We are not planning any in-person events in 2020 or 2021. All upcoming events and meetings will be held online with Zoom. All Praxis members will be informed of these events and they will be announced on our website. Please consider becoming a member and having access to these virtual events and supporting our work. For Membership, Click Here.
All sessions in the Planetary Pause series will include a 25-30 minute presentation and an hour for questions and discussion.
Note: During shelter in place, no one will be denied access due to lack of funds. If you cannot afford to pay or need a discount, e-mail us at info@praxispeace.org
Please Note: Registrations must arrive one half hour prior to event in order to guarantee entrance.
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October 30 at 4:00 pm PDT - Discussion Meeting for Praxis Members - Link will be sent.
November 1 at 2:00 pm PST - Praxis Book Club meets
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FRIDAY, November 13 at 4:00 pm PST
$15 for Praxis Members ($20 for non-members) Registration: Click Here
PUBLIC BANKING PANEL - The Latest Information on the State of Public Banks in California
Why This is Important! AB 310 is Being Considered in the CA State Legislature Now. This legislation is a game changer!
Panelists:
Sushil Jacob is Co-chair of the legislative committee of the California Public Banking Alliance, he played a central role in drafting AB 857, California’s Public Banking law, which was passed by the CA State Legislature and signed into law by Gov. Newsom last year. He is an attorney with the Tuttle Law Group in San Francisco specializing on advising cooperatives of all types.
Chris Petlock has created financial models that show exactly how a Public Bank could work financially in the state and in counties. Along with Sushil, he also worked on lobbying for the passage of AB 857 in CA. He is Administration and Finance Manager at Valley of the Moon Water District and also served on the City of Sonoma Services & Environment Commission for 9 years.
Shelly Browning is a small business owner and founder of Friends of Public Banking Santa Rosa. She also works with the Communications sub-committee in the broader statewide California Public Banking Alliance.
AB 310 paves the path for a California State Public Bank. Authored by Assemblymembers Miguel Santiago and David Chiu, this 2020 session bill expands the lending capacity of the State’s Infrastructure Bank (IBank) by moving 10% of CA’s Pooled Money Investment Account (PMIA) into the IBank’s loan fund. The bill will also convert the IBank into a depository bank able to leverage its capital up to ten times and direct its lending toward a just and equitable economic recovery. In 2019, we passed AB 857, the Public Banking Act, empowering cities and regions to create our own banks. In 2020, economic fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic is forcing local governments across the state to cut staff, services, and vital programs at a time when they are most needed. We urgently need the means to bring desperately needed funds into urban and rural communities ignored by Wall Street banks.
A California State Public Bank can offer emergency lending and credit to community banks and credit unions, rescue small businesses, and help historically marginalized communities. All three panelists also worked within Praxis Peace Institute’s Public Banking group which re-formed after Ellen Brown spoke in Sonoma with Gar Alperovitz in October 2018. This is where Sushil and Chris connected. They are both key team members of the California Public Banking Alliance. We are grateful that they are taking the time to address our audience on Nov. 13th.
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Praxis Book!
Uncivil Liberties: Deconstructing Libertarianism
A Praxis Peace Institute book
Uncivil Liberties: Deconstructing Libertarianism
Taking on the tenets of libertarianism and ideas associated with libertarianism, the authors challenge the American myths that promote rugged individualism, the lone hero, endless economic growth, and American exceptionalism. They explore the role that ideologies play in helping us make sense of the world and revisit the experiment --- still unproved --- of American democracy.
The six authors place the myths in historical and ideological contexts and explore the makings of civil society, social justice, and economic fairness. One author, who was a libertarian in his youth, deconstructs their philosophy using only their definitions and arguments in a brilliant deconstruction.
Citing successful alternatives to laissez-faire and corporate capitalism, the authors promote existing models that celebrate the dignity of humankind by promoting empathy, cooperation, and respect. This book not only deconstructs, it constructs a possible world using concrete examples that have a proven success rate and high levels of human happiness. This book is a must-read for anyone invested in modern politics and the future of the United States.
