2013 CALENDAR

How about starting with the basics of moving your money, which may include any or all of the following?
And of course there is Strike Debt
 * 1)  Moving your checking account to a better bank (coop, credit unions, etc.)
 * 2)  Moving your savings account to a better bank (coop, credit unions, etc.)
 * 3)  Finding a greener credit card and/or sending your mega bank cards back to the bank with a note of explanation
 * 4)  Investing in more responsible/sustainable/community oriented mutual funds, bonds, or microloan organizations, RSF Social Finance or Community Investment Notes from nonprofit Calvert fund or kiva.org, for example.
 * 5)  Buying shares in local coop utility, food stores or a direct offering.
 * 6)  Moving your debt from the big banks (car, house, credit card) to better banks, credit unions etc.
 * 7)  Shortening your debts as much as possible.

March 2013 Indulge in Music Art, Dance, Painting, Poetry, Meditation, Yoga, or just read a good book.

 * Sharing these on the wiki to get everyone's right brain etc. really involved in the creative process.

April 2013  Hoarding Hall of Shame Month!

 * 1)  Publicly expose banks and corporations that are the worst hoarders.
 * 2)  Encourage enforcement of IRS regulations against hoarding.
 * 3)  Develop legislation to encourage more investment in local communities.
 * 4)  Clean-out your closets, cupboards, bookshelves, garage, and donate to your local food bank, thrift store, friends 7 neighbors.
 * 5)  Have an exchange or gift party (cloths, books, jewelry, white elephant.)

May 2013 Start a long term project that will have a big effect

 * 1)  Develop a public bank on the state level.  Public Banking Institute
 * 2)  Develop other models for local credit unions, community interdependence funds etc.
 * 3)  Start a community garden, yearly (or more often) seed exchange, book swap, canned food swap.
 * 4)  Other examples:
 * cascadia,
 * Invest Local Ohio,
 * The NH community Loan Fund,
 * MtBizworks NC,
 * Calvert Fund,
 * kiva.org
 * local coop utility,
 * food stores
 * direct offering

=== June 2013 Sponsor Lectures and/or workshops teaching folks how to help guide any organization they are involved with to invest its money more responsibly. Don't forget to do it yourself with any of the following: ===
 * 1)  Your place of worship
 * 2)  Your town, state or federal government
 * 3)  Your Alma Mater and local schools
 * 4)  Your union
 * 5)  Your pension fund
 * 6)  Your state government
 * 7)  Any other organization you are in contact with

Info on action to divest from fossil fuels: http://gofossilfree.org/

July 2013 - Reinvest in your Home
Info on using the Administrative Process for Foreclosure Issues
 * 1)  Pay off your mortgage or remortgage with a better bank
 * 2)  Buy a second property and rent it out
 * 3)  Buy a home for your children
 * 4)  Invest in energy efficiency and /or alternative energy
 * 5)  Start or upgrade your vegetable/herb garden
 * 6)  Make better use of your land and any other resources associated with your home.
 * 7)  Having foreclosure issues?  Have you considered looking into using the administrative process?

August 2013 Organize Festivities, Celebrations, Banquets, Fiestas....

 * 1)  Have a big party and invite everyone you know who is doing anything connected to community reinvestment to come and share/network/celebrate!
 * 2)  Serve local food, include information about your farmers, chefs and farmers market or coop.
 * 3)  Host a celebratory book, clothes, tool, or toys swap.

September 2013 Attend to details - tidy up.
Think about all the changes you want to make toward community reinvestment this year and finish up what you can this month.

October 2013 This is a good month to begin new relationships

 * 1)  Have a yard sale and meet your neighbors. Tell them you are engaging in an alternative economy, handout info.
 * 2)  Shop local with folks you get to know and tell your friends about it.
 * 3)  Shop second hand.
 * 4)  Engage in alternate exchange (livelihood or trade) systems: time-share, local notes, gift economy.  (time trade circle.org, Charles Eisenstein)
 * 5)  Find a green, socially responsible and 'outside the box' thinking financial adviser.
 * 6) Get to know your local organic and/or sustainable farm.