs, which are not only needs of 

humanity, but needs of being as well. ”

Manfred Max­Neef

Human Scale Development

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And what aboutThe money?

“Take the money and run” Woody Allen

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What is money?

"It is well enough that people of the nation do not understand our 

banking and monetary system, for if they did, I believe there would be 

a revolution before tomorrow morning.”

Henry Ford

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What is money?

Positive money http://www.positivemoney.org/2013/05/what­is­money­new­video/ 

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So why not Create ourOwn money?

“Free Money” Patti Smith

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Social Currency PUMA

What it is?: Local currency in PumarejoComplementary to €

Phisical PassbookCES Digital Platform

1 puma = 1 €LETS System

Zero sum Game

“the base is theTrust network”

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Social Currency PUMA

How to exchange? Passbook readySeller on +Buyer on -

Sign the other passbookNew Balnce

Pass to CES

Transaction is based on mutual trust. There's no control but ourselves.

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Filling in the Passbook

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Social Currency PUMA

Objectives Strengthen the communityRelocate the economy

Strengthen abilities and knowledgeSatisfy basic needs

Money as a tool

Meeting points of Pumas are continous.Mercapuma y Supply Center

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Social Currency PUMA

How it works?

Board of offers & demands in the community centre of the Pumarejo House

Inscription & trainingRegistration at CES

Initial Balance = 0Max -100 P

Personal AccountOffers & demands

Start transactionsIntegration on groups

STOP use €

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CES: your personal account

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CES: Offers and demands

Offer list on CES... You can search for time period, categories, user, last included, etc...

Offer categories in Puma Currency

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Working Groups

Communication

incorporation

Administration

MercapumaSupply Center

Care project

Health Project

Studies & ProjectsAccounts & management

WebSocial Networks

EventsParticipation

Inernal Communication

PeopleProducers & local business

groups

Monthly Market on SquareMeet consumers & producersMain Funding Source

Food & Hygiene 100% PUMAProd. Organic, local, handmadeSelf-production

Compensation / refundArbitrationPumafundingWork bureau

Prime AttentionProffesional AdvisingAlternative Therapy

UniversityAsociationCommunity Centres, etc.

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How is funded?Mercapuma – Paper note! (only for 1 day)DonationsChange to Pumas€Conferences, Talks, Workshops, Projects, etc...

Supply20%50% 20% 10%

Restoration Care Manage.

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Process followedOct 2011

Jan. 2012

March 2012

Jan 2013

May 2013

Today...

Talk about Social Currency in Pumarejo (RDS)First Steps of PUMA: Type of Currency, Objectives,First Groups...20 people aprox.

Pilot project. Transactions p2p, Improvements & redefining First Swap Market on Square

1st Mercapuma... The party has just began!...Join up new people, Producers, local Business and othersConsolidation of groups, new ideas & projectsDifusion between local business and producersExtension of network and feeling on communityProgramming talks, Conferences, Radio, Events, workshops....

Redefinition of Supply Center And Care Project!Start working Sypply at 100% en PUMA

II National Meeting of local Currencies Success!!

Promote & replicate new local currenciesConsolidate Projects (Care, Health, Food Sovereignty, training, etc.)Self-funding Projects in /Puma€

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Some data

Users: 700

actives: 300

Sellers: 50%

Buyers: 93%

Prosumers: 43%

March 2012 – sept 2013March 2012 – sept 2013

Total Income in €Total Income in €

2012 (March – dic): 7.650 / 57.400 Kr€2013 (Jan. – june): 7.024 / 52.600 Kr€

Total Expected End 2013: 21.600 / 162.000 Kr€ Self-funding !!!Self-funding !!!

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Some data

Value generated in PumasValue generated in Pumas

2012: 3.000 Pumas / 22.500 Kr2013 (1/2): 15.700 Pumas / 117.750 Kr€

Total Expected end 2013

33.000 P / 247.500 Kr

eco-Wealth !!!eco-Wealth !!!

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SO?? Why not

Create yourOwn money??

“Young Frankenstein” Mel Brooks

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Other local currencies

LETS System (Mutual Credit). And there are much more types!!

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Starting!!!Objectives?

Target Group?Needs?

Type of currency?Promoters Group

&

Participation!!Inclussion!!

Participation Process with no Exclusion or Digital divide

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You can count on the PUMA Herd!!!

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"Whoever thinks that is toolittle to change things, is

because he has never slept with a mosquito in the room”

Gui

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Refferences & info

Pumarejo website: http://www.pumarejo.esRestoration Project “LHN”: http://www.lohacemosnosotras.org/Documentary EMEK: http://vimeo.com/user1434688Pumarejo Youtibe Channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/Pumarejolandia

About Pumarejo's House

Positive money: http://www.positivemoney.org/NEF (New Economics Foundation): http://www.neweconomics.org/Manfred Max-Neef website: http://www.max-neef.cl/

About monetary System and Multidimensional Crisis

Blog Social Currency Puma: http://monedasocialpuma.wordpress.com/Community exchange sistem (CES): https://www.community-exchange.orgComplementary currency: http://www.complementarycurrency.org/Scoop “Self-dependance & Social Currency”: http://www.scoop.it/t/autodependencia-y-moneda-socialBlog julio gisbert “live without emplyment”: http://www.vivirsinempleo.org/

About local currencies


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