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Beyond Reform or Revolution: Economic Transformation in the U.S.: A Roundtable Discussion
PART 1: Introductions
Moderator Julie Matthaei, from Guramylay: Growing the Green Economy and TransformationCentral.org, and also a professor of Economics at Wellesley College, introduces the subject and format of the session.

David Korten, author of When Corporations Rule the World and the Post-Corporate World, introduces his work with the Business Alliance for Local Living Economies (BALLE).

Emily Kawano, Executive Director of the Center for Popular Economics, introduces the work of her organization in demystifying the economy and training activists.

Dan Swinney, founder and executive director of the Center for Labor and Community Research, introduces the work of his organization in advocating for high-road manufacturing policies in Chicago, and his new project of starting Austin Polytechnical Academy
Steven Healy, a member of the Community Economies Project, introduces the work of his organization in documenting and fostering diverse economies, as well as creating collaboration between academic and community researchers and activists.  
Germai Medhanie, a founding member of Guramylay: Growing the Green Economy, introduces the proposed work of his organization to create Green Festivals in the Boston area and to create a website where transformative stories can be shared.  

For Part 2: Challenges, click here.