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173 press releases went out today, by email, for the December and January presentations. (46 bounced, so I have some work cut out.) Here it is, along with the rather hokey photo.
PSA / NEWS RELEASE 11/18/2008
For community calendar and local news
Contact: William Spademan
413-628-3336 (for information or interviews)
info@commongoodbank.com
Download graphic: commongoodbank.com/files/PR/talks/images
Photo caption: “Common Good Finance president William Spademan of Ashfield will offer a multi-media presentation on Common Good Bank in a variety of Pioneer Valley locations in December and January.”
Pioneer Valley Lecture Tour on “How to Start a Common Good Bank Community Division”
In December and January, libraries and community centers throughout the Pioneer Valley will host a multi-media presentation by Common Good Finance, titled “How to Start a Common Good Bank Community Division in Your Community”.
Common Good Bank will be a new kind of community savings bank, designed expressly for economic justice, sustainability and strong local economies, independent of the dollar.
“Common Good Bank will be different from other banks in at least ten important ways,” says Common Good Finance president William Spademan, “including an integrated local currency, a no-fee local credit card and hands-on democratic control of the profits.”
Common Good Bank will lend exclusively to socially and environmentally responsible borrowers. By design, once Common Good Bank exists, any community anywhere in the world can start one in a matter of days, with no need for a bank building. Depositors in each community will guide the bank’s lending priorities and will decide how to use the bank’s profits to advance the common good.
Locations, dates and times for the presentations are listed below. All locations are wheelchair accessible. [For a list of locations and dates or] For more information, visit commongoodbank.com or call 413-628-3336.
| DECEMBER (always at 6:45pm) | |||
| Wed | 3: | Williamsburg | Meekins Public Library, 2 Williams St. |
| Tue | 9: | Turners Falls | Carnegie Library, 201 Avenue A |
| Wed | 10: | Shelburne Falls | Arms Library, Main & Bridge Streets |
| Thu | 11: | Monson | Monson Free Library & Reading Room, 2 High Street |
| Sun | 14: | Easthampton | Safety Complex, 32 Payson Ave. |
| Tue | 16: | Palmer | Palmer Public Library, 1455 North Main St. |
| Wed | 17: | Ashfield | Belding Memorial Library, 244 Main St. |
| Thu | 18: | Wendell | Wendell Free Library, 2 Lockes Village Rd. |
| JANUARY (always at 6:45pm except in Longmeadow) | |||
| Sun | 4: | Greenfield | Center for Peace and Justice, 24 Miles St. |
| Mon | 5: | Holyoke | Holyoke Public Library, 335 Maple St. |
| Tue | 6: | Agawam | Agawam Public Library, 750 Cooper St. |
| Wed | 7: | Colrain | Colrain Central School, 22 Jacksonville Rd. |
| Thu | 8: | Ludlow | Hubbard Memorial Library, 24 Center St. |
| Mon | 12: | Springfield | Springfield City Library, 220 State St. |
| Tue | 13: | Charlemont | Charlemont Inn, 107 Main St. (Route 2) |
| Wed | 14: | Longmeadow | 1:00pm, Longmeadow Adult Center, 231 Maple Rd. |
| Wed | 14: | East Longmeadow | East Longmeadow Public Library, 60 Center Square |
| Thu | 15: | Southampton | Edwards Public Library, 30 East St. |
| Tue | 20: | Amherst | Jones Library, 43 Amity St. |
| Wed | 21: | South Deerfield | South Deerfield Congregational Church, 71 N Main St. |
| Thu | 22: | Plainfield | Shaw Memorial Library, 312 Main St. |
| Mon | 26: | Wilbraham | Wilbraham Public Library, Crane Park Drive |
| Tue | 27: | Northfield | Dickinson Memorial Library, 115 Main St. |
| Wed | 28: | Northampton | Forbes Library, 20 West St. |
| Thu | 29: | Warwick | Warwick Free Public Library, 4 Hotel Rd. |
Common Good Finance is a partnership of many organizations, working together to design and create the first ever common good bank, here in Western Massachusetts. Pioneer Valley partners include: Class Action, Co-op Power, Earth Action, Gasoline Alley Foundation, Meadowbrook Lane Capital, New England Small Farm Institute, Peace Development Fund and Society to Benefit Everyone.