Deirdre Kent's guest appearances

Deirdre Kent

GreenplanetFM Podcast

The Lentil Intervention Podcast

Tom Campbell

Bruce Lipton

Eben Alexander

Charles Eisenstein

Byron Katie

Sonia Choquette

James Wilson

Matt Wilson

Phil Gregory

Amit Goswami

Dan Millman

Malcolm Scott

Mike Joy

Russell Targ

James Cameron

OwlTail

Deirdre Kent is a long-time environmental activist with a background in teaching, campaigning, and lobbying and is also a prolific author, having written six books. Deirdre has been involved in numerous research and political campaigning efforts and has established various organisations such as Transition Town Ōtaki, the Ōtaki Timebank and The New Economics Party.Being involved in green economics for many years, Deirdre has most recently co-founded Degrowth Aotearoa New Zealand and talks extensively about various economic concepts, currency design, money and the environment on her website. Not only that, Deirdre is an ardent supporter of a whole food plant-based diet for the associated environmental and health benefits and speaks passionately on this subject.In this episode, we discuss:Deirdre’s diverse backgroundSpearheading Transition Town Ōtaki and The Ōtaki TimebankThe Degrowth movement in New Zealand and establishing Degrowth AotearoaChampioning change towards degrowth economic principlesTradable energy quotas vs Emission trading schemesPotential benefits of Tradable Energy QuotasThe importance of considering dietary choices as an environmentalistThe dairy industry in New ZealandTips for effective lobbying and the importance of visual mediumsTo view all the links to the websites and documents, visit the show notes on our website. Don't forget to subscribe to this podcast, leave us a review and share this episode with your friends and family.Please support our work and enable us to deliver more content by buying us a coffee.Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn.

Deirdre Kent is a long-time environmental activist with a background in teaching, campaigning, and lobbying and is also a prolific author, having written six books. Deirdre has been involved in numerous research and political campaigning efforts and has established various organisations such as <a href="http://tto.otaki.org.nz/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Transition Town Ōtaki</a>, the Ōtaki Timebank and <a href="https://neweconomics.net.nz/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The New Economics Party</a>. Being involved in green economics for many years, Deirdre has most recently co-founded <a href="https://www.degrowth.nz/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Degrowth Aotearoa New Zealand</a> and talks extensively about various economic concepts, currency design, money and the environment on her <a href="https://deirdrekent.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">website</a>. Not only that, Deirdre is an ardent supporter of a whole food plant-based diet for the associated environmental and health benefits and speaks passionately on this subject. In this episode, we discuss:<ul><li>Deirdre’s diverse background</li><li>Spearheading Transition Town Ōtaki and The Ōtaki Timebank</li><li>The Degrowth movement in New Zealand and establishing Degrowth Aotearoa</li><li>Championing change towards degrowth economic principles</li><li>Tradable energy quotas vs Emission trading schemes</li><li>Potential benefits of Tradable Energy Quotas</li><li>The importance of considering dietary choices as an environmentalist</li><li>The dairy industry in New Zealand</li><li>Tips for effective lobbying and the importance of visual mediums</li></ul> To view all the links to the websites and documents, visit the show notes on our <a href="https://www.thelentilintervention.org/podcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">website</a>. Don't forget to subscribe to this podcast, leave us a review and share this episode with your friends and family. Please support our work and enable us to deliver more content by <a href="https://www.buymeacoffee.com/BenAndEmma" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">buying us a coffee</a>.Follow us on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/the_lentil_intervention/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/TheLentilIntervention" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a>, and <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-lentil-intervention/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">LinkedIn</a>.

