#buylocal

"Being surrounded by a really broad group of self-selecting people that feel the need to actually take action and are doing something about it is good for your #MentalHealth. I really feel it's an antidepressant to find a group already working on the problem and join them in taking action." #yyc

"I've been in many #HubAndSpokes rides & met people who'd never been on a bike downtown but once they actually get on those #BikePaths, just like a young woman said to me, 'I can do this, no problem. Before, it was a nonstarter to even conceive of riding a bike downtown!' That's how change happens"

" #Arusha has been focused on #CalgaryDollars, building #ComplementaryCurrencies, looking at #CircularEconomics. That’s the upside of this moment: people are championing alternatives to a broken status quo, raising awareness of the #Oligarchy, highlighting the damage these billionaires are causing"

"In polls in Canada & the US, #capitalism is ranking equal or lower than #DemocraticSocialism and other forms of human economic designs. It's increasingly no longer seen as the be all, end all. This is a very interesting development & it's worth digging into."

"We ARE hearing less about #ClimateChange for no good reason but there's a growing, unmistakable interest in #SystemChange! We all see the madness of international relations, international policies derailing & the limitations of capitalism. People are finally getting that something's got to change."