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Alternative Budgets
UNPAC's Gender Budget Project
Much more information found on the site for UNPAC's newest project!

Gender Responsive Budget Initiatives
Featuring extensive resources on gender budgeting from around the world

Gender and Budgets
A BRIDGE Cutting Edge Pack

Canada
The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives(CCPA) publishes an Alternative Federal Budget every year. CCPA-Mb also publishes an alternative provincial budget each year.

South Africa
Women's Budget Initiative.

Tanzania
Gender Networking Program Gender Budget Initiative.



Alternative Economics
Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA)
Many resources including alternative budgets, quarterly State of the Economy reports, and a brand new series of primers on economic and social issues called The (real) Bottom Line

Progressive Economics Forum (PEF)
Promoting an alternative, progressive economics community in Canada

Green Economics
Website for the the Eco-Materials project

New Economics Forum
an independent 'think and do' tank

Toronto Dollar
An alternative money system in practice

LETSystems
Most well-known worldwide trade and barter system

LETS Winnipeg
A non profit cooperative community of Winnipegers who collectively created and use an alternative form of economic exchange

Equal Dollars
A Philadelphia-based local currency with over 1000 members

Liveable Income for Everyone (LIFE)
A BC-based organization promoting the implementation of universal guaranteed livable income in every country in the world

Campaign for Interest Free Money
A UK-based initiative

Alternative Economic Measures
Genuine Progress Index Atlantic Canada
Non-profit research group, founded in 1997, to develop an index of sustainable development and well being

Happy Planet Index
A New Economics Foundation project that ranks countries and individuals according to life expectancy, life satisfaction and ecological footprint

32 Hours
A shorter work-week and employment for all

Centre for the Study of Living Standards
Ottawa-based group researching living standards

The Simultaneous Policy
Breaking down the barriers to solving the world's problems

Redefining Progress
American-based non-profit organization encouraging social and economic sustainability


Paying for the Unpaid Work
An interesting proposal on paying for unpaid work

Ethical Consumption
Ethical Consumer
UK-based organization looking at track records of companies behind the brand names

Responsible Shopper
Information on hundreds of companies

Social Investment Organization
Canadian organization encouraging socially-responsible investment

Buy Nothing Day
A simple idea to challenge consumer culture

Buy Nothing Christmas
Challenging a consumer Christmas

Corporate Watch
Holding corporations accountable



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Fair Trade
Transfair Canada
Canada's only independent fair trade certification organization

Make Trade Fair
OXFAM's fair trade site

Global Exchange
Democraticizing the global economy





No Sweat
Maquila Solidarity Network
Canadian organization advocating for sweat-free clothing production

Clean Clothes Campaign
Netherlands-based sweat-free clothes campaign

Oxfam Canada
Wxposing sweatshops across the world

UNITE
Union representing many Canadian garment workers and working to end sweatshops




Simple Living
The Simple Living Network
Providing resources for living more simply

Alternatives for Simple Living
Equipping people of faith to challenge consumerism

Overcoming Consumerism
100% commercial-free site

Enough is Enough
A critical look at consumerism, poverty, and the planet



Ecological Footprint

Earth Day

Best Foot Forward (USA, Europe, Australia)


 

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