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| ====== Margrit Kennedy ====== | ====== Margrit Kennedy ====== | ||
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| ===== Commoner bio ===== | ===== Commoner bio ===== | ||
| Margrit Kennedy (November 21, 1939 – December 28, 2013) was an internationally renowned architect, urban planner, and an advocate for making buildings more environmentally friendly. From when she realised the flaws of the current money system, she thoroughly investigated its mechanisms and became an influential figure in the area of community currencies and alternative money systems. | Margrit Kennedy (November 21, 1939 – December 28, 2013) was an internationally renowned architect, urban planner, and an advocate for making buildings more environmentally friendly. From when she realised the flaws of the current money system, she thoroughly investigated its mechanisms and became an influential figure in the area of community currencies and alternative money systems. | ||
| - | It was in 1982, that a talk by a fellow architect, Helmut Creutz, who had already | + | It was in 1982, that a talk by a fellow architect, Helmut Creutz, who had already looked |
| She later described the experience like this: | She later described the experience like this: | ||
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| From that time on, she became a researcher into money systems that serve both humans and the biosphere, and became a fervent advocate for them. She gave numerous talks, interviews in magazines, and wrote a number of books. | From that time on, she became a researcher into money systems that serve both humans and the biosphere, and became a fervent advocate for them. She gave numerous talks, interviews in magazines, and wrote a number of books. | ||
| - | She was, together with Bernard Lietaer, involved in the creation of the [Chiemgauer Regiogeld](https:// | + | She was, together with [[p:Bernard Lietaer]], involved in the creation of the [Chiemgauer Regiogeld](https:// |
| - | === Works relevant to the commons === | + | ==== Works relevant to the commons |
| - | * [Interest and inflation free money](https:// | + | * [Interest and inflation free money](https:// |
| * [People Money: The Promise of Regional Currencies](https:// | * [People Money: The Promise of Regional Currencies](https:// | ||
| * [Occupy Money](https:// | * [Occupy Money](https:// | ||
| * More books, and editions in different languages can be accessed here: [https:// | * More books, and editions in different languages can be accessed here: [https:// | ||
| - | === Links === | + | ==== Links ==== |
| - | [Margrit Kennedy Website](https:// | + | |
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| + | * [Monneta - Network for Monetary Diversity](https:// | ||