Contact Lore Rosenthal to get involved with the Greenbelt Common Security Clubs ([email protected]).
The first Greenbelt Common Security Circle finished the curriculum over the summer of 2011 and has continued meeting for learning, mutual aid, and social action. A second Circle began in the fall of 2011. They ended with an extended “Gifts & Needs Exercise” and continue to meet for mutual support. These two circles have inspired the creation of two committees: one to plan some “reskilling workshops,” the other to explore starting a local barter network, time bank, or “repair cafe.”
A third Greenbelt circle will begin as soon as 8-12 people express interest. Contact Lore to get involved ([email protected]).
~ News and Views from the Greenbelt Circle ~
Maryland Circles Attend Tar Sands Protests
August, 2011 In August 2011, members of the Greenbelt Circle attended the Tar Sands Protests in Washington DC and “American Dream” Town Meetings about jobs and the economy. The Circle helped members see how climate change and economic struggles are interconnected, and that the over-influence of corporations in our democracy is at the root of […]
