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Localise West Midlands
The Warehouse
54-57 Allison Street
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Birmingham
B5 5TH
Tel: 0121 685 1155
Fax: 0121 643 3122
Email: info@localisewestmidlands.org.uk
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Localise West Midlands
Local Economic Solutions For Sustainability
This is the website of Localise West Midlands, a not-for-profit think-tank, campaign group and consultancy, which promotes localisation for social, environmental and economic benefit.
To find out more
about our work, please browse the links on the left margin.
Big Society vs Big Economics: Can we really have localism without decentralising economic power? Come to our AGM speaker event, 29th Sept 2010.
Study practical strategies for local food or engaging communities in climate change - new modules offered by LWM in conjunction with Aston University.
Own Goal: Lessons for the West Midlands in the Globalisation of Football Finance - LWM's report on football finance problems and solutions - including lessons for the wider West Midlands economy.Or the single-page executive summary. June 2010.
Sign up to the excellent new European Food Declaration - NGOs across Europe acting together for a sustainable food and agriculture policy. LWM has signed - of course!
Localise West Midlands' Birmingham Green New Deal is now being implemented by Birmingham City Council and the Birmingham model is being promoted around the UK.
The failure at Copenhagen, albeit not unexpected, highlights the importance of economic strategies at a more local level - whether national, regional or local - that tackle our climate and economic crises. From low carbon community groups like WFEG to NGOs, mission-led consultancies and the forward thinking within the business community, we need practical change, strategy change and political pressure to rescue the ground that Copenhagen has lost. The 10:10 campaign has been resoundingly well-received with major sign-ups including regional pioneer Stoke-on-Trent. (external links)
A short report back from the Trades Unions Council's Beyond Crisis conference, from LWM's coordinator.
West Midlands Green New Deal - working on proposals in the region for tackling worklessness and energy efficiency, including a seminar with Sustainability West Midlands and business plan development in Birmingham.
Odd stories and economic black humour and a video - Neoliberalism as Water Balloon (external link)
Relevant recent news, articles etc in the region and beyond including comments on the Budget related to Green New Deal
Extending Localisation - an exploratory report to generate discussion and action about local supply chains and money flow in the region, as a practical response to the challenges of climate change, diminishing resources and erratic global financial markets - Dec 08
LWM's responses to the current financial crisis, recession and climate and resource crises Nov 08, including a West Midlands Green New Deal