AGORA aims to create new opportunities for people to engage with the issues of the day.

We are currently engaged in a project with Transition Bristol concerned with creating an alternative currency in the Bristol region, that is designed to stimulate the local green economy.

Our AGM this year features a conversation led by Mark Burton of Liverpool University entitled

'Creating an alternative currency' - the potential for a significant green money system in the Bristol region

to be held at 7.30pm on Oct 22nd 2009 at The Hiley Suite, Broadmead Baptist Church, Lower Union Street BS1

Mark will present the framework of an idea for a currency that includes not only the production of local notes, but also an electronic system using 'Bristol' accounts and a barter circle among businesses.

If you would like to attend please phone 0117 9574652 or email enquiries@agoraspace.org

Also to report that EarthAbbey made its national debut presentations at Greenbelt Christian Arts Festival in August this year and we were profoundly encouraged by the response. EarthAbbey is a new community dedicated to living more in tune with the earth. For more information go to www.earthabbey.com

EarthAbbey has recently published

'The Dream that inspired the Bible - a vision of hope for the whole creation' by Chris Sunderland.

This book was described by John Drane as opening up 'the possibility for renewal of our entire way of being.'
More about the book at www.earthabbey.com/publishing
All profits from the sale of this book will go to develop the EarthAbbey initiative.