Introductory Resources

Wikipedia: Social Responsibility

Discover The Networks:  Social Justice Groups

Democrats Against UN Agenda 21


Additional Resources:

Social Justice, Not What You Think It Is
Michael Novak,  Dec 29,
2009 – Heritage Foundation

Beware – New Urbanism
C. C. Kramer, Oct 2002

The Individual and Society
Arthur E. Foulkes, Sept 2003

Key Quotation:  (posted at website)

from BALLE Vision
 
(The World We Want)

Within a generation, we envision a global system of human-scale, interconnected Local Living Economies that function in harmony with local ecosystems, meet the basic needs of all people, support just and democratic societies, and fosters joyful community life."

BALLE:  Business Alliance for Local Living Economies

305 Flora Street, Suite E,
Bellingham, WA 98225

Phone:  (360) 746-0840
Web:  http://livingeconomies.org

• The Bellingham chapter is part of an international network of "local living economies" - not local at all.
  
• Focus includes "resource allocation" and social justice through sustainable business models.
  
• The big current focus is to create local "social  finance" resources (loan programs).
  

Part of a national organization founded in 2001, BALLE promotes sustainability by using a "chamber of commerce" strategy and appearance to promote “local production and consumption," via a network of conforming businesses willing to commit to preferred employment policies and "deep green" practices.  The ideology of man-created climate change is a given, and it seeks a “post-carbon” world.   The long term goal is to change America's economic, cultural, and social fabric toward post-capitalist global lateralism.

Key terminology:   “triple bottom line” (profits, people, and planet); "true democracy."

Heavily influenced by anti-capitalist and global political theorists including David Korten (video), and Naomi Kline, author of “The Shock Doctrine”  (video)