----- Original Message ----- From: <"Marco Visscher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>"@bbs.thing.net> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, August 19, 2000 5:37 AM Subject: <nettime> Initiative for a truly new economy > > > > Economics - as if people matter > > > > http://www.treatyofnoordwijkaanzee.com/treaty.html > > Dear friend, > > > > Ode Magazine - an influential Dutch alternative newsmagazine - recently > > published a cover story on the effects of the global economy. After a > > thorough analysis of the mechanisms of the economic system, we came up > > with twelve practical suggestions to achieve a more humane economy. > > These suggestions have been put in a treaty to be ratified on the 1st of > > December 2000 in the Dutch village of Noordwijk aan Zee. The reason why > > we came up with this village is because it accommodates a famous > > hotel/conference centre at the seashore, much like Hotel Mount > > Washington in Bretton Woods where - as you know - our current economic > > system was designed by world leaders about half a century ago. So, we > > think it is time to get together once again to redesign our economy for > > the 21st century. > > > > Ode Magazine organises a conference on December 1st and 2nd to adopt the > > Treaty of Noordwijk aan Zee. We are inviting well known international > > speakers, writers and thinkers to come to The Netherlands to work with > > other participants on the treaty. > > > > We invite you to read our story on our website > > www.treatyofnoordwijkaanzee.com and to share your comments and > > suggestions. Please forward this message to your circle of friends and > > co-builders of tomorrow. And do come to The Netherlands in December. It > > is time for a people's initiative. > > > > With best wishes, > > Jurriaan Kamp and Tijn Touber > > > > www.ode.nl > > # distributed via <nettime>: no commercial use without permission > # <nettime> is a moderated mailing list for net criticism, > # collaborative text filtering and cultural politics of the nets > # more info: [EMAIL PROTECTED] and "info nettime-l" in the msg body > # archive: http://www.nettime.org contact: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >
