Tag:

economic development

  • Complementary Currency Project

    Complementary Currency Project
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    Date:
    Nov 1 2012

    Initially organized to respond to holes in service provision following Hurricane Katrina, Burners Without Borders has since 2005 “emerged as a community led, grassroots group that encourages innovative, civic participation that creates positive change locally.” One ongoing project headed by…

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  • SUNO-ethical fashion

    SUNO-ethical fashion
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    Date:
    Nov 1 2012

    SUNO is one of the few luxury fashion brands that has been born out of a social cause. Max Osterweis and designer Erin Beatty launched their first collection in the spring of 2009, ” after post-election violence threatened to damage…

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