April 2011 – Deborah Frieze

What makes us believe that money is the best solution to our world’s challenges?

April 25, 2011/2 Comments/in Gift Culture, Money, Walk Out Walk On /by deborah

Last week, I received an intriguing email in response to Walk Out Walk On. A 28-year-old owner of a U.K.-based Internet marketing firm wrote this:

You have convinced me that my plan to amass wealth and give it to those in need is going to make things worse because it’s not ultimately sustainable. So as a wealthy westerner, what CAN I do to help?

Walking Out and Walking On at the Environmental Protection Agency

April 7, 2011/0 Comments/in Uncategorized /by deborah

‘Tis the eve of an impending government shutdown, and I find myself at the headquarters of the Environmental Protection Agency to talk about “walking out and walking on.” For the past 10 years, I’ve been hanging around with community activists, grassroots leaders, radicals and a few anarchists. We’ve been talking about how to walk out of the dominant system and walk on to build the world we wish for.