Fill out form on Events page to purchase this book. Click Here.
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PAST EVENTS
Friday, Oct. 16 - Uncivil Liberties: The Pitfalls of Libertarianism
Ben Boyce, Gus diZerega, Barry Spector - Moderator: Georgia Kelly
Friday, Oct. 9 - NINA SIMONS
Bioneers: Revolution From the Heart of Nature
Friday, Oct. 2 - DAVID TALBOT
The 2020 Presidential Race, the Back Story and Related Themes from his Books
Thursday, Sept. 24 - THOM HARTMANN
The Hidden History of Monopolies: How Big Business Destroyed the American Dream
Thursday, Sept. 17 - ERIC UTNE
Feeling Hopeless? Embrace it. And, then Take Action
Thursday, Sept. 3 - NORMAN SOLOMON
Report on the Democratic National Convention and Plans for the 2020 Election
Friday, August 21 - GEORGIA KELLY
The Mondragón Cooperatives and Social Transformation
Friday, August 7 - RICHARD TARNAS
Is Humanity Going Through an Initiatory Crisis?
Friday, July 31 - SUSAN NEIMAN
Learning From the Germans
Friday, July 24 - SWAMI BEYONDANANDA, aka Steve Bhaerman
Friday, July 17 - RIANE EISLER, Nurturing Our Humanity, author of "The
Chalice and the Blade
Friday, June 26 - GAYLE MCLAUGHLIN, Former Mayor of Richmond, CA
How a Progressive Alliance Can Change Culture
Friday, June 19 - Economic Cooperation: Worker Ownership in NY, CA, and SPAIN
With Omar Freilla, Ana Aguirre, and Tim Huet
Friday, June 12
SAM KEEN - Sometimes "Nothing" is a Real Cool Hand, A Philosopher's Perspective
Friday, May 29, 2020
DAVID COBB - Cooperation Humboldt: A solidarity Economy
May 15, 2020
NORMAN SOLOMON - Progressive Politics and Obstacles in the Democratic Party
Friday, May 7, 2020
JODIE EVANS (Code Pink) & LEONARDO FLORES - Time for a New Good Neighbor Policy, Hands off Latin America
Friday, May 1, 2020
DAVID & FRAN KORTEN - From Emergency to Emergence: Defining the Opportunities
Friday, April 24 - Special Earth Day program on Zoom
RICHARD HEINBERG - Earth Day 50 Under Lockdown: Ecology During and After the Pandemic
Friday, April 17, 2020 - On Praxis Zoom series
FRED FREUNDLICH, on the Mondragón Cooperatives in Spain
Friday, April 10 - On Praxis Zoom series
TOM GRECO - Beyond Money
Friday, March 27 - On Praxis Zoom series
JEREMY LENT, Cultural Historian
Thursday, March 5, 2020
FRANCES MOORE LAPPÉ
Sunday, February 9, 2020
DAVID TALBOT
Sunday, November 10, 2019
GEORGE LAKOFF, Cognitive Scientist, author
June 16 - 22, 2019 - Mondragón, SPAIN
Mondragón Seminar & Tour
Saturday, April 13, 2019
PETER GABEL, author and founder of New College of CA
Tuesday, April 23, 2019
MICHAEL BRUNE, Executive Director of the Sierra Club
Sunday, January 27, 2019
GAYLE MCLAUGHLIN, Former Mayor of Richmond, CA and founder of the California Progressive Alliance
Sunday, December 2, 2018
H. BRUCE FRANKLIN, Cultural Historian and Author
Monday, October 22, 2018
GAR ALPEROVITZ, Historian and Political Economist
October 22, 2018
ELLEN BROWN, Attorney, Co-Founder of the Public Banking Institute, Author
