by CES Admin | 8 Dec 2020 | News
For the past year, the Community Exchange System (CES) has been discussing the formation of an alliance with the world’s biggest and most influential, community-based, non-monetary exchange systems. Recently, CES, TimeBanking USA, Timebanks UK and Seva Exchange...
by CES Admin | 4 Aug 2020 | Articles
In the midst of the Coronacrisis we hear many calls for a “new economy”. These come from both sides: from the upholders of the current economy, and from those who have always longed for a more relaxed, less destructive and exploitative one. Is it possible to create a...
by CES Admin | 26 Jul 2020 | Articles
Many who join the Community Exchange System see little difference between Talents* and money. After all, both are used in a similar way to “get stuff”. Some believe that both are representations of “energy” and ultimately “do the same...
by CES Admin | 20 Jun 2020 | Articles
In last week’s post we discussed the notion of self-reliance. This week we continue along the same vein, but look at what it is that keeps us dependent and reliant on the unreliable reality that was once called “normal”. Our dependency comes through...
by CES Admin | 11 Jun 2020 | Articles
The response by many governments to the coronavirus outbreak has impoverished millions, created massive unemployment, destroyed businesses, disrupted supply chains and eroded our freedoms. We are left on our own to cope with the aftermath, meaning that we have to take...
