Comments on: A Local Currency Pilgrimage to Wörgl

By: Matthew Pike

Matthew Pike — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 21:54:09 +0000

Very inspiring indeed!
With more global economic collapse surely just around the corner some day soon, its stories liek this that can really bring hope to those fighting for a new economic system, that “The Fat Cats” are failing to recognise…still bandaging cancer with a plaster..

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P2P Foundation » Blog Archive » A visit to Wörgl — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 09:45:42 +0000

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By: Jennifer Lauruol

Jennifer Lauruol — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 22:45:53 +0000

Any Lancaster Transitionistas wishing to launch a Lancaster Lune? Please get in touch.

By: KingofthePaupers

KingofthePaupers — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 12:24:43 +0000

Jct: Arno, why don’t you start a Worgl currency again. Now that it’s being done all around the world, who’s going to try to stop you now?

http://turmelpress.com/pomlizas.htm is a poem I wrote to Queen Elizabeth pointing out how a mayor could finance municipal projects with community currency. It’s been done by Argentine provinces, it would be nice if done by Worgl again.

By: Arno Abler

Arno Abler — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 04:23:48 +0000

The Web is a small town, Ben

Really I came here by a twitter-tweet from Rob about his visit in Wörgl.

Here you can find more about Unterguggenberger and the free-money-experiment of 1932/33, unfortunately in German.

http://www.vivomondo.com/de/rathaus/woergl/wissenswertes/geschichte/michael_unterguggenberger_biographie

Regards
Arno Abler
Mayor of Wörgl/Tyrol

By: Ben Brangwyn

Ben Brangwyn — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 23:37:01 +0000

Inspirational post there Rob. I note that the mayor of the town has posted a response!! He must have a web-alert system for whenever the word “Worgl” is posted somewhere on the web – unless he’s an avid follower of your blog. Stranger things…

Hope you’re having a good time out there and managing to find some veggie food.

Hugs from the gang at Transition Network

By: gargidevi

gargidevi — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:23:38 +0000

Hi, thanks so much for this post. Would that we could make a new documentary about all this. Everyone is dying to know about this story. Great picture!
Love, Gargi

By: KingofthePaupers

KingofthePaupers — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 02:08:07 +0000

Jct: I visited Worgl during my 1999 European speaking tour and the only point I want to make is that interest-free community currency works, it doesn’t have to be paid for with a demurrage negative interest rate that changes the value of the token. It can be financed with service charges and no change in the value of the token. And there’s nothing as stupid as varying the value of your measuring device.

By: Jeanell

Jeanell — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 22:29:32 +0000

This is really exciting! Local currency makes me feel like I’m doing a good thing every time I do even a small errand and spend “local money”. A question occurs to me, though: How does one work with a sort of “exchange rate” between local currencies in various places?

By: Arno Abler

Arno Abler — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 18:56:55 +0000

Many thanks for the friendly blogpost about Wörgl. We’re very proud of our great history in the 30s and we are still working on that intersting topic.

Best regards
Arno Abler
Mayor of Wörgl/Tyrol

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Sun, 22 Nov 2009 15:32:44 +0000

[...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by GreenFeed, Rob Hopkins. Rob Hopkins said: Just posted about my very brief time in Worgl http://tinyurl.com/yzzm6et. Now at my destination… in the Alps, snowy mountains, gorgeous. [...]