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Occupy Underground

Leopolds Ghost

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8. Tree currency? Sounds cool!

Reply to patrice (Reply #3)

Sun Feb 26, 2012, 03:47 AM

Feb 2012

Occupy should start a local currency project, similar to Ithaca Hours which supports small businesses and homespun occupations.

With so many Occupy's across the nation, it might actually work (unlike most.) I figure a working group of three people in every town could make it happen...

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Highlight:

Hello from OccupyKochTown - Fight Tar Sands in collaboration with Sierra Club 2/17-19/12 pt.2 [View all] patrice Feb 2012 OP

More great pics. UnrepentantLiberal Feb 2012 #1

I love the flower girl vs. the oil guy. Hope that's not actual oil Leopolds Ghost Feb 2012 #2

The "oil" is chocolate syrup. patrice Feb 2012 #3

Brony starroute Feb 2012 #6

tl;dr Leopolds Ghost Feb 2012 #9

Tks! patrice Feb 2012 #11

Tree currency? Sounds cool! Leopolds Ghost Feb 2012 #8

Love the pix..... KoKo Feb 2012 #4

Those photos are fantastic. I love the flower girl and the oil guy also. sabrina 1 Feb 2012 #5

You are welcome. And yes, a flier with all of the important facts would be good, for instance, did patrice Feb 2012 #7

Thanks to the "Kelo" decision by Supreme Court Leopolds Ghost Feb 2012 #10

Gotta give a Sunday Night Kick to those Wonderful Photos! KoKo Feb 2012 #12