A Time Bank in Ukiah, CA hosted a barter market yesterday, inviting local merchants and citizens to participate. Held at the Saturday Afternoon Clubhouse, the event was market by 40 new Time Bank members and an educational piece about Time Banking.
Those who became Time Bank members received a crash course on how this alternative economy can change the world by changing the money economy, which they argue, does not value the kind of work it takes to create healthy homes, families and communities.
Jenn Douthit, one of the presenters used baby sitting as an example that is not very valued in society, yet it’s an “extremely needed skill.”
In Time Banking all people’s time is of equal value, she explained. “So whether you got your master’s degree in English and you’re editing a paper for someone for $5; or you are using a shovel to dig up someone’s plants they don’t want in their garden anymore- that is equal time. So we don’t value one person’s skill over another occupation based on their education or opportunities. We’re all spending the same amount of time to do it.”
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