I have always like to live with the motto, “Waste not, want
not” and also am a great believer in the theory that there is enough food and
money to go around in the world – if only we cared enough to share. So, when this press release came across my desk
the other day, it really spoke to me – Give your money away! What a crazy concept – but maybe there is
something in it.
On Saturday, 15 September at 138 worldwide locations, an
event called Free Money Day took place.
It was timed to coincide with the fourth anniversary of the collapse of U.S. investment bank Lehman
Brothers. For the day, members of the public handed out their own money to complete strangers, asking recipients to pass half on to someone else. In its second year, ‘Free Money Day’ started conversations about the benefits of alternative economies based on sharing and captured the attention of hundreds of thousands of people, from all walks of life.
Brothers. For the day, members of the public handed out their own money to complete strangers, asking recipients to pass half on to someone else. In its second year, ‘Free Money Day’ started conversations about the benefits of alternative economies based on sharing and captured the attention of hundreds of thousands of people, from all walks of life.
This is the Press
Release that they sent me:
FREE
MONEY DAY A HUGE GLOBAL SUCCESS
138 Sites Worldwide
Participated in ‘Free Money Day’ on September 15
Promoting Global
Prosperity through Economies of Sharing
On Saturday, September 15, at 138 locations worldwide, members
of the public handed out their own money to complete strangers, asking
recipients to pass half on to someone else. In its second year, ‘Free Money Day’ started conversations about
the benefits of alternative economies based on sharing and captured the
attention of hundreds of thousands of people, from all walks of life.
“‘Free Money Day’ was a wonderfully rich
experience. Across twenty-four countries, people were reminded of the mutual
value associated with sharing and the ‘gift’ economy” said Australian Dr. Donnie Maclurcan,
co-founder of the Post Growth Institute,
the group behind the worldwide event.
‘Free Money Day’ was timed to coincide
with the fourth anniversary of the collapse of U.S. investment bank Lehman
Brothers, now seen as a turning point in the development of the 2008 financial
crisis. “With world debt at over US $190
trillion, and debt connected to growth economics by necessity, now is the
time to explore how we might thrive in futures beyond economic growth,”
said Dr. Maclurcan.
One hundred and thirty-eight ‘Free Money
Day’ events occurred across 6 continents and 24 countries, from India to
Nigeria, Kenya, Colombia, Australia and the U.S. More than US $3,600 was given
away as well as land estimated to be worth $30,000. Dr. Maclurcan gave away
$500 of his own money at Dupont
Circle, Washington, D.C.
For more information, videos,
a map of worldwide participation,
testimonials and photos from Free Money
Day 2012, visit: www.freemoneyday.org/media.
# # #
The Post Growth Institute is an international group
exploring and inspiring paths to global prosperity that don’t rely on economic
growth
Additional enquiries: media@freemoneyday.org; Dr. Donnie
Maclurcan (spokesperson), +1 540 556 4857 Washington, D.C., USA (UTC/GMT -5 hours)
Twitter: @freemoneyday Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/freemoneyday
Ref: $190 trillion debt figure - Kyle Bass: http://www.scribd.com/doc/74335711/Hayman-Nov2011
There you go…
Meg
