The Global Development And Environment Institute October 9, 2013 Search GDAE Subscribe for E-mail Updates Leontief Prize Recent Publications Media Room Upcoming Events Publicaciones en Espanol Publications en Francais Publications in Chinese Jobs and Resources Upcoming GDAE Events Brown Bag Lunch Schedule: Fall 2013 Fall 2013 Brown Bag FlyerThe Emergence of Local Sustainable Economies: Stories of Resilience, Renewal and Rebirth Wednesday, October 2 Anne-Marie Codur, GDAE Research Fellow View event flyer and a full description GDAE’s Social Science Library Project: Distributing Resources to Developing Countries Monday, October 28 Josh Uchitelle-Pierce, Research Coordinator Impact Investing in Superfoods: Fad or a sustainable solution Wednesday, November 6 Shaun Paul, GDAE Research Fellow The Imprudence of Labor Market Flexibilization in a Fiscally Austere World Date TBD Jeronim Capaldo, Senior Researcher All Brown Bag lunches will take place from 12:30-1:30 in the 3rd floor conference room at 44 Teele Ave, Somerville, MA 02144. The Transition Away From Fossil Fuels and Towards…Resilience Rob Hopkins on Transition EconomyThursday, October 3, 2013, 7:30 pm Asean Auditorium, Cabot Intercultural Center 170 Packard Ave, Medford, MA 02155 View event flyer Rob Hopkins Co-founder of the Transition Network, TED Speaker Followed by a panel including: Mayor Michael J. McGlynn, City of Medford Mayor Lisa A. Wong, City of Fitchburg Sponsored by: Transition US, Post Carbon Institute, Institute for Policy Studies, New Economics Institute, Tufts Institute of the Environment, Tufts Office of Sustainability, Global Development and Environment Institute, Stockholm Environment Institute US Center, Department of Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning New Economy Week: October 12-18, 2013 Join GDAE as we participate in a national week of action designed to shine a light on the movement to build a new economy – an economy that is restorative to people, place, and the planet. Building New Economies from the Ground Up: Visions from Boston and Mondragon Fall 2013 Brown Bag FlyerTuesday, October 15, 4:30PM to 6:00PM Tufts University Crane Room in Paige Hall 12 Upper Campus Road, Medford, MA 02115 View Event Flyer Aaron Tanaka and Juan Leyton, both Visiting Practitioners to the Tufts Urban & Environmental Policy and Planning Department, will share their visions and lessons learned from community-driven efforts to build more democratic, sustainable, and just economies from Boston and Mondragon. Co-Sponsored by Practical Visionaries Workshop, Tufts New Economy and Global Development and Environment Institute Refreshments, including pizza from Flatbread Company, will be served Financial Inclusion: Starting where the commercial sector ends Fall 2013 Brown Bag FlyerThursday, October 17, 6:30PM to 7:45PM Tufts University Fletcher School Mugar 200 106R Packard Ave, Medford, MA 02155 View event flyer Jeff Ashe, GDAE Research Fellow, led the Saving for Change Initiative at Oxfam America for nearly a decade. He will share his experiences from work in Mali, Cambodia, and Guatemala Kim Wilson, Lecturer at The Fletcher School, headed the Catholic Relief Services Microfinance Unit, and spearheaded CRS shift from focusing on credit to the poor to savings of the poor. Banks, money transfer services, and telecom companies have jumped on the Financial Inclusion bandwagon, but the commercial sector does not offer basic financial services. Who is providing savings, credit and insurance for households that are unbanked and unbankable? Join us as we discuss microfinance and explore simple, yet ingenious ways of reaching financially excluded businesses and households. Refreshments, including pizza from Flatbread Company, will be served All GDAE events are free and open to the public Click here for information about past events Tufts University Logo Global Development And Environment Institute Tufts University Medford , MA 02155 USA tel. 617-627-3530 - fax. 617-627-2409 email: [email protected] Copyright © 2002-2013 Tufts University Home About Us Policy Research Advancing Theory Educational Materials Publications
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