Deirdre Kent - Fixing The Economic System

Complimentary currencies, alternative money systems, green dollars and time banks and involvement with Transisition towns here in NZ.Why?New Zealander Deirdre Kent confronts us with an unpalatable truth. The world's money system is designed so that the money supply and hence the size of the global economy must keep on increasing exponentially or it will collapse.Greece, Ireland, Portugal, Italy, Spain, France the list goes on ...Solution?As the global economy becomes more unbalanced, the need for NZ to become very knowing on how to set up your own localised monetary system so as to keep some semblance of order and cohessivness. Deirdre Kent is also the author of the book:Healthy Money, Healthy PlanetDeveloping Sustainability through New Money SystemsThis means putting your money and energy into supportive systems too.Note no Credit Unions went under during the 2008 global economic crisis.IMAGINE, enabling yourself to earn more money to supplement your income.Everyone loves time banks and it does not matter what your political views are ... you get paid for your time and you become enriched.If you are a volunteer who does work, like clean up rivers, mind children, plant trees, pick up rubbish, bottles etc. your time is acknowledged. If you belong to a time bank and so does the organisation that you voluntarily work for ... you get paid for your time!Directory of NZ Time Banks:http://le.org.nz/index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=37:nz-time-banks&amp;catid=12 :time-banksGreen Dollar Systems Operate in Wairarapa, Wanganui and Golden Bay****** Support local NZ owned and controlled money institutions like TSB Taranaki Savings Bank, Southland Savings Bank, Prometheus and the PSIS, which used to be called the Public Service Investment Society, these are people power banks, you can attend their annual general meetings and if a member, play a part in how they are run.Kiwi Bank is good too, however it is controlled by the NZ Government, and depositors have no say as to how this bank is run.The Finance Minister of the 4th Labour Government in 1984 changed the Reserve Bank Act giving too much leeway for bankers and now NZ needs to rein in certain aspects to mandate the separation of insurance companies, investment banks and commercial banks as they are become far too entwined. Also there is a need to monitor the corporate sector far more closely.However the Reserve Bank Act could be also changed so that local councils and particularly Christchurch Council print their own localised currency and not use up our hard earned national currency - it's possible and it has to be instigated from the grass roots up, as the overseas bankers would tell the NZ Government to stop it! (because they would be missing out.)We as a western civilisation are at the top of the bell curve, and it is vital that every human understands what this means, it's like we are at the top of the mountain in our global expansion and exploitation, ecological abuse, monetary debt societal dysfunction ... as there is nowhere to go, it's all downhill from then on ....Unless we reorganise and shift our consciousness to another level of being. NZ is small and agile enough to make the change!Check out and bookmark:  Living Economies:  http://le.org.nzCredit Unions NZ:  http://www.nzacu.org.nzThe Irish originated book, Fleeing Vesuvius is sold by Living Economies, explaining what could happen as demand for oil finally outstrips the supply and how an economy can no longer grow after peak oil.Rob Hopkins, founder of the Transition Network, states that we need to move now from peak oil and climate change to the strengthening the local economy.Listen to a very interesting and thoughtful interview that explains the current situation and then commences to show us that NZers at a grass roots level can create localised systems of governance of money as we transition to the ecology of commerce.http://transitionaotearoa.org.nz/profile/DeirdreKent

Complimentary currencies, alternative money systems, green dollars and time banks and involvement with Transisition towns here in NZ.Why?New Zealander Deirdre Kent confronts us with an unpalatable truth. The world's money system is designed so that the money supply and hence the size of the global economy must keep on increasing exponentially or it will collapse.Greece, Ireland, Portugal, Italy, Spain, France the list goes on ...Solution?As the global economy becomes more unbalanced, the need for NZ to become very knowing on how to set up your own localised monetary system so as to keep some semblance of order and cohessivness. Deirdre Kent is also the author of the book:Healthy Money, Healthy PlanetDeveloping Sustainability through New Money SystemsThis means putting your money and energy into supportive systems too.Note no Credit Unions went under during the 2008 global economic crisis.IMAGINE, enabling yourself to earn more money to supplement your income.Everyone loves time banks and it does not matter what your political views are ... you get paid for your time and you become enriched.If you are a volunteer who does work, like clean up rivers, mind children, plant trees, pick up rubbish, bottles etc. your time is acknowledged. If you belong to a time bank and so does the organisation that you voluntarily work for ... you get paid for your time!Directory of NZ Time Banks:<a href="http://le.org.nz/index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=37:nz-time-banks&amp;catid=12:time-banks" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://le.org.nz/index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=37:nz-time-banks&amp;catid=12 :time-banks</a>Green Dollar Systems Operate in Wairarapa, Wanganui and Golden Bay****** Support local NZ owned and controlled money institutions like TSB Taranaki Savings Bank, Southland Savings Bank, Prometheus and the PSIS, which used to be called the Public Service Investment Society, these are people power banks, you can attend their annual general meetings and if a member, play a part in how they are run.Kiwi Bank is good too, however it is controlled by the NZ Government, and depositors have no say as to how this bank is run.The Finance Minister of the 4th Labour Government in 1984 changed the Reserve Bank Act giving too much leeway for bankers and now NZ needs to rein in certain aspects to mandate the separation of insurance companies, investment banks and commercial banks as they are become far too entwined. Also there is a need to monitor the corporate sector far more closely.However the Reserve Bank Act could be also changed so that local councils and particularly Christchurch Council print their own localised currency and not use up our hard earned national currency - it's possible and it has to be instigated from the grass roots up, as the overseas bankers would tell the NZ Government to stop it! (because they would be missing out.)We as a western civilisation are at the top of the bell curve, and it is vital that every human understands what this means, it's like we are at the top of the mountain in our global expansion and exploitation, ecological abuse, monetary debt societal dysfunction ... as there is nowhere to go, it's all downhill from then on ....Unless we reorganise and shift our consciousness to another level of being. NZ is small and agile enough to make the change!Check out and bookmark:  Living Economies:  <a href="http://le.org.nz/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://le.org.nz</a>Credit Unions NZ:  <a href="http://www.nzacu.org.nz/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.nzacu.org.nz</a>The Irish originated book, Fleeing Vesuvius is sold by Living Economies, explaining what could happen as demand for oil finally outstrips the supply and how an economy can no longer grow after peak oil.Rob Hopkins, founder of the Transition Network, states that we need to move now from peak oil and climate change to the strengthening the local economy.Listen to a very interesting and thoughtful interview that explains the current situation and then commences to show us that NZers at a grass roots level can create localised systems of governance of money as we transition to the ecology of commerce.<a href="http://transitionaotearoa.org.nz/profile/DeirdreKent" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://transitionaotearoa.org.nz/profile/DeirdreKent</a>

Deirdre Kent, Global Finance - Local Response